Movies like Moana (2026)

10 films to watch after Moana, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

1

The Sea Beast (2022)

Fit 68%

Shares Adventure, Family and Fantasy with Moana.

When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.
2

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Fit 59%

Shares Family, Fantasy and Comedy with Moana.

Ruby Gillman, a sweet and awkward high school student, discovers she's a direct descendant of the warrior kraken queens. The kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids. Destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother, Ruby must use her newfound powers to protect those she loves most.
3

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

Fit 59%

Shares Adventure, Family and Comedy with Moana.

The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a diabolical queen.
4

Forgotten Island (2026)

Fit 50%

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While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa must race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.
5

The Legend of Ochi (2025)

Fit 49%

Shares Family, Fantasy and Adventure with Moana.

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
6

Nim's Island (2008)

Fit 49%

Shares Adventure, Comedy, Family and Fantasy with Moana.

A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
7

Moana (2016)

Fit 47%

Shares Adventure, Comedy and Family with Moana.

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
8

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

Fit 47%

Shares Adventure, Comedy and Family with Moana.

Young Jim Hawkins and his two best friends, Gonzo and Rizzo, embark on a voyage across the high seas in search of buried treasure, but soon find that not everyone onboard can be trusted.
9

Peter Pan (2003)

Fit 44%

Shares Adventure, Fantasy and Family with Moana.

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.
10

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Fit 41%

Shares Adventure and Fantasy with Moana.

Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.