20 Best Animation movies like Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)

List of the best animation movies like Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012): Brave, Soul, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, Gulliver's Travels, Strange Magic, Playmobil: The Movie, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Bartok the Magnificent, Frozen II, Pinocchio.

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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: 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: 6.3
    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: 6.6
    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: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Thailand
    Duration02:28

      A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.

      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: 6.8
      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, 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: 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
      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: 7.1
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA

      Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary, Japan, USA, Denmark
      Duration01:22

      The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.

      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: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:19

      When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

      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: 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: 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: 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: 6.5
      Genrefantasy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, biography, history
      CountryUSA, France, United Kingdom
      Duration01:15

      In this animated retelling of the story from the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph's gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat inspires jealousy in his brothers.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrefantasy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration01:38

      Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryFrance, Belgium, Canada, USA

      Three characters living in an unfinished painting venture out into the real world in search of their creator to convince him to finish his work.

      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: 5
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, China, Canada, Thailand
      Duration01:23

      In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.

      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: 6.1
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:18

      Follow Ariel's adventures before she gave up her fins for true love. When Ariel wasn't singing with her sisters, she spent time with her mother, Queen Athena. Ariel is devastated when Athena is kidnapped by pirates, and after King Triton outlaws all singing. Along with pals Flounder and Sebastian, Ariel sets off in hopes of changing her father's decision to ban music from the kingdom.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:15

      On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow - and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Memorable songs and whimsical escapades highlight Alice's journey, which culminates in a madcap encounter with the Queen of Hearts - and her army of playing cards!

      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: 6.2
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration02:28

      A new dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 – Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity – embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship and save their home.

      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: 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: 5.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, India
      Duration01:23

      A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa - twice.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantasy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      This animated adventure retells the story of the lost daughter of Russia's last czar. The evil Rasputin places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia and her grandmother, Empress Maria, get separated. After growing up in an orphanage, Anastasia encounters two Russian men seeking a reward offered by Empress Maria for the return of her granddaughter. The trio travels to Paris, where they find that the empress has grown skeptical of imposters.

      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: 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: 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: 6.4
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryChina, USA

      In this animated musical, a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryCanada
      Duration01:15

      After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse King. At stake is the Nutcracker's freedom - and Clara's future happiness.

      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: 6.6
        Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

          When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

          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: 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: 5.8
          Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
          CountryChina, Spain, South Korea, USA, United Kingdom

          A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:37

            A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

            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: 6.1
            Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:20

            Tyler knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
            CountryUSA, Mexico

            Arcadia may look like an ordinary town, but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures, including trolls, aliens, and wizards. Now, various heroes will team-up in an epic adventure where they must fight the Arcane Order for control over the magic that binds them all together.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
            CountryUSA

            Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom.

            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
            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.




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