Movies like Coda (2013)
The best movies like Coda (2013) are Ninety-Five Senses (2022), The Old Man and the Sea (1999) and Negative Space (2017). If Coda hooked you with its drama and animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (2026)8.8/10 from 312 votes
- NewestThe Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (2026)Released 2026
Ninety-Five Senses (2022)
A heartfelt depiction of a man facing his own mortality while reflecting on the grave mistakes of his youth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & drama
The Old Man and the Sea (1999)
An old fisherman makes the biggest catch of his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNegative Space (2017)
Even though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnimal Behaviour (2018)
Five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist. The group includes Lorraine, a leech who suffers from separation anxiety; Cheryl, a praying mantis who can’t seem to keep a man; Todd, a pig with an eating disorder; Jeffrey, a bird with guilt issues; and Linda, an obsessive-compulsive cat.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBalance (1989)
The setting is on a floating platform where a group of evenly and carefully placed men live. Each man is aware that the platform is not stable and in order not to fall to their deaths, they maintain a careful balance of weight to prevent the platform from tipping too far and cause them all to fall.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Leviathan (2015)
A short animated film produced as a proof-of-concept for a proposed live-action feature about 22nd century prisoners forced to perform the dangerous labor of harvesting exotic matter from the eggs of the largest species mankind has ever seen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Weekends (2017)
Set in 1980s Toronto, a young boy shuffles between the homes of his recently divorced parents.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTale of Tales (1979)
Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFather and Daughter (2001)
A father says goodbye to his young daughter. In time the daughter grows old, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeast (2022)
Inspired by real events, "Bestia" enters the life of a secret police agent in the military dictatorship in Chile. The relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations, reveal a macabre fracture in her mind and a country.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWe Can't Live Without Cosmos (2014)
Two cosmonauts, two friends, try to do their best in their everyday training life to make their common dream a reality. But this story is not only about the dream.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Staggering Girl (2019)
Francesca, an Italian-American writer who lives in New York, must return to Rome to retrieve her aging mother. There, the ghosts of her childhood will come to her through her mother's art.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDon't Hug Me I'm Scared (2012)
A disturbing puppet short exploring the concept of creativity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTome of the Unknown (2013)
Wirt and Gregory are brothers who get tired of walking, so, they borrow a car from a romantic songster made of vegetables.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Windshield Wiper (2021)
Inside a cafe while smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, a man poses an ambitious question: "What is Love?". A collection of vignettes and situations will lead the man to the desired conclusion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIblard Time (2007)
A quiet stroll through the imaginary world of Iblard, originally depicted in the paintings by Naohisa Inoue, influenced by Impressionism and Surrealism.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIce Merchants (2023)
Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPear Cider and Cigarettes (2016)
The brutally honest story of Robert's turbulent relationship with a self-destructive, yet charismatic friend from childhood, who cries out for help from a military hospital in China and sets Rob on a wild ride to get him home to Vancouver.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPearl (2016)
The story of a girl and her dad as they cross the United States in an older model hatchback chasing their dreams.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDune (2020)
Sounds as witnesses. They blurr into memories, half-dreams, it is undecided if they are real or not. A fluctuation between imagination and reality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
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
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBambi (1942)
Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBambi II (2006)
Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can learn from his spirited young son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDinosaur (2000)
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lion King (1994)
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisCanvas (2020)
After a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLight of the World (2025)
It's 30 AD and everyone is expectantly awaiting the coming Messiah. While Jesus isn't exactly what they imagined, there is something special about this man. Soon, John, James, Andrew, Peter, and others begin to follow Jesus on an unexpected adventure. This beautifully animated story of Jesus is told through the eyes of his beloved young friend, the Apostle John.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisFluke (1995)
Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and reincarnates as a dog. Remembering some of his previous being, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, his memories return, and Thomas realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Book of Life (2014)
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLe Mans (1971)
Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Coda?
The closest matches to Coda are Ninety-Five Senses (2022), The Old Man and the Sea (1999) and Negative Space (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Coda?
People who watched Coda most often go on to Ninety-Five Senses (2022), The Old Man and the Sea (1999) and Negative Space (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like Coda?
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (2026), rated 8.8/10 by 312 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Coda?
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Coda?
Yes: Ninety-Five Senses (2022), Negative Space (2017) and Animal Behaviour (2018).
How are movies similar to Coda chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Coda, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.