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10 Best Movies Like Horton Hears a Who!

If you loved Horton Hears a Who!, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Zenon: The Zequel

Zenon: The Zequel

2001★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Horton Hears a Who! for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Zenon Kar is 15 and lives on a space station which the military has taken over and is dismantling. She receives a mysterious signal and must convince everyone that it's from aliens...

#2
The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

1971★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Horton Hears a Who! for fans of Animation & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In a marvelously animated version of one of the most beloved of all Dr. Seuss tales, two youngsters find themselves at home with nothing to do on a rainy afternoon. But when the ma...

#3
The Lorax

The Lorax

1972★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Horton Hears a Who! for fans of Animation & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall, as he disregarded the warnings of a wise old forest creature called the Lorax about ...

#4
The Miracle on 34th Street

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Horton Hears a Who! for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he cause...

#5
The Elm Chanted Forest

The Elm Chanted Forest

1986★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Horton Hears a Who! for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A painter falls asleep beneath a magical elm tree and awakens with magical powers that allow him to communicate with the creatures of the forest. In the limited time that he posses...

#6
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights

Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights

1994★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Horton Hears a Who! for fans of Animation & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Scooby-Doo and Shaggy travel to Arabia to become the Caliph's Royal Food Tasters. But they bite off more than they can chew and are forced to run for their lives! It's a wild magic...