Movies Like The Ballad of Nessie (2011)

The Ballad of Nessie is a 2011 animation, family, fantasy film from Stevie Wermers-Skelton with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Water Horse and Loch Ness.

Animation Family Fantasy

The Water Horse

2007

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

6.5

MagicScore

Loch Ness

1996

Dr. Dempsey, an American scientist, is sent to Scotland to disprove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. He is shocked when Laura, an inn-keeper, introduces him to a small family of Nessie-dinosaurs.

5.7

MagicScore

Partysaurus Rex

2012

When Rex finds himself left behind in the bathroom, he puts his limbs to use by getting a bath going for a bunch of new toy friends.

7.1

MagicScore

My Bunny Lies Over the Sea

1948

In Scotland, Bugs Bunny rescues a woman from a monster. The "woman" is a kilted Scotsman, and the "monster" is his bagpipe. The Scotsman then challenges Bugs to a game of golf.

6.7

MagicScore

Three Little Beers

1935

The stooges are inept deliverymen at a brewery. When they learn about a company golf tournament, they sneak onto a golf course to get some practice. They quickly proceed to bother the other golfers and destroy the course. Forced to escape in their beer truck, more havoc ensues when the load of beer barrels are spilled out down a steep hill.

6.7

MagicScore

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

Mrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a golf course and end up fighting with other golfers.

6.4

MagicScore

The Legend of Mor'du

2012

The witch from Pixar's Brave uses magical illustrations to tell the legend of a power-obsessed prince who sought a magic spell that would allow him to wrest control of a kingdom from his brothers, only to destroy that kingdom and his own fate as well.

5.9

MagicScore

Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster

2004

While the gang travel to Scotland to visit Daphne's cousin and witness the annual Highland Games, they find themselves terrorized by the legendary Loch Ness Monster.

7.3

MagicScore

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992

Frederick is a young medieval French prince with magical powers, turned into a frog by his evil sorceress aunt, who kills his father in a bid to seize the throne. After being pursued by his aunt, the prince is saved by the Loch Ness Monster, who indebts herself to him, and hides out with a colony of anthropomorphic frogs for a time. After ultimately deciding to accept his fate and fight evil using his powers, Freddie grows to the size of an adult human, travels to the future, and becomes a French secret agent with a sentient car.

5.2

MagicScore

#10

Space Milkshake

2012

Four low-ranking astronauts are stuck together on an orbital Sanitation Station after they bring a mysterious device aboard their ship and all life on Earth disappears. Little do they know they are about to come under attack by a mutating rubber duck named Gary, who wants to open a portal to his evil dimension and take over the Universe.

5.2

MagicScore

#11

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964

An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

Missing Link

2019

The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Putting Pants on Philip

1927

Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970

Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Incident at Loch Ness

2004

When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of Scotland's Loch Ness monster, they uncover much more than they bargained for. Unexplained sightings of the creature and chaos among the crew create an uneasy feeling that things aren't what they seem.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

The Loch Ness Horror

2023

A vanished submarine prompts a rescue operation that leads to the Loch Ness monster. Having escaped the Loch, the creature unleashes decades of pent-up aggression on those it encounters.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

Beyond Loch Ness

2008

James Murphey is a rugged cryptozoologist, who thirty years earlier, during a trip to Loch Ness, Scotland, had a fatal encounter with the fabled "Nessie" creature that killed his father, and left James with deep facial scar. Twenty years later, James is hunting for Nessie, when his search leads him to the sleepy town of Pike Island, Ashburn, on Lake Superior. Hiring Josh Riley as his guide, James and Josh bond over their mutual scientific interests and deceased fathers, while James tries to convince Josh's mother, Sheriff Karen Riley, that the 60-foot plesiosaur is killing and breeding.

4.5

MagicScore

#18

Beneath Loch Ness

2001

A scientific expedition to Loch Ness runs into trouble when the group leader is killed in a mysterious diving accident. Soon after, when the unorthodox Professor Howell shows up to take over as leader of the group, more strange incidents and attacks start to occur. While Howell and TV producer Elizabeth Borden are busy investigating the source of the attacks, the body of an enormous sea creature washes up on the lake's shore.

3.5

MagicScore

#19

Tee for Two

1945

Tom is golfing, but having no success. Jerry insures that remains the case.

7.3

MagicScore

#20

The Long Game

2024

In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, they formed their own team, built a one-hole course in the fields, and won the 1957 Texas State championship. Based on a true story.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Ballad of Nessie?

The top films similar to The Ballad of Nessie by MovieMagicScore are The Water Horse (6.5), Loch Ness (5.7), Partysaurus Rex (7.1). Each shares animation/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Ballad of Nessie worth watching?

The Ballad of Nessie holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 117 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Ballad of Nessie?

The Ballad of Nessie (2011) is a animation, family, fantasy film directed by Stevie Wermers-Skelton, starring Billy Connolly, Kevin Deters.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Ballad of Nessie?

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About movies like The Ballad of Nessie

This ranked list pairs The Ballad of Nessie (2011), a animation and family and fantasy film from Stevie Wermers-Skelton, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Billy Connolly 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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