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Movies that feel likeFantasia (1940)

Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

If you loved Fantasia, the closest films we have are Dumbo (1941), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) and The Sword in the Stone (1963). All three share Fantasia's whimsical and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Secret of Kells (2009).

🍅 95% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Bill Robertswhimsicalwarmcozydreamlikeuplifting
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Dumbo
1941 · dir. Ben Sharpsteen
🍅 95%★ 7.2animation · familyDisney+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: musical

The difference: Easier on the uplift than Fantasia

Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · dir. David Hand
★ 7.6fantasy · animation · familyDisney+

Common ground: villain

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

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The Sword in the Stone
1963 · dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
🍅 65%★ 7.1animation · family · fantasyDisney+

One thread runs through both: wizard

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.

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Pinocchio
1940 · dir. Hamilton Luske
🍅 100%★ 7.4animation · family · fantasyDisney+

Both land whimsy and warmth at once

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.

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Song of the South
1946 · dir. Harve Foster
🍅 50%★ 6.9family · animation

Cozy animation, and it commits to that

Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.

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Peter Pan
1953 · dir. Clyde Geronimi
🍅 79%★ 7.2animation · family · adventureDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: villain

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Fantasia does

Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to get rid of Peter for good.

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The Rescuers
1977 · dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
🍅 79%★ 6.9fantasy · family · animationDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: cartoon mouse

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.

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Alice in Wonderland
1951 · dir. Clyde Geronimi
🍅 82%★ 7.3animation · family · fantasyDisney+

Both lean on dream logic more than on family

On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades.

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Cinderella
1950 · dir. Clyde Geronimi
🍅 95%★ 7.3family · fantasy · animationDisney+

One thread runs through both: musical

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!

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The Secret of Kells
2009 · dir. Tomm Moore
🍅 90%★ 7.5animation · family · fantasy

Fantasy with a pulse of whimsy, in both cases

Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?

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Song of the Sea
2014 · dir. Tomm Moore
🍅 99%★ 8family · animation · fantasy

Warm animation in both cases

The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.

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Ponyo
2008 · dir. Hayao Miyazaki
🍅 91%★ 7.6animation · fantasy · familyMax

Family built on comfort, twice over

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.

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