Movies like El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua (1982)
The best movies like El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua (1982) are Revolting Rhymes (2017), Tad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) and The Loud House Movie (2021). If El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua hooked you with its animation and history, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Legend of the Black Charro (2018)8.4/10 from 233 votes
- NewestThe Twits (2025)Released 2025
- In SpanishTad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)Also in Spanish
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
Tad accidentally unleashes an ancient spell, endangering the lives of his friends Mummy, Jeff, and Belzoni. With everyone against him and only helped by Sara, he sets off on an adventure to end the Curse of the Mummy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Loud House Movie (2021)
The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Legend of the Black Charro (2018)
After releasing the Chupacabras, Leo San Juan decides that it is time to return together with his brother Nando to his grandmother's house. Halfway down the road, Charro Negro manages to confuse Leo and because of him, an innocent girl is dragged into the underworld. Leo is forced to repair the damage. His friends will come to try to help him and get out of there as soon as possible. But it is no coincidence that the Charro has chosen to involve Leo, his intentions go beyond getting a new soul.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
Absolute CinemaMovies 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 animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHilda and the Mountain King (2021)
When Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies 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 & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlush (2021)
When a horticulturalist-astronaut crashes onto a desolate planet, he encounters an ethereal visitor and discovers the joy of building a new life—realizing the universe has delivered something astonishing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Legend of La Llorona (2011)
Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct youngsters who wander the woods at night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisPuss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (2017)
After tumbling into a magic storybook, Puss in Boots must fight, dance and romance his way through wild adventures as he searches for an escape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
When Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the queen is not over yet. The Ghouls must locate an ancient artifact known as the Vampire's Heart in order to discover the identity of the true Vampire Queen. It's a fangtastic adventure that will lead them from the Tower of Londoom, to a haunted river boat in New Goreleans and finally to the glamorous boo-vie lots of Hauntlywood. Could this be the moment when Draculara finally receives her vampire powers and discovers screams really can come true?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
An evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age of chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
When Toaster and the gang spark friendships with the playful animals at the veterinary hospital, they soon discover their new pals are about to be sent to a testing laboratory.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisDragonkeeper (2024)
Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi. Dragons had been banished from the kingdom. Ping, an orphan, finds one of the last remaining dragon eggs. Palace guards force Ping to run away in order to return the dragon egg to the ocean and save all dragons from extinction. Ping discovers that she is a true Dragonkeeper.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisAn Egg Rescue (2021)
Toto and his friends must rescue his egg children after they're taken away for a gourmet food event in Africa.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Absolute CinemaMovies 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 & family
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 & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLa Leyenda de los Chaneques (2023)
Five years after giving up his powers and separating from his friends, Leo San Juan has started a new life trying to focus on his family and their bakery, staying away from danger and adventures. However, Leo knows that his plans are rarely fulfilled and this time is no exception: while traveling with Nando to Veracruz, things start to get weird, and from the depths of the Tuxtlas jungle, an ancient curse has returned and only Leo can face it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSuscipe (TBA)
After years, a Catholic priest tries to rekindle a broken relationship with his secret daughter. But to her, he's just the man (or father) who never wanted her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Romero (1989)
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Order (2003)
For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Legend of Thyl (1977)
Based on the novel by Charles de Coster "The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere." First part: "The Ashes of Claes". XVI century. The freedom-loving and cheerful people of the Netherlands under the rule of the Spanish king: persecution, torture, bonfires of the Inquisition, encouraging scammers. The fearless Thyl Uhlenshpiegel and his faithful girlfriend Nele have to go through many trials. Second part: "Viva Beggars!". The people of the Netherlands, tormented by cruel royal decrees, taxes, heresy, torture and executions, began a war of liberation against Spanish rule. Many feats will be performed by the national hero Tilbert (Thyl) Ulenspiegel and his friend Lamme Gudzak before peace returns to their homeland.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
La Misionera de San José (2022)
Ana lives her youth in Valle de Abdalajís (Málaga). But her life took a complete turn and, together with a group of courageous and determined women, she began a charitable work in favor of the needy, especially the abandoned elderly, orphaned children and people in vulnerable situations. She would eventually found the Congregation of Mothers of the Homeless and St. Joseph of the Mountain. 30 years after her death, her remains were stolen in the midst of the Spanish Civil War.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Shooting Dogs (2006)
Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKillers of the Flower Moon (2023)
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMary of Scotland (1936)
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFear No Evil (1945)
The life of Saint Benedict, the founder of Western Monasticism.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Martin Luther (1953)
A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua?
The closest matches to El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua are Revolting Rhymes (2017), Tad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) and The Loud House Movie (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua?
Start with Revolting Rhymes (2017), the closest match to El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua.
What is the highest-rated movie like El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua?
The Legend of the Black Charro (2018), rated 8.4/10 by 233 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua?
The Twits (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua?
Yes: Tad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022), The Legend of the Black Charro (2018) and The Legend of La Llorona (2011).
How are movies similar to El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El Gran Acontecimiento Nican Mopohua, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.