Movies Like Bao

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Lamp Life

2020·7m·★ 6.7·Valerie LaPointe

Themes: short film, cartoonFans also likedAnimation & Comedy & Family

Inside Out

2015·1h 35m·★ 8.1·Pete Docter

DP: Patrick LinAnimation & Family & Drama & Comedy

Something's Gotta Give

2003·2h 8m·★ 6.8·Nancy Meyers

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Week-ends

2014·1h 30m·★ 5.4·Anne Villacèque

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Once Upon a Studio

2023·9m·★ 8.3·Trent Correy

Fans also likedAnimation & Family & Fantasy & Drama & Comedy

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022·35m·★ 7.8·Peter Baynton

Fans also likedAnimation & Family & Drama

La luna

2012·7m·★ 7.8·Enrico Casarosa

Fans also likedAnimation & Family & Fantasy

The Breadwinner

2017·1h 34m·★ 7.7·Nora Twomey

Fans also likedAnimation & Drama & Family

Wish Dragon

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Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

2022·1h 30m·★ 7.6·Dean Fleischer Camp

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Elemental

2023·1h 42m·★ 7.0·Peter Sohn

Fans also likedAnimation & Family & Fantasy & Comedy

Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin

2024·40m·★ 7.2·Raymond S. Persi

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The Little Matchgirl

2006·7m·★ 7.8·Roger Allers

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Carl's Date

2023·9m·★ 6.4·Bob Peterson

Fans also likedAnimation & Family & Comedy

Sketch

2025·1h 33m·★ 6.6·Seth Worley

Fans also likedFantasy & Comedy & Family

The Boxtrolls

2014·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Graham Annable

Fans also likedAnimation & Comedy & Family & Fantasy

Bambi II

2006·1h 12m·★ 6.1·Brian Pimental

Fans also likedAnimation & Drama & Family

The Inseparables

2023·1h 29m·★ 5.8·Jérémie Degruson

Fans also likedAnimation & Comedy & Family

Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short

2017·5m·★ 6.2·Genndy Tartakovsky

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How Good Is Bao?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.