Movies like The Broken Ear (1992)
The best movies like The Broken Ear (1992) are Prisoners of the Sun (1992), King Ottokar's Sceptre (1992) and Tintin and the Picaros (1992). If The Broken Ear hooked you with its animation and adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)9.0/10 from 1,430 votes
- NewestAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)Released 2026
- In FrenchPrisoners of the Sun (1992)Also in French
Prisoners of the Sun (1992)
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Peru in search of an abducted friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKing Ottokar's Sceptre (1992)
An absent-minded sigillographer gets Tintin involved in a dangerous political intrigue in the Balkan nation of Syldavia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTintin and the Picaros (1992)
Tintin falls into a dangerous trap after his friends are falsely arrested in a troubled South American country where a revolution is about to explode.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExplorers on the Moon (1992)
Tintin and his friends travel to the Moon aboard the Syldavian nuclear powered rocket.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Seven Crystal Balls (1992)
Tintin and his friends investigate when something ominous haunts seven archaeologists, just after their return from an ethnographic expedition to the Andes, where they have dug up the tomb of Inca Rascar Capac.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Red Sea Sharks (1992)
Tintin and his friends travel to Khemed, a Middle East nation, to help its ruler, Emir Mohammed ben Kalish Ezab, who gets into trouble when Bab El Ehr, an arms smuggler and terrorist, rises and takes over.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Castafiore Emerald (1992)
The opera diva Bianca Castafiore spends a few days with Tintin and his friends at Marlinspike Hall, where a mysterious theft is perpetrated.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlight 714 (1992)
Tintin and his friends get involved in an unexpected and weird adventure when they meet Laszlo Carreidas, an eccentric millionaire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLand of Black Gold (1992)
When cars start to explode, which can lead to a serious oil crisis, Tintin and his friends travel to the Middle East to get to the bottom of the problem.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crab with the Golden Claws (1991)
Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCigars of the Pharaoh (1991)
While on vacation in Egypt, Tintin encounters an eccentric archaeologist who believes to have found the whereabouts of Pharaoh Kih-Oskh's tomb. There Tintin finds a cigar marked with a strange emblem.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens to upend the peace they sacrificed everything to achieve.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSpycies (2020)
Vladimir and Hector, two secret agents opposed in every way, are trying to recover a top secret material stolen by unknown intruders.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisArctic Dogs (2019)
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisAstro Kid (2019)
Terra Willy: Unexplored Planet — Upon the destruction of their ship, Willy is separated from his parents. He lands on a wild and unexplored planet and with the help of Buck, a survival robot, he will have to hold until the arrival of a rescue mission.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMinions & More Volume 1 (2022)
This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little Helpers (2019). From the "Grinch" franchise: The Dog Days of Winter (2019). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Norman Television (2016); Weenie (2016). From the "Sing" franchise: Love at First Sight (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Forces of Nature (2012).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Willoughbys (2020)
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Calculus Affair (1991)
Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion. Glass things break without any apparent reason. The Professor, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of the Professor's work and send their agents to investigate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Secret of the Unicorn (1991)
Tintin buys an old model ship at a flea market as a gift for Captain Haddock, who tells him about the exploits of a famous ancestor related to it. Then, Tintin learns that it is not an ordinary model ship.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRed Rackham's Treasure (1991)
Tintin and Captain Haddock search for Red Rackham's treasure with the help of an eccentric but lovable professor.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTintin in Tibet (1992)
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Tibet in search of an old friend who has disappeared after a plane crash.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Calculus Affair (1964)
Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion: glass things break without any apparent reason. Professor Calculus, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of his work and send their agents to investigate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
The Crab with the Golden Claws (1947)
Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969)
When seven archaeologists find an ancient Inca temple, they become victims of an ancient curse. Back in Europe, one by one they fall into a deep sleep and only once a day, all at the same time, they wake up for a few minutes and experience hallucinations where the sinister living mummy of Rascar Capac appears.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTintin and the Lake of Sharks (1972)
Tintin and Captain Haddock are sent to guard Professor Calculus, who has invented a machine that can duplicate anything, and is staying in a village near the border of Syldavia and Borduria. However, an infamous and ruthless international criminal tries to lure Calculus and Tintin away by kidnapping two children, who live nearby, in order to get his clutches on the machine.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mystery of the Rascar Capac Mummy (2019)
Rascar Capac, the sinister creature featured on Hergé's album The Seven Crystal Balls (1948), has left its mark on many generations of readers. To draw it, the Belgian cartoonist was probably inspired by a mummy exhibited in the first pre-Columbian exhibition organized by the Brussels Cinquantenaire Museum in 1923. Two intrepid archaeologists embark on a fascinating journey to reconstruct the story of the mysterious mummy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Broken Ear?
The closest matches to The Broken Ear are Prisoners of the Sun (1992), King Ottokar's Sceptre (1992) and Tintin and the Picaros (1992). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Broken Ear?
Start with Prisoners of the Sun (1992), the closest match to The Broken Ear.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Broken Ear?
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026), rated 9.0/10 by 1,430 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Broken Ear?
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like The Broken Ear?
Yes: Prisoners of the Sun (1992), King Ottokar's Sceptre (1992) and Tintin and the Picaros (1992).
How are movies similar to The Broken Ear chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Broken Ear, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.