20 Best Animation movies like Secret of the Wings (2012)

List of the best animation movies like Secret of the Wings (2012): Soul, The Good Dinosaur, Moana, The Ballad of Nessie, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, The Tale of Despereaux, Shrek Forever After, Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds, Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland, Pinocchio.

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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: 6.7
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: 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: 6.9
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:05

A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryJapan, USA
Duration01:43

The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the world’s last remaining Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis commands an elite force of soldiers called the Kingsglaive. Wielding their king’s magic, they fight to protect Lucis. As the overwhelming military might of the empire bears down, King Regis is faced with an impossible ultimatum – to marry his son, Prince Noctis to Princess Lunafreya of Tenebrae, captive of Niflheim, and surrender his lands to Niflheim rule. Although the king concedes, it becomes clear that the empire will stop at nothing to achieve their devious goals, with only the Kingsglaive standing between them and world domination.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:33

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.

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: 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: 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: 6
    Genrefantasy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryItaly, Luxembourg, France, Belgium

    Geppetto the carpenter carves the object of his hidden desires out of a log: a puppet that will keep him company and will be like a son to him. He will call him Pinocchio. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the puppet moves, as if by magic, and is gifted with a life on its own.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryGermany
    Duration02:19

    Rabbit Max, a juvenile shoplifter, gets trapped in an old-fashioned school. With rabbit girl Emmy, he acquires Easter Rabbits' secret skills, battles a sneaky fox family and learns about friendship.

    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: 4.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Mexico, USA
    Duration02:08

    Balloon kingdoms, dopey police dragons and happy wizards are exactly how Terry remembered his Grandmother's whacky fairy tales. Except they are real and it's definitely not as 'cheerful.'

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Republic of Ireland, France, Canada
    Duration01:37

    Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one – Arthur. Arthur Claus is Santa’s misfit son who executes an unauthorized rookie mission to get the last present half way around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

    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: 6.9
    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: 6.1
    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: 7.1
    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: 7.5
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA

      Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration02:25

      A group of misfits encounter a young Yeti named Everest, and they set off to reunite the magical creature with his family on the mountain of his namesake.

      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: 5.8
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryItaly
      Duration01:14

      The archenemies of the Winx Club, the Trix witches, team up with the evil nymph Politea and find out that, to defeat the fairies once and for all and become invincible, it takes very little: a Pearl hidden in the Deep of the Infinite Ocean! As small as powerful, the Pearl of the Depth gives enormous powers to those who possess it! For the Winx there is not a minute to waste: how will they stop the plans of their enemies before it's too late? Get ready: the most dangerous mission of the Winx is about to begin!

      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: 4.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Canada, USA

      Marla is forced to abandon her carefully structured life to embark on an epic journey to find her younger brother Charlie who has disappeared into the vast and wondrous animated world of Playmobil toys.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:35

      In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a broken wand. She tells her that it was Shuriki's wand and how she would still be trapped in the Amulet if it was not for a brave young Princess: Sofia. Elena then proceeds to tell Naomi the whole story ...

      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: 7.7
      Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryFrance, Canada, Italy, USA, China
      Duration02:38

      Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:12

      Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the Middle Future in order to grant the wishes of children in New York city. They are to meet Dr. Bleeb of the Museum of Natural History, but get sidetracked with their new children friends and run into the Captain's evil brother, Professor Screweyes.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:48

      A holiday themed animated direct-to-video film starring Academy Award-winners, Tom and Jerry. It uses a good deal of Tchaikovsky's famous ballet The Nutcracker as background music. This film would be the last animated production for Tom and Jerry co-creator, Joseph Barbera, who would die on December 18, 2006. The film features all of the exaggerated violence usually found in Tom and Jerry.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:29

      Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:42

      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 characters in order to save their world -- and ours.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, music
      CountryUSA, Australia, New Zealand
      Duration01:40

      Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters The Mighty Sven, a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to brings together the penguin nations and their allies to set things right.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, West Germany, Japan, USA
      Duration01:32

      From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

      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: 4.4
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:30

      A fairytale about a grand life journey of a 10-year old boy Savva devoted to help his Mom and fellow village people to break free from the vicious hyenas.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon, anime
      CountryJapan
      Duration01:41

      The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father's magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo's father sends the ocean's mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo's dreams of becoming human.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:15

      The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. In the movie they write a family history for a duke which includes reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:08

      In Disney's take on the Alexander Dumas tale, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy want nothing more than to perform brave deeds on behalf of their queen (Minnie Mouse), but they're stymied by the head Musketeer, Pete. Pete secretly wants to get rid of the queen, so he appoints Mickey and his bumbling friends as guardians to Minnie, thinking such a maneuver will ensure his scheme's success. The score features songs based on familiar classical melodies.

      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: 8.4
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, detective, music
      CountryUSA, Mexico
      Duration01:27

      Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Norway
      Duration02:13

      Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf are going far in the forest to know the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.

      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: 7.8
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration02:23

      Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

      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: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA

      Lilo, Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley have finally caught all of Jumba's genetic experiments and found the one true place where each of them belongs. Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley are offered positions in the Galactic Alliance, turning them down so they can stay on Earth with Lilo. But Lilo realizes her alien friends have places where they belong, and it's finally time to say "aloha."

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:08

      Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.

      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: 5.5
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryChina
      Duration01:37

      A group of tea pets—cute clay figurines that are good-luck charms for tea drinkers—embark on a magical animated adventure to find a fabled mystic.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:26

        The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.

        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.




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