Films like Surf's Up 2: WaveMania.

Surf's Up 2: WaveMania (2017) reads as Cosy, breathless, gentle animation / family, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. 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.

Sahara (2017) poster
1. Sahara2017

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Woody Woodpecker (2017) poster
2. Woody Woodpecker2017

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Deep (2017) poster
3. Deep2017

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Catman (2021) poster
4. Catman2021

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Garfield's Fun Fest (2008) poster
5. Garfield's Fun Fest2008

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island (2019) poster
6. Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island2019

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (2021) poster
7. LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales2021

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Zapped (2014) poster
8. Zapped2014

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lovey-Dovey (2007) poster
9. Lovey-Dovey2007

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The New Adventures of Aladdin (2015) poster
10. The New Adventures of Aladdin2015

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2021) poster
11. Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog2021

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lulli (2021) poster
12. Lulli2021

Keeps the gentle temperature and the clean studio craft — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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