

Movies like Strings
If Strings's mix of friendship, orphanage and classroom stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Strings's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022 · Directed by Peter Baynton · 35 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, short film · Also animation and family
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
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Kitbull
2019 · Directed by Rosana Sullivan · 9 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, short film · Also animation and family · From the same decade (2010s)
An unlikely connection sparks between two creatures: a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull. Together, they experience friendship for the first time.
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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019 · Directed by Tim Johnson · 22 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: short film · Also animation and family · From the same decade (2010s)
It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend.
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The Little Prince
2015 · Directed by Mark Osborne · 106 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: school · Also animation and family · From the same decade (2010s)
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas.
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The Gruffalo
2009 · Directed by Max Lang · 27 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: short film · Also animation and family
The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to…
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Float
2019 · Directed by Bobby Rubio · 7 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: short film · Also animation and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
A father discovers that his son floats, which makes him different from other kids. To keep them both safe from the judgement of the world, Dad hides, covers, and grounds him.
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 · Directed by John Lounsbery · 74 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: cartoon · Also animation and family
Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they…
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 141 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, school
Harry Potter's life is in danger once more as dangerous wizard Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and is heading to Hogwarts.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Directed by Chris Columbus · 152 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, school
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and…
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
2009 · Directed by Klay Hall · 81 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: friendship · Also animation and family
A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic.
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The Barbie Diaries
2006 · Directed by Kallan Kagan · 70 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: friendship · Also family and animation
Barbie is disheartened when Todd breaks her heart and goes back to his former girlfriend. But things change when she comes across a diary, which makes her wishes come true.
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Bambi II
2006 · Directed by Brian Pimental · 72 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: cartoon · Also animation and drama
Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can…