20 Best Animation movies like Knick Knack (1989)

List of the best animation movies like Knick Knack (1989): Soul, The One and Only Ivan, The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow, Lou, Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon, Bridge, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice, Mower Minions.

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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: 6.5
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: 6.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and right into Gargamel’s trap! Can Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them–or worse, they come face-to-face with the legendary ghost, the Headless Horseman?

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:25

When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world!

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: 6.4
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:03

Bridge is a story about four animal characters trying to cross a bridge, but ending up as obstacles to one another in the process. The moral behind this story revolves around how there are often disagreements or competing paths in life, and the possible results of pride, obstinance, and compromise.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

When a threat no one could have expected bears down on the Marvel Universe, this ragtag, untrained band of teens have no choice but to rise together and prove to the world that sometimes the difference between a 'hero' and 'misfit' is just in the name.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:22

Lanny and Wayne are at it again! With the Big 2-5 fast approaching, Wayne and Lanny must race to recover classified North Pole technology which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking Naughty Kid! Desperate to prevent Christmas from descending into chaos, Wayne seeks out the foremost Naughty Kid expert to aid in the mission: a bombastic member of the Coal Bucket Brigade who also happens to be his estranged brother, Noel.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

The Minions need to raise $20 to purchase an as seen on TV banana blender. So they take up lawn mowing at an old folks home, with hilarious antics!

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration05:30

Scrat struggles once again to protect his nut.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:03

Victor and his beloved dog Sparky watch one of their favorite home movies.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, Canada

When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what seems like a simple task is anything but as these locks have a mind of their own!

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, South Korea, China, Taiwan
Duration01:18

Perry's worst fear comes true when Phineas and Ferb finds out that he is in fact Secret Agent P, but that soon pales in comparison during a trip to the 2nd dimension where Perry finds out that Dr. Doofenshmirtz is truly evil and successful.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

Threatened daily by the deadly residents and harsh environment of Australia’s Outback, a lonesome bilby finds himself an unwitting protector, and unexpected friend, to a helpless (and quite adorable) baby bird.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:07

An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

Taking place during the events of Incredibles 2, Edna Mode babysits Jack-Jack.

Markimdb: 8
Genrefantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:06

When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:55

Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short, crime
CountryUSA
Duration00:05

Little baby needs his pacifier, but loses it during a heist in a museum. What will he do? Short #3 from the 'Minions: 3 Mini-Movie Collection'.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, musical, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:07

Casey Jones is one of the best engineers there is and it is his duty to get his cargo to its destination on time via train. He sets off but is set back by a number of unfortunate circumstances such as a rain storm, a cow on the tracks, a mad bomber, and finally, when his train starts falling apart. Worst of all, he is on a collision course with another train coming in the opposite direction. After a terrific crash, the man at the train station assumes the worst when Casey doesn't show up but, to his delight, Casey finally makes it to his destination a total wreck but on time (almost).

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration01:12

A harried prehistoric bird mom Ethel entrusts her precious, soon-to-hatch egg to Sid. When she recommends him to her neighbors – a condor mom, Cholly Bear and Gladys Glypto – business booms at his new egg-sitting service. However, dastardly pirate bunny Squint, who is seeking revenge on the herd, steals, camouflages and hides all the eggs. Once again, with Squint’s twin brother, Clint, assisting, Manny, Diego and the rest of the gang come to the rescue and take off on a daring mission that turns into the world’s first Easter egg hunt.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, Philippines, India, United Kingdom

A dark comedic adventure about the titular Bunnicula, a vampire rabbit, Mina, his owner, and her two pets, Chester the cat and Harold the dog. Instead of blood, Bunnicula feeds on carrots to sustain himself which gives him super abilities which come in handy on his and his friends escapades. The series is based on the book series of the same title by James Howe and Deborah Howe.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantastic, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:05

When an overconfident teen alien gets behind the controls of a spaceship, he must attempt to abduct a slumbering farmer under the watchful eye of a critical instructor. But abducting humans requires precision and a gentle touch, and within a few missteps it's painfully clear why more humans don't go missing every year.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short, sport
CountryUSA
Duration00:09

Mickey leads his polo team Donald (on a mule), Goofy, The Big Bad Wolf against an all-star team: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harpo Marx (on an ostrich), Charles Chaplin, in a game refereed by Jack Holt. Featured spectators include the Three Little Pigs with Shirley Temple, W.C. Fields, and Clarabelle Cow with Clark Gable. Game action proceeds pretty much as you might expect from this bunch of comedians.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

Three fun-loving, morally upright brothers from Pimento University save their fiancée from their fiendish archenemy, Dan Backslide, in this spoof of the Rover Boys.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

Bugs must rescue Hansel and Gretel from Witch Hazel's clutches.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, musical, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:07

A house party. While Minnie plays piano and the guests dance, Mickey, Goofy, and Horace prepare a snack, which is brought out to much fanfare and immediately devoured. A band forms and plays Scott Joplin's The Entertainer; Mickey dances with Patricia Pig and various inanimate objects also dance, while all cry "Whoopee!" from time to time. The police come to break up the party.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short, music
CountryUSA

Behind the Hollywood Bowl stage which is playing the opera The Barber of Seville, Bugs Bunny flees into the backstage area with Elmer Fudd in close pursuit. Seeing his opportunity to fight on his terms, Bugs raises the curtain on Elmer, trapping him on stage. As the orchestra begins playing, Bugs comes into play as the barber who is going to make sure that Elmer is going to get a grooming he will never forget.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, France, Japan

Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive. Short #1 from the 'Minions: 3 Mini-Movie Collection'.




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