
Movies that feel likeThe Book of Life (2014)
If you loved The Book of Life, the closest films we have are Song of the Sea (2014), The Secret of Kells (2009) and Epic (2013). All three share The Book of Life'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 Last Unicorn (1982).
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If The Book of Life hit the spot, these will too

Both land whimsy and warmth at once
The difference: Takes it somewhere less romantic than The Book of Life does

Cozy and dreamlike in the same breath

Whimsical animation in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into adventure than The Book of Life does

Warm family, and it commits to that
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

The same preoccupation in both: musical
The difference: Sits closer to romance than The Book of Life does

Both lean on comfort more than on fantasy

Animation built on dream logic, twice over

Family with a pulse of whimsy, in both cases

Fantasy built on romance, twice over
The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft


Both lean on warmth more than on animation

Both lean on comfort more than on family
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