Movies Like Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021)

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure is a 2021 adventure, animation, comedy, family, fantasy, music film from Eamonn Butler with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Open Season and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Music

Open Season

2006

Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.

6.2

MagicScore

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

2008

Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.

6.5

MagicScore

Top Hat

1935

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

7.2

MagicScore

The Jungle Book 2

2003

Mowgli has been living in the man-village with his little stepbrother Ranjan and his best friend Shanti. But the man-cub still has that jungle rhythm in his heart, and he misses his old buddies Baloo and Bagheera. When Mowgli wanders back to the wild for some swingin' fun, he soon finds the man-eating tiger Shere Khan is lurking in the shadows and planning his revenge.

5.9

MagicScore

The Gold Rush

1925

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

8.0

MagicScore

The Company of Wolves

1984

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?

6.3

MagicScore

The Nan Movie

2022

Catherine Tate's iconic character Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell. Militant vegan arsonists, raucous rugby teams, all night raves and crazed cops on motorbikes all make for a proper day out. An origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what's made her the cantankerous old bastard she is today.

5.6

MagicScore

Waking Ned

1998

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

7.0

MagicScore

Garage

2007

Due to a learning disability, Josie's life in a tiny town revolves around a menial job taking care of a garage that could close at any day. Things start to change, however, when David, the son of his boss' girlfriend, comes to work with him. Josie hangs out with David and his teenage friends, bringing them beer, and despite being a grown man himself, finds that the new company lifts his spirits. But his simple-mindedness blinds him to some potential legal dangers.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Six Shooter

2004

Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005

7.2

MagicScore

#11

The River and Death

1954

A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

Bang Rajan

2000

Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Naran

2005

Velayudhan, an orphan, is loved by the people in his village, as he keeps it free from unsavoury people and practices. But the local moneylender and politician get jealous and try to get rid of him.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Ryan's Daughter

1970

The wife of an Irish school teacher is branded a traitor when she falls for a British officer who is part of an occupying force in 1917 Ireland.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

Bravetown

2015

After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

The Wonder

2022

Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl's supposedly miraculous fast.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

Finding You

2021

Finley, a talented aspiring violinist, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small coastal village in Ireland. An unexpected romance emerges as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous reawakening, and she emboldens him to take charge of his future, until the pressures of his stardom get in the way.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Misericordia

2024

Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man's widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie's short stay in the village take an unexpected turn.

6.3

MagicScore

#19

Wake Wood

2011

The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

Zorba the Greek

1964

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Riverdance: The Animated Adventure?

The top films similar to Riverdance: The Animated Adventure by MovieMagicScore are Open Season (6.2), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (6.5), Top Hat (7.2). Each shares adventure/animation/comedy/family/fantasy/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Riverdance: The Animated Adventure worth watching?

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 97 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Riverdance: The Animated Adventure?

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021) is a adventure, animation, comedy, family, fantasy, music film directed by Eamonn Butler, starring Pierce Brosnan, Sam Hardy, Hannah Herman Cortes.

Where can I find more recommendations like Riverdance: The Animated Adventure?

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This ranked list pairs Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021), a adventure and animation and comedy and family and fantasy and music film from Eamonn Butler, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Pierce Brosnan take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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