Movies like Los Cautiferoz (2026)

The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (2026)

With Caine gone and the circus dark, the cast are left with only the mistakes and traumas of their pasts to keep them company. As the prospect of eternity closes in around them, they discover the truth about the Digital Circus and its history. Will they come to terms with what they uncover, or will they make... the other choice? Also, presumably at some point someone says something funny, because this ending can’t be THAT depressing, can it? A theatrical screening of episode 8 and the all new, hour-long episode 9.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama

Strings (2004)

The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama

Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019)

Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Tales of Savagery features a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)

Nestor the donkey is a bit of an oddity--his long ears are enough for six donkeys and stretch all the way to the ground. One night, when Nestor is locked out in the cold, he begins to wander the desert.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama

Red's Dream (1987)

Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling act that steals the show. But all too soon, the applause turns into the sound of rainfall, as reality rushes back. Red must resign himself to sitting in the corner and await his fate.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)

The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big festival. But all the fun may come to an end if the witch Hydia has her way! Can the Ponies defeat Hydia and her evil daughters, Reeka and Draggle? More importantly, can they save Ponyland from the witches’ concoction, the strange purple goo called Smooze, that’s threatening to bury the whole town?

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (2022)

Christmas Eve takes a twisty turn when the Boss Baby accidentally swaps places with one of Santa's elves and gets stranded at the North Pole.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2012)

After Monster High’s roller skating team is defeated at the Skulltimate Roller Maze tournament, the ghouls team up to face an all-boys league, with the hope of winning back the school crest and restoring school spirit.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020)

While farm-sitting, George accidentally lets the farm animals escape. Ted, George and wannabe cowboy Emmett must round 'em up, accounting for every animal -- and emerging with some new skills, to boot.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)

When the mysterious Toy Taker grabs all of Santa's toys, it looks like the children will miss out on Christmas. But everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, comes to the rescue with his lovable friends: Hermey the elf, Yukon Cornelius the grizzly prospector, the abominable snow monster Bumbles and Rudolph's very special friend Clarice. Together, they promise Santa they'll track down Toy Taker and rescue Santa's toy. Their incredible quest takes them on a wild adventure with Rudolph's red nose leading the way!

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

The Wishmas Tree (2020)

A young possum's misguided wish for a white Wishmas not only freezes her entire hometown of Sanctuary City, but also threatens the lives of all who live there. Before the magical Wishmas Tree dies, she must undertake a perilous journey into the WILD; battling self-doubt, ghostly predators and ultimately, Extinction itself, to reverse the damage she has caused and save her city.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)

A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)

Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

The Beaver (2011)

Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Circus World (1964)

Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind between his adopted daughter and her mother.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing (2020)

When a musical dragon with a beautiful voice hypnotizes the dragons and people of Huttsgalor, the Rescue Riders have to find a way to break the spell.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Dumbo (1941)

Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)

The film chronicles George's adventures as he befriends Kayla, a baby elephant, at a magic circus show and helps her travel across the country to be reunited with her family.Accompanied by his friend, the Man with the Yellow Hat, George travels by foot, train, and truck to reach Kayla's brother and sister in California, only to be accused of elephant-napping and brought all the way back to New York.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday (2021)

Barbie, Chelsea and their family go on a cruise ship for Chelsea's birthday. But when they cross the international date line skipping her birthday, Chelsea escapes to the jungle island to find a fabled wish and get her birthday back.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)

When Snoopy's beloved doghouse goes missing, he tries to track it down, and learns what makes a house feel like home.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

In the Box (1999)

A character is inside a cubical room; there is a hole in the roof, which is too high to reach. But pushing on the walls distorts the room in various ways, always appearing to bring the hole closer while still leaving it tantalizingly inaccessible.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & drama

The Sideshow (1928)

Melrose's circus is being threatened by his competitor, who's angry that Melrose has outmanuevered him in bookings; what he doesn't know is that the competitor has also planted a saboteur who creates accidents in hopes of reducing the value of the circus. Meanwhile, he's also hired a beautiful young woman as the magician's assistant, with eyes toward more - but he realizes that, as a midget, she won't have him.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

If the Father and the Son (1955)

After Clown Teddy lost his son, he lost his gift for laughter. He opened a joke shop and lives above the shop. His landlady has had a foster son since birth, and Teddy decides to raise the child, who always believed that Teddy was his father. When the mother suddenly appears five years later and wants her son, Teddy decides to run away with the child and goes back onstage with his son. Will the family catch up with them, or will the mother never get her son back?

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Mera Naam Joker (1970)

Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

El que recibe las bofetadas (1947)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

The Great Vairitosky (2014)

Vairitosky is an immortal artist. His act consists of dying in different ways, and then magically resurrected. The public is impatient, wants to see Vairitosky, who does not come into play. What will happen?

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

Dougal and the Blue Cat (1970)

A blue cat named Buxton is found in the Magic Garden. With help from the Blue voice (played by Fenella Fielding), Buxton enters the ruins of the old treacle factory where he is crowned king after correctly identifying the colours of seven doors (coloured different shades of blue). Buxton throws all the characters of The Magic Roundabout except Dougal into prison and steals Zebedee's magic moustache.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Dixiana (1930)

A circus performer falls in love with the son of a plantation owner in antebellum New Orleans. When the young man's stepmother objects to the wedding, the couple break apart and go their separate ways for a time. Also in the mix are two circus comics who feud over the heart of another Southern belle.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Teddy & Tater (2025)

When an up-and-coming ventriloquist’s puppet begins exploring his gender, the ventriloquist must decide whether to support his puppet’s wishes at risk of their act while learning more about his own identity along the way.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama