20 Best Animation movies like Epic (2013)

List of the best animation movies like Epic (2013): Rise of the Guardians, Soul, The Lorax, Shrek Forever After, Horton Hears a Who!, The One and Only Ivan, Missing Link, Happily N'Ever After 2, Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, Brave.

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Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genreadventure, family, cartoon, music
CountryUSA

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, France, Japan
Duration01:26

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, Japan
Duration01:30

    A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryUSA

    Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryCanada, USA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:13

    The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom
    Duration01:15

    Fairy tales collide when Mambo and Munk tip the scales of good and evil once again.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    In Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans, the comedic modern-day quintet takes on their 2003 counterparts when villains from each of their worlds join forces to pit the two Titan teams against each other. They'll need to set aside their differences and work together to combat Trigon, Hexagon, Santa Claus (that's right, Santa!) and time itself in order to save the multiverse.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

      Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA

      Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A life-threatening situation develops when the bumbling trio of Blefiscu spies, Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch, manage to steal Gulliver's pistol.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, detective, military
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration01:30

      Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's. The film is based on the first three books in the series.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:17

      A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryJapan, USA
      Duration01:25

      A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:35

      In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Denmark, Australia, Norway
      Duration01:47

      It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:22

      An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      The Scooby gang visits a culinary resort run by Fred's uncle, Bobby Flay. While enjoying the sights, a ghost attacks the guests and destroys the resort, leaving the gang to put a stop to its threat.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:03

      During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Pooh convinces Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore that their young friend has been captured by a creature named "Backson" and they set out to save him.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:23

      A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:34

      The humans and animals believe a werewolf is on the loose, and former hunter Shaw uses the opportunity to re-open the season. Boog, Elliot, and Mr. Weenie have to face their fears and find the werewolf to get the season closed permanently.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Canada, China
      Duration01:02

      In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:14

      Scooby-Doo and those "meddling kids" Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma are back in this all-new original movie! Velma discovers she's inherited her great-great-uncle Dr. Von Dinkenstein’s cursed castle in the terrifying town of Transylvania…Pennsylvania, that is. Just when the Gang persuades Velma to go claim her inheritance, the ghost of Dinkenstein Castle blows up the Mystery Machine as a warning! Now the Crew must spring back into action, but this time it's personal! Who's responsible for the Dinkenstein monster? What family secret has Velma been hiding? Will Fred recover from the loss of his beloved Mystery Machine? Can any helpless snack survive Scooby and Shaggy's monster-sized appetites? This Scooby-Doo adventure has enough spooky fun to make the whole family come alive!

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:16

      An ancient myth of a massive creature sparks the curiosity of Tinker Bell and her good friend Fawn, an animal fairy who’s not afraid to break the rules to help an animal in need. But this creature is not welcome in Pixie Hollow — and the scout fairies are determined to capture the mysterious beast, who they fear will destroy their home. Fawn must convince her fairy friends to risk everything to rescue the NeverBeast.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:21

      When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:21

      An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia, France, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:21

      London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryFrance, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg
      Duration01:18

      Dragon Hunters is a fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters: the world has become a vast conglomerate of islands of varying size and shape. This babbling universe is mainly peopled with ruthless rogues, surly peasants and illiterate, petty lords Their main concerns revolve around two fundamental rules : Eat and don't get eaten.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
      CountryUSA, South Korea, Spain, Japan, Mexico

      Two years after the events of "Change Your Mind", Steven (now 16 years old) and his friends are ready to enjoy the rest of their lives peacefully. However, all of that changes when a new sinister Gem arrives, armed with a giant drill that saps the life force of all living things on Earth. In their biggest challenge ever, the Crystal Gems must work together to save all organic life on Earth within 48 hours.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:17

      The film follows Hiccup and his young fellows accompanying their mentor, Gobber, on a quest to kill the legendary Boneknapper Dragon. An extra that accompanies the film "How to Train Your Dragon".

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:35

      After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryFrance, USA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:41

      Maltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing terror wherever he goes. His goal is simple: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the universe. Meanwhile, Arthur is still a Minimoy, and thus in a state where he's unable to fend him off. With the help of Selenia and Betameche, he hatches a plan to regain his usual size: all they must do is infiltrate Arthur's house through the pipeworks, catch an electric train from his bedroom to his grandfather's study and find an elixir that will make him grow back to his human size. Sounds simple enough, if it weren't for Darkos, Maltazard's own son, hot on their tails.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

        Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

        The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrecomedy, adventure, family, western, cartoon, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:16

        When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are sky-high as this unlikely animal alliance risk their hides and match wits with a mysterious band of bad guys.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryFrance, USA
        Duration01:25

        When a faun named Mune becomes the Guardian of the Moon, little did he had unprepared experience with the Moon and an accident that could put both the Moon and the Sun in danger, including a corrupt titan named Necross who wants the Sun for himself and placing the balance of night and day in great peril. Now with the help of a wax-child named Glim and the warrior, Sohone who also became the Sun Guardian, they go out on an exciting journey to get the Sun back and restore the Moon to their rightful place in the sky.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryIceland, Germany, Republic of Ireland
        Duration01:23

        An over confident teen with a magical weapon and a handful of imperfect gods join forces against an evil queen and her army of giants

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryGermany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, USA
        Duration01:28

        Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, the teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when the time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
        Duration02:31

        Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colorful new characters.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrefantastic, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

        In this animated adventure, brilliant preteen inventor Lewis creates a memory scanner to retrieve his earliest recollections and find out why his mother gave him up for adoption. But when the villainous Bowler Hat Guy steals the machine, Lewis is ready to give up on his quest until the mysterious Wilbur Robinson shows up on the scene, whisking Lewis to the future to find the scanner and his mom.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA, France, Japan
        Duration01:35

        E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In LA, he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:07

        Russia is being terrorized by an evil witch known as Baba Yaga; the only one who is not afraid of her is Bartok the Magnificent. Bartok, an albino bat, has just arrived in Moscow and is impressing everyone with his performances, including Prince Ivan Romanov. However, one person is not impressed; Ludmilla finds Bartok annoying and naive. After Bartok's show, a violent bear suddenly attacks. Bartok must save everyone by stunning the bear with dust and then knocks him over and traps him in a wagon.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA, Japan
        Duration02:26

        As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:19

        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.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:15

        Join Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. crew as they head to Chicago for Talent Star, a hit talent show in which Fred and Daphne are finalists with some high hopes. Unlucky for them, the competition is frightful as the show is being broadcast from an opera house with a history of horrors and a particularly vengeful phantom that has cursed the show's production.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryDenmark, Belgium
        Duration01:26

        Ronal is a young barbarian with low self-esteem, the polar opposite of all the muscular barbarians in his village. He's a real wuss. However, as fate would have it, responsibility for the tribe's survival falls on Ronal's scrawny shoulders, when the evil Lord Volcazar raids the village and abducts every living barbarian with the exception of Ronal, who is forced to go on a perilous quest to save his enslaved clan and thwart Volcazar’s plot to rule the world. Along the way, our unlikely hero is joined by Alibert the buttery bard, Zandra the gorgeous shield-maiden and Elric the metrosexual elfin guide. To ultimately vanquish the enemy, the band must overcome awesome challenges.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryRussia

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        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

        Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?




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