# Movies like Pete's Dragon

> Films most similar to Pete's Dragon (1977) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/pete-s-dragon-1977/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Freaky Friday](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/freaky-friday-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 6.1 · 307 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Panda! Go Panda!](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/panda-go-panda-1972/)** (1972) — ★ 6.3 · 93 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Herbie Rides Again](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/herbie-rides-again-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 6.2 · 435 votes · cozy, playful, uplifting
- **[Return from Witch Mountain](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/return-from-witch-mountain-1978/)** (1978) — ★ 5.9 · 237 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/herbie-goes-to-monte-carlo-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 5.9 · 348 votes · cozy
- **[WR: Mysteries of the Organism](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/wr-mysteries-of-the-organism-1971/)** (1971) — ★ 6.2 · 95 votes · bittersweet, sexy, surreal
- **[Jabberwocky](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/jabberwocky-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 6.0 · 313 votes · 3am-cult, playful
- **[Bugsy Malone](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bugsy-malone-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 6.6 · 312 votes · bittersweet, cozy, playful
- **[Escape to Witch Mountain](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/escape-to-witch-mountain-1975/)** (1975) — ★ 6.4 · 229 votes · cozy, playful, tender
- **[The Cat from Outer Space](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-cat-from-outer-space-1978/)** (1978) — ★ 6.0 · 151 votes · cozy, playful
- **[The Aristocats](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-aristocats-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 7.3 · 5,347 votes · cozy, playful
- **[The Shaggy D.A.](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-shaggy-d-a-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 5.8 · 82 votes · cozy, playful

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