Best Based On Children'S Book Movies

1989 • Rating 7.8 • animation, family, fantasy

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Witch, Clock Tower, Bicycle Accident, Female Friendship, Bakery, Coming Of Age, Based On Children'S Book, Cartoon Cat, Cartoon Dog, Baking

Time: Year 1989, 1980S, 1989-07-29

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa, Koichi Miura

2019 • Rating 7.7 • animation, family, adventure

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure

Style: Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Flying, Villain, Melancholy, Vikings (Norsemen), Sequel, Overpopulation, Dragon, Love Interest, Based On Children'S Book

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-01-03

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson

2010 • Rating 7.7 • fantasy, animation, family

14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Family

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Cat, Forest, Based On Children'S Book, Little People, Dollhouse, Nostalgic, Anime, Year-Old Arrietty And The Rest Of The Clock Family Live In Peaceful Anonymity As They Make Their Own Home From Items, Borrowed

Time: Year 2010, 2010S, 2010-07-16

Place: France, Japan, United States Of America, Japanese

Cast: Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Tomokazu Miura, Keiko Takeshita, Kirin Kiki, Shinobu Otake

2003 • Rating 7.1 • adventure, fantasy, family

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.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Flying, Crocodile, Liberation, Fairy, Mermaid, Pirate Gang, Pirate, Based On Children'S Book, Fantasy World, Pirate Ship

Time: Year 2003, 2000S, 2003-12-18

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, Australia, English, French

Cast: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Ludivine Sagnier, Olivia Williams, Harry Newell

2026 • Rating 6.5 • animation, family, adventure

Living on a rundown shipwreck, Mr. Fish one day discovers a hyperactive young sea dragon Pip – who had mistaken his home for a junkyard – pilfering his belongings. The heated argument that ensues leaves both their houses in ruin. But there is hope! Embarking on a seemingly impossible quest in search of the mythical 'Shimmer' to grant them a wish, there’s only one problem: someone else is on the hunt...

Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Based On Children'S Book, Children'S Book, Living On A Rundown Shipwreck, Fish One Day Discovers A Hyperactive Young Sea Dragon Pip, Who Had Mistaken His Home For A Junkyard, Pilfering His Belongings, The Heated Argument That Ensues Leaves Both Their Houses In Ruin, But There Is Hope, Embarking On A Seemingly Impossible Quest In Search Of The Mythical 'Shimmer' To Grant Them A Wish

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-01

Place: Australia, United States Of America, English

Cast: Nick Offerman, Nina Oyama, Miranda Otto, Amy Sedaris, Jordin Sparks, Remy Hii