20 movies like The Polar Express, ordered by similarity : Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue(2010), The Brave Little Toaster(1987), How to Train Your Dragon 2(2014), How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World(2019), Golden Winter(2012), Two by Two(2015), Christmas Story(2007), Polina(2016), The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993), The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey(2007), The Boy Who Saved Christmas(1998), The Wizard of Oz(1939) ...
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Other, Animation
USA
2004
100 Minutes
young boy santa claus waiter conductor playful creative emotional train north pole christmas loneliness journey friendship dance adventure unknown era
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK
2010
60 Minutes
train train conductor dockworker captain cheery creative heartwarming lighthearted uplifting playful train tracks transport ship island tunnel trains train travel friendship modern life problem solving adventure
Thomas finds himself stranded on a strange island which is inhabited by even stranger locomotives. Will he ever find a way back to Sodor?
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
USA|Taiwan|Japan|China|Canada
1987
80 Minutes
Joe Ranft Judy Toll Wayne Kaatz Colette Savage
radio electric blanket lamp toaster vacuum cleaner owner creative lighthearted playful heartwarming cabin wilderness big city junkyard apartment survival journey obsolescence courage loneliness
A group of dated appliances embark on a journey to the city to find their master after being abandoned in a cabin in the woods.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2014
102 Minutes
Tom Owens
dragon viking dragon rider chief girlfriend teenager airy charming cheeky village cave sky sea ship waterfall dragon adventure training flying friendship
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Japan
2019
104 Minutes
friend dragon leader viking hero amusing playful endearing touching emotional secret location forest village hideout dragon discovery saving the day friendship animal taming escape
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.
Kids & Family, Other, Adventure, Comedy
USA
2012
91 Minutes
Haylie Duff Sam Mendoti Shannon Elizabeth Jason Brooks Joe Hursley Madeleine Falkskog Clyde Tull Richard Lund Zach Louis Austin James Wolff Sam Elliot Hafermalz
young boy friend puppy golden retriever bank robbers bank robber emotional positive playful charming heartwarming lighthearted abandoned house bank dog rescue human-animal friendship childhood bank robbery friendship christmas
A boy befriends a litter of homeless Golden Retrievers. Together, they help stop a bank robbery just in time for Christmas.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
2015
87 Minutes
Sean McCormack
animal friend adventurer mother father child amusing cheeky endearing heartwarming lighthearted playful sea ship unknown territory flooding noah's arc adventure discovery friendship
Finny, a Nestrian, and his new friend Leah have to band together to survive the elements and predators after they fall off Noah's Ark.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Other, Drama
Finland
2007
83 Minutes
Hannu-Pekka Björkman Otto Gustavsson Kari Väänänen Minna Haapkylä Mikko Leppilampi Mikko Kouki Laura Birn Antti Tuisku Matti Ristinen
orphan young boy neighbor parent accident victim carpenter emotional lighthearted melodramatic playful charming creative finland small town coming-of-age christmas toys love relationships good deeds
The touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.
Drama
France
2016
108 Minutes
Angelin Preljocaj Anastasia Shevtsova Veronika Zhovnytska Juliette Binoche Aleksey Guskov Niels Schneider Jérémie Bélingard Miglen Mirtchev Kseniya Kutepova Oriana Jimenez Ambroise Divaret
ballerina ballet director ballet instructor dancer dance instructor frenchman engaging charming creative playful melodramatic emotional paris ballet dance floor dance studio ballet attraction new life dancing
A young girl studies classical ballet. As a young woman she turns to modern dance and choreography.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Other, Fantasy
USA
1993
75 Minutes
king santa claus villain dog monster creative heartwarming small town fantasy world house cemetery halloween christmas kidnapping gossip aspirations pursuit mystery unknown era
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Other, Drama
UK
2007
90 Minutes
Tom Berenger Joely Richardson Luke Ward-Wilkinson Lia Williams Jenny O'Hara Ronald Pickup Elliot Cowan Derek Riddell
woodworker mother son young boy dead person friend engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming charming creative family home friendship relationships christmas emotion art adventure discovery
When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Other, Fantasy
UK
1998
94 Minutes
Andre Bourque Colin McLane Amy Stromer Walter Barret Robinson Dana Woods Jerry Turner J. O'Flaherty Miki Moon
young boy santa claus evil twin friend elf kidnapper lighthearted heartwarming amusing engaging witty charming america saving the day christmas santa claus twins fantasy kidnapping adventure
Five thirty-something couples decide to indulge in some friendly partner swapping with disastrous results for their marriages and friendship.
Musical, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1939
101 Minutes
Judy Garland Frank Morgan Ray Bolger Bert Lahr Jack Haley Billie Burke Margaret Hamilton Charley Grapewin Pat Walshe Clara Blandick
young girl witch dog lion wizard scarecrow creative touching emotional farm village emerald city kansas oz courage song and dance journey friendship magic discovery
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
2008
97 Minutes
robot friend captain playful creative inspiring earth outer space spaceship loneliness journey evolution friendship self-destruction expedition discovery rescue love 25th century
After years of tidying up an Earth devoid of humanity, a robot janitor (Ben Burtt) meets a mechanical scout and chases her across the galaxy.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK
2009
60 Minutes
train best friend car playful airy amusing heartwarming creative train depot train station friendship helping others childhood adventure discovery growing up love rescue 2010s
Thomas finds himself stranded on a strange island which is inhabited by even stranger locomotives. Will he ever find a way back to Sodor?
Kids & Family, Adventure
France|Canada
1981
81 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Jonathan Starr Anick Monique Mercure Ky Huot Uk Jean-Louis Roux Guy Hoffman Valda Dalton
aunt uncle brother sister cambodian boy train conductor amusing charming creative playful family home cambodia train woods fantasy world orphans imagination unlikely friendship refugees journey
In this inspiring fantasy film, three children befriend a young Cambodian boy who dreams of returning home. When the children meet an eccentric railroad engineer (Mickey Rooney) with an ... See full summary »
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy
USA
2016
88 Minutes
troll villain creature friend family member cheeky amusing creative forest village tree castle stream house happiness doubt invasion search tolerance friendship
After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the curmudgeonly Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Norway|USA
2013
22 Minutes
smurf smurfette friend headless horseman amusing cheery creative endearing lighthearted playful spirited smurf village ghost stories legend friendship saving the day discovery adventure quest transformation
Tim Marshall is forced to return to Lunaport after 5 years away. He hope that he will be safe there now, but in the welcoming committee there are four people just dying to get rid of Mr. ... See full summary »
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
2015
93 Minutes
animal talking animal estranged father friend family amusing charming heartwarming lighthearted positive playful australia outback friendship missing father adventure discovery discovery adventure rescue
With help from another koala (Robin McLeavy) and a frill-necked lizard (David Wenham), Blinky Bill (Ryan Kwanten) embarks on a journey through the Australian Outback to find his missing father.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Other
2009
88 Minutes
George Wendt Christopher Lloyd Danny Woodburn Craig Anton Andrew Astor
puppy santa claus dog friend airy amusing heartwarming lighthearted emotional north pole christmas magic fantasy friendship animals adventure discovery rescue growing up 2000s
Budderball, B-Dawg, Rosebud, Buddha, and Mudbud help Puppy Paws, the feisty son of Santa Paws, to remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|Canada
2018
85 Minutes
Yvonne Grundy
train truck train conductor charming lighthearted airy endearing engaging playful fantasy world trains animation world travel landmark new experiences friendship adventure discovery quest 2010s
Thomas leaves Sodor to fulfil his dream of seeing the world. This heroic quest takes Thomas across deserts, through jungles and over dangerous mountains as he travels across five continents seeing sights he has never seen before.