20 movies like Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, ordered by similarity : The Croods(2013), The Secret of Kells(2009), Capture the Flag(2015), The Confirmation(2016), Chilly Christmas(2012), Onward(2020), The Care Bears Movie(1985), Quest for Camelot(1998), Early Man(2018), Epic(2013), Third Man on the Mountain(1959), The Blue Bird(1940) ...
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
USA|Australia
2010
91 Minutes
owl father son gutsy heartwarming positive orphanage forest family war survival quest growing up rivalry transformation 21st century
When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2013
91 Minutes
Kirk De Micco
family teen girl teen boy father mother sloth charming cheery creative engaging heartwarming positive cave forest beach natural disasters overprotective parent survival family family relationships
After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
France|Belgium|Ireland|Netherlands|USA|Denmark|Brazil|Germany|Austria|Hungary|UK|Japan
2009
78 Minutes
Nora Twomey Paul Young
young boy illuminator uncle monk fairy cat suspenseful dreamy heartwarming monastery countryside fortress river forest scriptorium war religion survival writing good versus evil
A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Spain|USA
2015
97 Minutes
Fernando García Cabrera Xavier Casan
child astronaut grandfather father friend creative dreamy heartwarming lighthearted patriotic nasa facility spaceship home united states texas astronauts moon sabotage family growing up
A young surfer rallies his friends to stop a billionaire from rewriting history as a way to hoard Helium 3, the clean energy of the future.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Other
USA
2012
84 Minutes
Tom Arnold C. Thomas Howell Brooke Langton Karan Brar Andy Pandini Jonathan Kowalsky Casey Graf Bryson Sams Cassidy Mack
dog animal boy dog owner father son best friend puppy single father police detective amusing hilarious lighthearted playful positive uplifting united states beach house home
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theatre in America, and manager, Cecil Kaufman's planned to show 4 movies; films so rare, they've never been exhibited publicly on American soil, until tonight.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2020
103 Minutes
teen boy elf brother dead person father single mother heartwarming thrilling amusing charming house attic tavern enchanted forest resurrection family ties magic unconditional love race against time adventure
Two elven brothers embark on a quest to bring their father back for one day.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Canada|USA
1985
76 Minutes
bear orphan orphanage director assistant evil spirit lion heartwarming positive fantasy world amusement park forest orphanage magical animals orphanage saving the world compassion friendship showdown rescue growing up
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town, to help a neglected young sorcerer's apprentice whose evil magic book causes sinister things to happen.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1998
85 Minutes
young woman dragon villain king arthur merlin blind man positive amusing thrilling heartwarming forest camelot castle family home england magical weapon death of father arthurian legends invasion good versus evil
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA|France|Australia|Japan|Ireland|Germany|Finland|China|Belgium
2018
89 Minutes
caveman pig tribal leader tribesman conquistador prisoner amusing lighthearted emotional cheeky cheery charming forest village woods stadium city prison camp conquest saving the day
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Action, Fantasy
USA
2013
103 Minutes
teenager father professor queen soldier enemy positive endearing spirited fantasy world forest family home supernatural battle father/daughter relationship teen angst adventure quest growing up 2010s
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world -- and ours.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|UK
1959
107 Minutes
James MacArthur Michael Rennie Janet Munro James Donald Walter Fitzgerald Helen Hayes Herbert Lom Ferdinand Mayne Laurence Naismith Lee Patterson Nora Swinburne
mountain climber mother father son captain teammate inspiring winsome heartwarming swiss alps switzerland village the matterhorn family honor father/son relationship mountain climbing determination dangerous mission quest growing up
A boy attempts to realize his father's dream of climbing an alpine peak known as the Citadel.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Shirley Temple Spring Byington Nigel Bruce Gale Sondergaard Eddie Collins Edwin Maxwell Thurston Hall Sterling Holloway Claire DuBrey Dorothy Dearing
daughter mother fairy brother lumberjack creative emotional heartwarming moving positive uplifting forest home past future war growing up fairies journey adventure
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper's children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past, present, and future to locate the Blue Bird of Happiness.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
89 Minutes
dracula daughter grandson father friend human lighthearted madcap endearing amusing heartwarming hotel transylvania graveyard bedroom dining room tower monsters training father/son relationship
Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel.
Comedy, Other
USA
2017
98 Minutes
Will Ferrell Mark Wahlberg Mel Gibson John Lithgow Linda Cardellini John Cena Scarlett Estevez Alessandra Ambrosio Owen Vaccaro Didi Costine Yamilah Saravong
father stepfather mother son grandfather daughter hilarious heartwarming tense cheeky offbeat witty airport forest park car house yard father/son relationship family gathering
Having finally gotten used to each other's existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.
War, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
Ireland|France|USA|Canada|Belgium|UK
2018
84 Minutes
army recruit dog soldier enemy french officer army officer cheeky heartwarming emotional touching uplifting boot camp france village battlefield cafeteria dog war soldiers world war i
The true story of a stray dog who joins his new master on the battlefields of the First World War. For his valorous actions, Sgt. Stubby is still recognized as the most decorated dog in American history.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
UK|USA|France
2011
126 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Sacha Baron Cohen Asa Butterfield Chloë Grace Moretz Ray Winstone Emily Mortimer Christopher Lee Helen McCrory Michael Stuhlbarg Frances de la Tour Richard Griffiths
orphan uncle georges méliès inspector god-daughter father heartwarming dreamy spectacular train station museum paris toy shop movie set father/son relationship filmmaking imagination loneliness growing up quest
In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
USA|France|Japan
2010
95 Minutes
villain henchman orphan young girl rival banker heartwarming amusing quirky suburbia basement hideout bank household heist competition role reversal family redemption schemes
When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.
Romance
UK
1955
78 Minutes
Alec Guinness Odile Versois Vernon Gray Elina Labourdette Jacques François Austin Trevor Jacques B. Brunius Claude Romain Maureen Davis Mollie Hartley Milburn
father son young woman woman hilarious frenetic heartwarming family home paris street hotel elevator tree father/son relationship love triangle courtship vacation life lessons may-december romance growing up
A middle-aged widower takes his son on a trip to Paris, where they try to find wives for each other.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
2003
97 Minutes
Will Ferrell James Caan Bob Newhart Ed Asner Mary Steenburgen Zooey Deschanel Daniel Tay Faizon Love Peter Dinklage Amy Sedaris Michael Lerner
son father girlfriend elf hilarious new york city department store north pole family home family christmas father/son relationship growing up transformation 2000s
Buddy, a human, is raised amongst elves at the North Pole. When he discovers that he is not an elf, he travels to New York to search for his biological father.
Adventure, Drama
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Matt Bomer Andrew J. Smith Josh Wiggins Bill Pullman Alex Neustaedter Lily Gladstone Ken White
father son grandfather bear brutal eerie gripping inspiring tense united states montana house woods mountain survival father/son relationship growing up journey adventure discovery
An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.