Movies like Animal Soccer World (1998)
The best movies like Animal Soccer World (1998) are Ooops! Noah Is Gone... (2015), Rugrats Go Wild (2003) and Penguins of Madagascar (2014). If Animal Soccer World hooked you with its family and animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRon's Gone Wrong (2021)7.8/10 from 2,110 votes
- NewestThe Twits (2025)Released 2025
- In GermanThe Wild Soccer Bunch (2003)Also in German
Ooops! Noah Is Gone... (2015)
It's the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all animals. But as it turns out, Nestrians aren't allowed. Sneaking on board with the involuntary help of Hazel and her daughter Leah, two Grymps, they think they're safe. Until the curious kids fall off the Ark. Now Finny and Leah struggle to survive the flood and hungry predators and attempt to reach the top of a mountain, while Dave and Hazel must put aside their differences, turn the Ark around and save their kids. It's definitely not going to be smooth sailing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRugrats Go Wild (2003)
When the Rugrats find themselves stranded on a deserted island, they meet the Thornberrys, a family who agrees to help them escape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPenguins of Madagascar (2014)
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRecess: All Growed Down (2003)
T.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPhineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMinions: Holiday Special (2020)
Four mini-movie escapades starring the Minions, with various special guest appearances, all to celebrate the holidays!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwo by Two: Overboard! (2020)
Two misfit castaways struggle to reunite an unorthodox family, out-run a volcano, and negotiate a peace deal on a creaking Ark.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals (2014)
While on vacation in Brazil, Scooby-Doo and the gang encounter a mythical beast at a game of soccer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & animation
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnimal Crackers (2018)
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJungle Beat: The Movie (2020)
The Jungle Beat animals think it’s the best thing ever when an alien arrives in the jungle bringing with him the power of speech. They also surprisingly think it’s the best thing ever when they find out that he’s been sent to conquer them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Boxtrolls (2014)
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnimalympics (1980)
Animalympics is all about the Animal Olympics Contest where all the animals around the world gather to take part in everything from skiing in North America to the very long marathon race in humid conditions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRon's Gone Wrong (2021)
In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Twits (2025)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2016)
Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize each of their unique abilities to solve problems and accomplish tasks to maintain balance within the Circle of Life, while also introducing viewers to the vast array of animals that populate the prodigious African landscape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCurious 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 & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonster High: Great Scarrier Reef (2016)
Join your favourite ghoulfriends in an all-new aquatic adventure! When the ghouls get pulled into the school pool, they're transported to the gore-geous underwater world of the Great Scarrier Reef. Lagoon realizes she's come home and, in a fintastic mission of the heart, decides to come to terms with her own freaky flaws. Of course she'll need help from the most creeperific firends ever as she confronts a frenemy from her past, competes in a scaretastic dance extravaganze, and fights a terrible beast from the deep!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Wild Soccer Bunch (2003)
The school year is over and for a diverse group of carefree kids, soccer is king! These kids believe that they are the local gold team and there is nothing they like more than improving their game. "If you want to be cool, you should be wild." However, the relentless rain turns their field into a swamp, so they have to take an unexpected break. And when the sun finally comes, a gang of older, bigger and dumber boys has just taken over the field. They won't give it back unless they lose a match against the kids.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGarfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisCinderella (1950)
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Big Green (1995)
In a depressed Texas town, British foreign exchange teacher Anna attempts to inject some life into her hopeless kids by introducing them to soccer. They're terrible at first, but Anna and her football-hero assistant whip them into shape. As they work overtime, the pair help kids build their self-esteem and also get involved in solving family squabbles.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDora the Explorer: Super Soccer Showdown (2014)
Help Dora go for the gold when she heads to Brazil with her team for the Big Cup Soccer Tournament! Plus, travel back in time for an ancient Mayan ball game, help Dora save her cousin Daisy's soccer game at the stadium, and thrill to animal athletics at Boots and Baby Jaguar's circus! Dora and the Golden Explorers need your help in the Big Cup Soccer Tournament in Brazil! Will you help them beat the Monsters to win the Big Cup?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & family
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! (2017)
The older boys are graduating school and recount their memories together. The next day everyone defends the graduation ceremony against Zundar and Dadacha's Second-Button Monster, but Yumoto struggles using his love power.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
The Soccer Nanny (2011)
A woman hires a Norwegian soccer player to be a male au pair and help her raise her two sons. It deals with personal loss and how a soccer ball can change sadness into laughter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy
Andy the Talking Hedgehog (2018)
After a girl's wish for all animals to have the ability to speak comes true, local robbers try to capture her talking hedgehog.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family
The Champion (2024)
Diego has just been voted best young player in Europe and at the age of 20 he is on his way to making his team, Atlético de Madrid, champions of La Liga. But his impulsive and conflictive character makes the club, fed up with his excesses, hire Álex, a withdrawn and lonely psychology professor, to improve his behaviour. The two will have no choice but to learn to understand each other.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisShooting Girls (2020)
The Samrye Girl’s Middle School soccer club always loses. There’s no sufficient support for the club and to make matters worse, the main striker transfers to another school. Would it be feasible to make a miracle happen at the National Convention?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Kitchen Stories (2003)
Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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What are the best movies like Animal Soccer World?
The closest matches to Animal Soccer World are Ooops! Noah Is Gone... (2015), Rugrats Go Wild (2003) and Penguins of Madagascar (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Animal Soccer World?
Start with Ooops! Noah Is Gone... (2015), the closest match to Animal Soccer World.
What is the highest-rated movie like Animal Soccer World?
Ron's Gone Wrong (2021), rated 7.8/10 by 2,110 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Animal Soccer World?
The Twits (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Animal Soccer World?
Yes: The Wild Soccer Bunch (2003).
How are movies similar to Animal Soccer World chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Animal Soccer World, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.