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10 Best Movies Like The Little Engine That Could

If you loved The Little Engine That Could, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado

2000★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Engine That Could for fans of Adventure & Family & Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by th...

#2
Jem and the Holograms

Jem and the Holograms

2015★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Engine That Could for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are...

#3
The Unemployed

The Unemployed

2015★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Engine That Could for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Swedish unemployment has reached the criminal realms. We meet characters that have to fight for their lives in order to finish their work shift in one piece. An action satire o...

#4
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Engine That Could for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown. The two are set to tie the knot in a royal Christmas wedding — but their plans are jeopardized when Amber finds herself second-g...

#5
Twitches Too

Twitches Too

2007★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Engine That Could for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Reunited witch twins Camryn and Alex adjust to their new life as supernatural beings while at the same time trying to maintain a normal existence in this sequel to the magical Disn...

#6
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1951★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Engine That Could for fans of Adventure & Family & Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades....