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Movies that feel likeApril and the Extraordinary World (2015)

It's 1941, but France is trapped in the 19th Century, governed by steam and Napoleon V. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.

If you loved April and the Extraordinary World, the closest films we have are Paper Planes (2014), Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) and The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (2017). All three share April and the Extraordinary World's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is English Vinglish (2012).

🍅 97% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Franck Ekinciwittyplayfulwarmcozytwistycerebral
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Paper Planes
2014 · dir. Robert Connolly
🍅 85%★ 6.2comedy · family · dramaStarz

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Lighter on twists

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014 · dir. Rob Minkoff
🍅 81%★ 6.8animation · science fiction · comedy

Warm and cozy in the same breath

The difference: Less twisty, more its own thing

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

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The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales
2017 · dir. Benjamin Renner
🍅 97%★ 7.4family · animation · comedy

Both lean on wit more than on animation

The difference: Goes its own way on the twists

The countryside isn't always as calm and peaceful as it's made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated: a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork, and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus.

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Zootopia 2
2025 · dir. Jared Bush
🍅 92%★ 7.3animation · adventure · comedyDisney+

Twisty comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Played as adventure first

After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

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A Letter to Momo
2012 · dir. Hiroyuki Okiura
🍅 80%★ 7.2comedy · fantasy · animation

Playful family in both cases

A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

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Hoppers
2026 · dir. Daniel Chong
🍅 94%★ 7.2adventure · animation · comedyDisney+

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

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Fala Sério, Mãe!
2017 · dir. Pedro Vasconcelos
★ 6.1comedy · family

Mystery built on warmth, twice over

Ângela Cristina, mother of teenager Maria de Lourdes, has to deal with the difficulties and delights of guiding her daughter during one of the most complicated stages of life.

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English Vinglish
2012 · dir. Gauri Shinde
🍅 83%★ 7.8comedy · drama · family

Both lean on comfort more than on comedy

In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.

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Alibi.com
2017 · dir. Philippe Lacheau
🍅 67%★ 6.5comedy · familyRent or buy

Both lean on wit more than on family

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Greg founded a company called Alibi.com that creates any type of alibi. With his associate, Augustin, and Medhi his new employee, they devise unstoppable stratagems and stagings to cover their clients. But meeting Flo, a pretty blonde who hates men who lie, will complicate Greg's life, which begins by hiding the true nature of his activity. During the presentation to parents, Greg understands that Gérard, the father of Flo, is also one of their clients.

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Meet the Robinsons
2007 · dir. Stephen J. Anderson
🍅 68%★ 6.9animation · comedy · familyDisney+

Cerebral animation in both cases

Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.

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Lilo & Stitch
2002 · dir. Dean DeBlois
🍅 86%★ 7.4animation · family · comedyDisney+

Both lean on play more than on science fiction

As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and ʻohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

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Home
2015 · dir. Tim Johnson
🍅 53%★ 6.5fantasy · comedy · animation

Both lean on warmth more than on mystery

When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.

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