Movies like The Lorax: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Lorax (2012) — a animation and family film directed by Chris Renaud — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Lorax most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like aftermath, tree and villain. 13 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992★ 6.3
Shares: Animation, Family
The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to help an orphan girl who is being berated and exploited by a greedy guardian.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Despicable Me 4 2024★ 7.0
Shares: Animation, Family
Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, forcing the family to go on the run.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Sing 2 2021★ 7.8
Shares: Animation, Family
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Fantasia 1940★ 7.4
Shares: Animation, Family
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Jungle Book 1967★ 7.3
Shares: Family, Animation
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Secret of NIMH 1982★ 7.4
Shares: Animation, Family
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Epic 2013★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Family
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world—and ours.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Twits 2025★ 5.8
Shares: Animation, Family
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Bambi 1942★ 7.0
Shares: Animation, Family
Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Monsters, Inc. 2001★ 7.9
Shares: Animation, Family
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Dog Man 2025★ 7.4
Shares: Family, Animation
When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Gnomeo & Juliet 2011★ 5.9
Shares: Animation, Family
A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022★ 7.3
Shares: Animation, Family
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Tigger Movie 2000★ 6.7
Shares: Animation, Family
Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Rabbit are preparing a suitable winter home for Eeyore, the perennially dejected donkey, but Tigger's continual bouncing interrupts their efforts. Rabbit suggests that Tigger go find others of his kind to bounce with, but Tigger thinks "the most wonderful thing about tiggers is" he's "the only one!" Just in case though, the joyously jouncy feline sets out to see if he can find relatives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Grinch 2018★ 6.9
Shares: Animation, Family
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a certain little who might change things.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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UglyDolls 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Family
In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Zootopia 2016★ 7.8
Shares: Animation, Family
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale 2007★ 6.8
Shares: Animation, Family
Christmas is never so spirited as when Tom and Jerry lock horns for the holidays in their new original movie--Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale In an empty opera house, Jerry wishes for a chance to perform -- and magically his dream comes true. The little mouse is whisked away to an enchanted kingdom where anything is possible: candy forests, singing snowflakes, even the toys spring to life! Jerry has a great time with his new friends, and when Jerry dances with the music box ballerina, he is as happy as happy can be. Unfortunately, alley cats led by Tom crash Jerry's party, kidnap the music box ballerina and wreak havoc in the holiday kingdom. It's up to Jerry to set things right -- and with help from a fellow mouse named Tuffy and more newfound friends, Jerry just may win the day!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018★ 7.1
Shares: Animation, Family
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Toy Story 2 1999★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Family
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
Stream in India on JioHotstar