Movies like The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling (1981)
The best movies like The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling (1981) are Downhearted Duckling (1954), Southbound Duckling (1955) and Babes in the Woods (1932). If The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling hooked you with its animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014)7.4/10 from 1,270 votes
- NewestCinderella and the Secret Prince (2018)Released 2018
Downhearted Duckling (1954)
Jerry's little duckling friend is depressed because he's just read The Ugly Duckling and thinks that he's ugly. Jerry does his best to help. Tom gets involved when the suicidal duck offers himself as a meal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSouthbound Duckling (1955)
Jerry's little duckling friend has packed his bag and is all set to fly south for the winter despite the book Jerry keeps showing him that points out that domestic ducks do not fly south, and despite his inability to fly at all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBabes in the Woods (1932)
Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ugly Duckling (1939)
An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Pied Piper (1933)
The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lures the rats into a mirage of cheese, which disappears. The citizens, disappointed that all he did was play a tune, offer only pocket change. The piper, angered, plays a new tune that has all the children of the city follow him, even the new twins the stork is preparing to deliver.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Duck Doctor (1952)
Tom is duck hunting, and he wings a little duckling that can't quite keep up with the flock. Jerry gets to the fallen duck before Tom, bandages his wing, and shelters him from Tom as he keeps running out to join his flock.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ugly Duckling (1931)
A black duckling is rejected by its mother, a hen, but manages to prove his worth when a tornado threatens the hen's chicks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
With his nephews and niece, everyone's favorite rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck, treks from his mansion home in Duckburg in search of the long-lost loot of the thief Collie Baba. But finding the goods isn't quite what it's "quacked" up to be! Their thrilling adventure leads to comical chaos, magical mayhem, and a lesson about what is far more valuable than money, gold and jewels.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbie as the Island Princess (2007)
Young Rosella is saved by a few kind animals after a shipwreck. Now called Ro, she learns to talk to animals. One day, she saves the life of a prince and returns to civilisation to discover her past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCharming (2018)
Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbie as Rapunzel (2002)
Barbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which goes back to the day she was kidnapped as a child.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTinker Bell (2008)
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
During a summer stay on the mainland, Tinker Bell is accidentally discovered while investigating a little girl's fairy house. As the other fairies, led by the brash Vidia, launch a daring rescue in the middle of a fierce storm, Tink develops a special bond with the lonely, little girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCinderella and the Secret Prince (2018)
Cinderella discovers a secret that could shake their world: an evil witch turned the prince into a mouse and replaced him with a look-alike. Cinderella and her friends must save the real prince and help him defeat the evil witch.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014)
An ancient myth of a massive creature sparks the curiosity of Tinker Bell and her good friend Fawn, an animal fairy who’s not afraid to break the rules to help an animal in need. But this creature is not welcome in Pixie Hollow — and the scout fairies are determined to capture the mysterious beast, who they fear will destroy their home. Fawn must convince her fairy friends to risk everything to rescue the NeverBeast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Wise Little Hen (1934)
Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
Donald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. At first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tailfeathers taking the form of a hand and signaling for him to come closer. But their time alone is soon interrupted by Huey, Dewey and Louie who have followed their uncle and clearly compete with him for the attention of Daisy. Uncle and nephews take turns dancing the jitterbug with her while trying to get rid of each other. In their final effort the three younger Ducks feed their uncle maize in the process of becoming popcorn. The process is completed within Donald himself who continues to move wildly around the house while maintaining the appearance of dancing. The short ends with an impressed Daisy showering her new lover with kisses
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTerra das Canções de Ninar (1933)
A baby is transported to Lullaby Land, where pacifiers grow on trees, diapers, bottles, and potty chairs march on parade, and the gingham dog comes to life. He wanders into the "keep out" cave, full of things like scissors, knives, and fountain pens that are not for baby and begins smashing watches with hammers and playing with giant matches. The matches chase after him; baby escapes by riding a bar of soap across a pond, but the smoke from the matches turns into boogey-men. The benevolent sandman, dressed as a wizard, spots baby hiding and works his magic, bringing us back to the real nursery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThat's My Mommy (1955)
When a duck hatches from the egg underneath Tom, the newborn (Little Quacker) is convinced Tom is his mother. Tom would like to eat the duckling; Jerry is determined to keep that from happening.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWinnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisImpy's Island (2006)
On a magical tropical island, a fun-loving group of misfit animals and people discover a baby dinosaur frozen since prehistoric times. When a king from a faraway country vows to capture the loveable baby dino for his private collection, all the inhabitants must join together to save their new friend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisSnowie and the Seven Dorps (1990)
Puts a new slant on an old favorite fairy tale, bringing it up-to-date to explain such new age pop-psych phenomena as passive/aggressive behavior, co-dependency, compulsiveness and enabling. It even brings a new insight on the Prince's immediate passion for the sleeping Princess!!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Tales of Magic: Volume 1 (1986)
A collection of stories compiled from the English dub of the Madhouse anime series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Girlfriend (1989)
A short Russian animated film about a man and a fish.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
The Swan Princess (1994)
The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held captive at an enchanted lake, she befriends Jean-Bob the frog, Speed the turtle and Puffin the bird. Despite their struggle to keep the princess safe, these good-natured creatures can do nothing about the sorcerer's spell, which can only be broken by a vow of everlasting love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ugly Duckling (1956)
Soviet cartoon adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
Beggar boy Krabat is lured to apprentice for an evil, one-eyed sorcerer. With a number of others, he works at the sorcerer's mill while learning black magic. Every Christmas, one of the lads has to face the master in a magical duel, where the boy never stands a chance because the master is the only person allowed to use a secret spell.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJack and the Beanstalk (1974)
An adventurous young boy named Jack climbs a giant beanstalk to a magical kingdom governed by a greedy, tyrannical giant.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDobrynya Nikitich and Gorynych the Dragon (2006)
When Princess Zabava, the niece of the Prince of Kyiv, is kidnapped, the legendary hero Dobrynya Nikitich sets out on a daring quest to rescue her. Accompanied by Yelisey, a young royal messenger who is deeply in love with Zabava, Dobrynya must overcome dangerous obstacles and uncover the truth behind her disappearance. Along the way, he crosses paths with his old friend Gorynych the Dragon, whose loyalty is put to the test as the adventure unfolds.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
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What are the best movies like The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling?
The closest matches to The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling are Downhearted Duckling (1954), Southbound Duckling (1955) and Babes in the Woods (1932). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling?
Start with Downhearted Duckling (1954), the closest match to The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling?
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014), rated 7.4/10 by 1,270 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling?
Cinderella and the Secret Prince (2018) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling chosen?
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