Everyone Loves Mel vs Forgotten Island

Forgotten Island has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 4.4/10 for Everyone Loves Mel). Everyone Loves Mel is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 49m. Everyone Loves Mel is the older of the two (2000 against 2026). Both are family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Everyone Loves Mel posterEveryone Loves Mel2000 VS Forgotten Island posterForgotten Island2026
Everyone Loves MelForgotten Island
Audience score★ 4.4/10★ 8.2/10
Year20002026
Length1h 37m1h 49m
GenresFamily, FantasyAdventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorJoey TravoltaJanuel Mercado, Joel Crawford
Main castVanessa Evigan, Paul Sampson, Julie Hagerty, Ernest Borgnine, Jack ScaliaH.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto

Synopsis

Everyone Loves Mel

Set in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the legend of Swanson Lake is kept by one man and he's not about to surrender it. When Bill's grandsons come for a summer visit, they stumble into a big-time adventure with a giant turtle named Mel. When Bill's neighbor Bailey tries to kidnap Mel in order to feature him in a proposed theme park, the grandsons plot to hide Mel from the neighbor.

Forgotten Island

While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa must race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.

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