20 Best Animation movies like The Dragon Spell (2016)

List of the best animation movies like The Dragon Spell (2016): Shrek Forever After, Pete's Dragon, The Last Unicorn, Soul, Dragon Hunters, Merry Madagascar, Moana, My Little Pony: The Movie, Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, Gulliver's Travels.

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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: 6.3
    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: 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: 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
    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: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:21

    The Zoosters are back in an all-new holiday adventure. When Santa and his reindeer crash onto the island of Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman and those wacky penguins to save Christmas. Get ready for a sleigh full of laughs in this hilarious new holiday classic.

    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: 6.2
    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: 6.8
    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: 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: 6.8
    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: 6.6
    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: 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: 5.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Republic of Ireland, Australia
    Duration01:25

    A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad (Zebedee's evil twin). As the world is placed in mortal danger Zeebad who wants to turn the world to ice. Doogal and his friends must recover 3 diamonds that are needed to stop him.

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

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    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: 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: 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: 6.4
    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: 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: 6.6
    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: 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: 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: 7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock is a boy who can speak to the dead, but no one besides his eccentric new friend, Neil, believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's estranged eccentric uncle tells him of an important annual ritual he must take up to protect the town from an curse cast by a witch it condemned centuries ago. Eventually, Norman decides to cooperate, but things don't go according to plan. Now, a magic storm of the witch threatens Blithe Hollow as the accursed dead rise. Together with unexpected new companions, Norman struggles to save his town, only to discover the horrific truth of the curse. With that insight, Norman must resolve the crisis for good as only he can.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.

    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: 4.7
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryDenmark
    Duration01:57

    The nice town of Kellyville is too small to accomodate the world's worst scoundrels, Albert and Egon, who decides to go out in the world.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryFrance, Belgium
    Duration01:21

    Following a fall during mistletoe picking, Druid Getafix decides that it is time to secure the future of the village. Accompanied by Asterix and Obelix, he undertakes to travel the Gallic world in search of a talented young druid to transmit the Secret of the Magic Potion.

    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: 6.6
    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: 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: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

    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: 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?

    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: 6.7
    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: 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: 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: 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: 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
    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: 6.7
    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: 6.1
    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: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:09

    To save the universe, and their friendship, Mordecai and Rigby must defeat an evil volleyball coach.

    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
    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.




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