Movies Like Rest in Peace
If you liked Rest in Peace (2021), a animation and family movie directed by Aparna Hedge and Chan Kai-Hsun, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and familyMater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight…
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Rango (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and familyWhen Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town…
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Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also animationJack is born with his heart frozen solid on the coldest day in history. A wise midwife saves him by replacing it with a cuckoo clock. Now Jack must abide by three rules to keep his mechanical heart safe: never touch…
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Bird Karma (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and familyA tale of a long-legged bird's journey of blissful joy, inescapable greed and the accidental discovery of the consequences when too much is not enough.
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Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and familyFranklin is new to town and hoping to make friends, but his usual tactics don't work on the Peanuts gang. When the Soap Box Derby arrives, he's sure it's a chance to impress new pals and teams up with the only other…
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Barnyard (2006)
★ 6/10Also animation and familyOtis is a mischievous, carefree Holstein cow who lives on a farm where, unbeknownst to humans, the animals are anthropomorphic. He prefers having fun with his best friends: Pip the mouse, Freddy the ferret, Peck the…
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Canvas (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and familyAfter a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.
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At the Ends of the Earth (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also animationA family lives in a house that teeters precariously on the very tip of a mountain. The balance of the house is affected not only by the family that lives inside, but also their cow, dog, cat, a passing bird, and a man…
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Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and familyA version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud…
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Daisy Town (1971)
★ 6.9/10Also animationWhen the members of a caravan of pioneers find a daisy growing in the middle of the desert they decide to stop there and to build their town on this very spot. Houses soon spring up like mushrooms, immediately followed…
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The Radiator Springs 500½ (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and familyA 'leisurely drive' planned in honor of Radiator Springs’ town founder, Stanley, turns precarious as Baja pros descend on the town and challenge Lightning McQueen to an off-road race. Meanwhile, the townsfolk, led by a…
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Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyThis Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via…
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and familyA royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
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Carl's Date (2023)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and familyCarl Fredricksen reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl's pre-date jitters and offer some…
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Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and familyIn order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village to start a new Roman colony.
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and familyWhen Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to…
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Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also family and animationThis collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson…
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Sing: Thriller (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and familyBuster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.
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Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also family and animationMater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.
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Puss Gets the Boot (1940)
★ 7/10Also animationJasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".