Movies like Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea (2003)
The best movies like Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea (2003) are Prisoners of the Sun (1992), Sofia the First: The Floating Palace (2013) and Tintin and the Picaros (1992). If Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea hooked you with its animation and tv movie, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedAstro Kid (2019)7.2/10 from 232 votes
- NewestLEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (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 thisSofia the First: The Floating Palace (2013)
After Sofia helps a little mermaid named Oona, Sofia's amulet grants her the power to transform into a mermaid and visit her new friend's underwater kingdom. But when Cedric (disguised as a seamonster) plots to steal Oona's enchanted Mermaid Comb, danger surfaces for both worlds. With a little help from special guest, Princess Ariel, Sofia embarks on an adventure to rescue Oona and prevent a typhoon before it's too late.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies 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 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 Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie (2003)
Evil lurks when Timmy's teacher and fairy hunter tries to capture a fairy to become Supreme MagicalRuler.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Wind in the Willows (1983)
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They go for a picnic on the riverbank, on a caravan expedition with Toad, until Toad switches allegiance to his new car and his reckless driving makes Mole and Rat search out Badger for help in curbing Toad's profligate habits. But Toad gets away from them and gets a 20-year sentence from the magistrate for theft, reckless driving, and Gross Impertinence. While Toad works his wiles on the jailer's daughter and escapes jail dressed as a washer woman, Badger tries to guard Toad Hall from the machinations of the Weasels and is badly beaten. And it requires a plan of attack and all four comrades to regain Toad Hall.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies 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 adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 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 thisA Monkey's Tale (1999)
Kom is from a tribe of monkeys who live in a canopy. He rejects elders' authority as well as the superstition that the lower world would be inhabited by demons. But he accidentally falls from the trees…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisThe Crossing (2021)
In a small town plunged into darkness, two children, Kyona and Adriel, are separated from their parents and, facing the path of exile alone, embark on a heroic journey that will take them from childhood to adolescence, in search of refuge, peace and the hope of finding their family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisDragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon (2020)
It's the treasure hunt of a lifetime for the Rescue Riders, who must race to find a precious golden dragon egg and protect it from evil pirates.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Monkey King (2023)
A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2026)
The Mandalorian and Grogu join their misfit allies for an epic party, celebrating their heroism. As friends regale the crowd with tales of their adventures, a pirate threat looms.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBaywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
Mitch Buchannon, believed to have died in a boating accident survived and only has amnesia, he has been recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. His new fiancée, Allison Ford, resembles his old lover, Lt. Stephanie Holden who died years ago.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 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 & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Pilgrim's Progress (2019)
An epic journey, faithfully adapted to modern-day. Christian faces distractions, challenges, and perils at every turn of the way. But ends victorious, with helpful guides, as he stays on the narrow path to the distant Celestial City.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea?
The closest matches to Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea are Prisoners of the Sun (1992), Sofia the First: The Floating Palace (2013) and Tintin and the Picaros (1992). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea?
Start with Prisoners of the Sun (1992), the closest match to Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea.
What is the highest-rated movie like Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea?
Astro Kid (2019), rated 7.2/10 by 232 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea?
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea?
Yes: Prisoners of the Sun (1992), Tintin and the Picaros (1992) and Land of Black Gold (1992).
How are movies similar to Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.