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10 Best Movies Like Fantastic Mr. Fox

If you loved Fantastic Mr. Fox, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited

2007★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fantastic Mr. Fox for fans of Adventure & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brot...

#2
Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

2018★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fantastic Mr. Fox for fans of Adventure & Animation & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey...

#3
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fantastic Mr. Fox for fans of Adventure & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a ...

#4
Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom

2012★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fantastic Mr. Fox for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away tog...

#5
The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fantastic Mr. Fox for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of t...

#6
Rushmore

Rushmore

1998★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fantastic Mr. Fox for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to ...