If you loved The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, try The Ugly Duckling

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Clyde Geronimi, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Animation / Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Ugly Duckling is

Here's a cartoon that pulls at the heartstrings, even if they're made of felt. A lonely duckling searches for a place to belong, suffering endless taunts and rejection. Eventually, he discovers he's not a duck at all, neatly resolving his adolescent angst.

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