Movies like James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach (1996) is a animation movie directed by Henry Selick. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Frozen (2013)
★ 7.2 · 17,971 votes · Animation, Family, Adventure
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.
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2. Shrek (2001)
★ 7.8 · 19,440 votes · Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
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3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
★ 7.8 · 10,729 votes · Fantasy, Animation, Family
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
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4. Corpse Bride (2005)
★ 7.6 · 10,499 votes · Romance, Fantasy, Animation
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
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5. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
★ 7.1 · 3,205 votes · Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.
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6. Toy Story (1995)
★ 8.0 · 20,666 votes · Family, Comedy, Animation
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
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7. Zootopia (2016)
★ 7.8 · 18,619 votes · Animation, Adventure, Family
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
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8. Cars (2006)
★ 7.1 · 15,635 votes · Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.
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9. The Lion King (1994)
★ 8.3 · 20,273 votes · Animation, Family, Drama
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
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10. The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
★ 6.3 · 8,696 votes · Animation, Comedy, Family
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
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11. Coraline (2009)
★ 7.9 · 9,564 votes · Animation, Family, Fantasy
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
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12. The Grinch (2018)
★ 6.9 · 4,545 votes · Animation, Comedy, Family
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a certain little who might change things.
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13. Finding Nemo (2003)
★ 7.8 · 21,102 votes · Animation, Family, Adventure
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
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14. Sing (2016)
★ 7.1 · 8,620 votes · Animation, Comedy, Family
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
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15. Up (2009)
★ 8.0 · 22,265 votes · Animation, Comedy, Family
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.
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16. Coco (2017)
★ 8.2 · 21,544 votes · Family, Animation, Music
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
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17. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
★ 7.9 · 20,386 votes · Animation, Comedy, Family
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.
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18. The Boxtrolls (2014)
★ 6.7 · 1,874 votes · Animation, Comedy, Family
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
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19. The Incredibles (2004)
★ 7.7 · 19,412 votes · Action, Adventure, Animation
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
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20. Ice Age (2002)
★ 7.4 · 14,719 votes · Animation, Comedy, Family
Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age.
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