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Movies like The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon (2012)

The best movies like The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon (2012) are How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019), Charming (2018) and Happily Ever After (1989). If The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon hooked you with its animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)

    It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings of New Berk were beginning to forget about their friendship with dragons. Hiccup, Astrid, and Gobber know just what to do to keep the dragons in the villagers' hearts. And across the sea, the dragons have a plan of their own...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  2. Charming (2018)

    Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  3. Happily Ever After (1989)

    In the aftermath of her more famous adventure, Snow White must team up with the dwarves' seven female cousins to battle the late Evil Queen's warlock brother and rescue the captured Prince.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

  4. Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014)

    A hunt for a lost sheep turns into a competition between Hiccup and friends as they compete to become the first Dragon Racing champion of Berk.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  5. Zog (2018)

    Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to be helped by a kind young girl who patches up his bumps and bruises.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  6. Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)

    Barbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which goes back to the day she was kidnapped as a child.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  7. Babes in the Woods (1932)

    Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  8. The Pied Piper (1933)

    The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lures the rats into a mirage of cheese, which disappears. The citizens, disappointed that all he did was play a tune, offer only pocket change. The piper, angered, plays a new tune that has all the children of the city follow him, even the new twins the stork is preparing to deliver.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  9. Shrek 2 (2004)

    Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously twisted adventure for Shrek and Fiona. With the help of ever-faithful Donkey, Shrek takes on the potion-brewing Fairy Godmother, pompous Prince Charming, and infamous ogre-killer Puss In Boots.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  10. The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

    Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios, and learns about the animation process.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  11. The Little Matchgirl (2006)

    An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  12. Tangled Ever After (2012)

    The kingdom is in a festive mood as everyone gathers for the royal wedding of Rapunzel and Flynn. However, when Pascal and Maximus, as flower chameleon and ring bearer, respectively, lose the gold bands, a frenzied search and recovery mission gets underway. As the desperate duo tries to find the rings before anyone discovers that they’re missing, they leave behind a trail of comical chaos that includes flying lanterns, a flock of doves, a wine barrel barricade and a very sticky finale. Will Maximus and Pascal save the day and make it to the church in time? And will they ever get Flynn’s nose right?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  13. Shrek (2001)

    It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  14. The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (1997)

    The first wedding anniversary of Princess Odette and Prince Derek is fraught with troubles brought on by Clavius, who plots to conquer the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  15. Cinderella and the Secret Prince (2018)

    Cinderella discovers a secret that could shake their world: an evil witch turned the prince into a mouse and replaced him with a look-alike. Cinderella and her friends must save the real prince and help him defeat the evil witch.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  16. Wish Dragon (2021)

    Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  17. Barbie in Rock 'N Royals (2015)

    When royal Princess Courtney trades places with famous rock star Erika, two worlds collide while both learn to appreciate new friends and experiences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  18. Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)

    Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new step-father, King Roland II, and step-siblings, Amber and James. Along the way this ordinary girl learns to navigate the extraordinary life of royalty, and in the process makes everyone around her feel special.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  19. The Princess and the Goblin (1991)

    The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

  20. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)

    When Lady Tremaine steals the Fairy Godmother's wand and changes history, it's up to Cinderella to restore the timeline and reclaim her prince.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  21. El Materdor (2008)

    Mater is a matador fighting a herd of bulldozers in Spain. When Lightning McQueen enters the story, the bulldozers begin to chase him due to his red paint.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  22. There is exactly enough time (2021)

    Oskar Salomonowitz, the 12-year-old son of filmmakers Anja Salomonowitz and Virgil Widrich, had drawn 206 pictures in a flip book when he died in an accident. His father continued to draw the film with the remaining 482 sheets.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  23. The Return of the Monster (2017)

    A little boy is bedeviled by recurring nightmares of a monster that just won’t go away.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  24. Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health (1945)

    The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  25. Night (1930)

    The moon and two owls sing to the Blue Danube Waltz, celebrating the night. Moths dance around a candle flame, fireflies glow, frogs chorus, and so forth.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  26. The Cactus Kid (1930)

    Mickey walks into the tavern where Minnie is dancing, and begins to dance and play piano himself. Pegleg Pete comes in and treats Minnie badly. Mickey tries to defend her, but Pete steals her away. Mickey, riding Horace Horsecollar, gives chase. He manages to throw Pete off a cliff.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  27. Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990)

    The evil Dr. Kochin uses the dragon balls to resurrect his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, in an effort to take over the world. Dr. Wheelo, his body having been destroyed by the avalanche that killed him fifty years before, desires the body of the strongest fighter in the world as his new vessel. Believing Roshi to be the world's strongest warrior, Dr. Kochin abducts Bulma and forces Roshi to surrender himself to save her. When Goku hears of their abduction, he goes to their rescue.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

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  28. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)

    Goku and friends must stop a band of space pirates from consuming fruit from the Tree of Might before it's destructive powers drain Earth's energy.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

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  29. Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)

    A Super Namekian named Slug comes to invade Earth. But the Z Warriors do their best to stop Slug and his gang.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

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  30. Touch (1991)

    Made when the director was at the Royal College of Art, an animated film illustrating that life is made up of a succession of meeting and partings.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon?

The closest matches to The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon are How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019), Charming (2018) and Happily Ever After (1989). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon?

Start with How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019), the closest match to The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon?

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019), rated 8.0/10 by 1,156 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon?

There is exactly enough time (2021) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there German movies like The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon?

Yes: There is exactly enough time (2021).

How are movies similar to The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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