Movies like The Lion King 1½
The Lion King 1½ (2004) is a animation movie directed by Bradley Raymond. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
★ 6.5 · 7,642 votes · Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
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2. 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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3. Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
★ 7.3 · 2,799 votes · Adventure, Family, Animation
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
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4. Tarzan (1999)
★ 7.4 · 7,537 votes · Animation, Family, Adventure
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
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5. 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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6. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
★ 8.2 · 9,298 votes · Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
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7. Big Hero 6 (2014)
★ 7.7 · 17,003 votes · Adventure, Family, Animation
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
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8. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
★ 7.9 · 14,818 votes · Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.
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9. The Lego Movie (2014)
★ 7.4 · 8,783 votes · Animation, Family, Adventure
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.
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10. Toy Story 5 (2026)
★ 8.3 · 2,607 votes · Animation, Family, Comedy
When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.
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11. 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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12. Moana (2016)
★ 7.6 · 14,094 votes · Adventure, Comedy, Family
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
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13. Aladdin (1992)
★ 7.7 · 12,320 votes · Animation, Family, Adventure
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.
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14. Sing (2016)
★ 7.1 · 8,619 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. The Little Mermaid (1989)
★ 7.4 · 8,610 votes · Animation, Family, Fantasy
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
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16. Hercules (1997)
★ 7.5 · 8,154 votes · Animation, Family, Fantasy
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!
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17. 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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18. The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2016)
★ 6.7 · 1,225 votes · Family, TV Movie, Animation
Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize each of their unique abilities to solve problems and accomplish tasks to maintain balance within the Circle of Life, while also introducing viewers to the vast array of animals that populate the prodigious African landscape.
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19. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)
★ 6.5 · 1,889 votes · Animation, Comedy, Family
The fearless one-eyed weasel Buck teams up with mischievous possum brothers Crash & Eddie as they head off on a new adventure into Buck's home: The Dinosaur World.
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20. Rio 2 (2014)
★ 6.5 · 3,879 votes · Animation, Adventure, Comedy
It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.
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