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Films like Surf's Up.

Surf's Up (2007) reads as Cosy, breathless, gentle animation / comedy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper (2004) poster
1. Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper2004

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Simpsons Movie (2007) poster
2. The Simpsons Movie2007

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Happy Feet Two (2011) poster
3. Happy Feet Two2011

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hop (2011) poster
4. Hop2011

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Barnyard (2006) poster
5. Barnyard2006

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Emoji Movie (2017) poster
6. The Emoji Movie2017

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

For the Birds (2000) poster
7. For the Birds2000

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) poster
8. An Extremely Goofy Movie2000

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) poster
9. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 22013

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Free Birds (2013) poster
10. Free Birds2013

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) poster
11. Alvin and the Chipmunks2007

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) poster
12. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel2009

Keeps the gentle temperature and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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