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10 Best Movies Like Jonah and the Great Fish

If you loved Jonah and the Great Fish, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonah and the Great Fish for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play ru...

#2
Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonah and the Great Fish for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jonathan is sick and tired of the boring life in his seagull clan. He rather experiments with new, always more daring flying techniques. Since he doesn't fit in, the elders expel h...

#3
Life of Pi

Life of Pi

2012★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonah and the Great Fish for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the P...

#4
Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia

2007★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonah and the Great Fish for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differen...

#5
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonah and the Great Fish for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence ...

#6
Come Away

Come Away

2020★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonah and the Great Fish for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parent...

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