Movies like Moana: 20 to watch next
If you loved Moana (2026) — a family, fantasy and comedy film directed by Thomas Kail — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Moana most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like sailboat, sea and friendship. 12 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Moana 2016★ 7.6
Shares: Adventure, Comedy, Family
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Moana 2 2024★ 7.0
Shares: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Pout-Pout Fish 2026★ 6.4
Shares: Family, Adventure, Comedy
Living on a rundown shipwreck, Mr. Fish one day discovers a hyperactive young sea dragon Pip – who had mistaken his home for a junkyard – pilfering his belongings. The heated argument that ensues leaves both their houses in ruin. But there is hope! Embarking on a seemingly impossible quest in search of the mythical 'Shimmer' to grant them a wish, there’s only one problem: someone else is on the hunt...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Sea Beast 2022★ 7.3
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Comedy
Ruby Gillman, a sweet and awkward high school student, discovers she's a direct descendant of the warrior kraken queens. The kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids. Destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother, Ruby must use her newfound powers to protect those she loves most.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Barbie: Dolphin Magic 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Barbie and her sisters take off on another exciting, global adventure to visit their friend Ken at his summer internship at a beautiful and exotic coral reef.
Stream in India on Netflix, Netflix Kids
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Free Willy 3: The Rescue 1997★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Adventure
Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On the whaler's ship is captain John Wesley and his son, Max, who isn't really pleased about his father's job, but doesn't have the gut to say so. Along the way, Willy reunites with Jesse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 2012★ 6.5
Shares: Adventure, Family, Comedy
The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a diabolical queen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Muppet Treasure Island 1996★ 6.7
Shares: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Young Jim Hawkins and his two best friends, Gonzo and Rizzo, embark on a voyage across the high seas in search of buried treasure, but soon find that not everyone onboard can be trusted.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Legend of Ochi 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea 2000★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Family, Comedy
Set several years after the first film, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into the sea, where she meets new friends. But will she become a pawn in Morgana's quest to take control of the ocean from King Triton?
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Nim's Island 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! 2006★ 7.4
Shares: Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Adventure
It's horror on the high seas when Scooby-Doo and the gang take a creepy cruise into one of the world's most mysterious places, the Bermuda Triangle! If Scooby, Shaggy and the gang can't solve this mystery, they may have to walk the plank.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Legend of Johnny Lingo 2003★ 7.2
Shares: Family, Adventure
When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. However, with time as hardships are blamed upon Tama (as he is named), he is finally outcast to live with the poorest people on the island, Mahana and her drunken father. Mahana is considered homely and undesirable, but Tama feels differently, so when he is old enough to build a craft to sail away, he vows to return for her one day. A lucky stroke brings him to land upon the island of the legendary Johnny Lingo, the wealthiest trader in the islands, and after years of service to him, Tama has learned much about life and himself as he dreams of honoring his pledge to Mahana.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Forgotten Island 2026★ 8.0
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa must race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006★ 7.4
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Peter Pan 2003★ 7.1
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy, Family
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie 2002★ 6.2
Shares: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Get ready as Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and the rest of the Veggies set sail on a whale of an adventure in Big Idea's first full-length, 3-D animated feature film. This is the story of Jonah and the Whale as you've never seen it before - a story where we learn that one of the best gifts you can give - or get - is a second chance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lilo & Stitch 2025★ 7.2
Shares: Family, Comedy
The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Care Bears Movie 1985★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel