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Movies that feel likeA Dog's Purpose (2017)

A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

If you loved A Dog's Purpose, the closest films we have are The Call of the Wild (2020), Pete's Dragon (2016) and The BFG (2016). All three share A Dog's Purpose's epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Pinocchio (2019).

🍅 35% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Lasse Hallströmepicdreamlikewarmcozycontemplative
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Disney Plus

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The Call of the Wild
2020 · dir. Chris Sanders
🍅 62%★ 6.7adventure · family · dramaDisney+

The same two preoccupations: dog, and pets

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

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Pete's Dragon
2016 · dir. David Lowery
🍅 88%★ 6.7adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

The same mix in both: scale, then dream logic

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than A Dog's Purpose does

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

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The BFG
2016 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 74%★ 6.3adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

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Pinocchio
2019 · dir. Matteo Garrone
🍅 84%★ 6.3drama · family · fantasy

Contemplative fantasy, and it commits to that

Old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.

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The Jungle Book
2016 · dir. Jon Favreau
🍅 94%★ 7.3adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera, and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

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Peter Pan
2003 · dir. P.J. Hogan
🍅 77%★ 6.8adventure · fantasy · family

Family with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

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Dumbo
2019 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 46%★ 6.2family · fantasy · adventureDisney+

Drama built on warmth, twice over

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

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Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016 · dir. James Bobin
🍅 29%★ 6.2adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Cozy adventure in both cases

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

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Kleks Academy
2024 · dir. Maciej Kawulski
★ 4.5fantasy · adventure · familyNetflix

Fantasy built on scale, twice over

A seemingly ordinary girl finds her way into the eponymous Academy to explore the world of fairy tales, imagination and creativity. With the help of a crazy, talented teacher, she develops her unique abilities and also stumbles upon a clue that will help her unravel the biggest secret of the family...

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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 · dir. Thor Freudenthal
🍅 43%★ 5.7adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Family built on dream logic, twice over

In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.

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🍅 49%★ 6.3adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Drama with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · dir. Joachim Rønning
🍅 40%★ 6.6family · fantasy · adventureDisney+

Different title, same corner of the shelf

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

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