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10 Best Movies Like The Snail and the Whale

If you loved The Snail and the Whale, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
BURN·E

BURN·E

2008★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Snail and the Whale for fans of Animation & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

What lengths will a robot undergo to do his job? BURN·E is a dedicated hard working robot who finds himself locked out of his ship. BURN·E quickly learns that completing a simple t...

#2
Promare

Promare

2019★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Snail and the Whale for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Galo and the Burning Rescue Fire Department face off against BURNISH, a group of mutants who are able to control and wield flames, and the fire disaster they have unleashed on Eart...

#3
The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Snail and the Whale for fans of Animation & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates ...

#4
My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Snail and the Whale for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads....

#5
Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

1936★ 7.1

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

Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her y...

#6
A fantasztikus nagynéni

A fantasztikus nagynéni

1986★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Snail and the Whale for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The protagonist was sent to South America after the war. Now he is back home and wants to meet his old love. At the same time, he takes on the job of looking after his in-laws' chi...