Movies like Riverboat Song (2017)
The best movies like Riverboat Song (2017) are Steamboat Willie (1928), Hawaiian Holiday (1937) and Sing (2016). If Riverboat Song hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGet a Horse! (2013)7.6/10 from 287 votes
- NewestPlankton: The Movie (2025)Released 2025
Steamboat Willie (1928)
Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie Mouse, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHawaiian Holiday (1937)
Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfing!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSing (2016)
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPuss Gets the Boot (1940)
Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWalky Talky Hawky (1946)
Young Henery Hawk's father regretfully admits their family's shame: they hunt and eat chickens. Henery set off to find one, and comes across Foghorn Leghorn, where the loudmouth rooster is engaged in his favorite pastime, playing tricks on grumpy Barnyard Dog.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they enjoy their days together and sing their way through adventures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThree Little Pigs (1933)
The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses down (after trickery like dressing as a foundling sheep fails), they run to their brother's house. And throughout, they sing the classic song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGet a Horse! (2013)
Mickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow go on a musical wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete tries to run them off the road.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023)
Mickey and gang must stop hundreds of old film reel versions of Mickey from wreaking havoc all over town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRock Dog (2016)
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Snail and the Whale (2020)
A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. The other snails think she should stay put, but she puts out a call for a “Lift wanted around the world”. Eventually her call is answered by a great big grey-blue humpback whale! She sets off with him across the seas. On their journey the snail and the whale discover towering icebergs and far-off lands, fiery mountains and golden sands. The snail is delighted by the wonderful world around her, until she realises how small it makes her feel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTummy Trouble (1989)
Roger Rabbit once again is chosen for the dangerous task of babysitting Baby Herman and everything is going to be just fine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rat Catcher (2023)
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMickey's Steam Roller (1934)
While streetworker Mickey romances Minnie, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie take control of his steamroller and it's full speed ahead on a very destructive ride.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Gruffalo (2009)
The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Inseparables (2023)
The animated buddy movie follows the misadventures of Don, a runaway puppet with boundless imaginations, and DJ Doggy Dog, an abandoned plush looking for a friend, who cross paths in Central Park and team up against all odds for a epic friendship adventure in New York.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Point (1971)
A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Big Bad Wolf (1934)
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlankton: The Movie (2025)
Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Riverboat Song?
The closest matches to Riverboat Song are Steamboat Willie (1928), Hawaiian Holiday (1937) and Sing (2016). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Riverboat Song?
Start with Steamboat Willie (1928), the closest match to Riverboat Song.
What is the highest-rated movie like Riverboat Song?
Get a Horse! (2013), rated 7.6/10 by 287 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Riverboat Song?
Plankton: The Movie (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Riverboat Song?
Yes: Steamboat Willie (1928), Hawaiian Holiday (1937) and Sing (2016).
How are movies similar to Riverboat Song chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Riverboat Song, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.