Movies like A Bug's Life
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A Bug's Life (1998)
335K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
Style:
computer animated, humorous, touching, 3d animation, witty, feel good, fairy tale, entertaining, anime, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
circus, ant, flea, villain, grasshopper, friendship, ladybug, butterfly, food, kids and family, toys, misfit, deception, exile, threat, teamwork, rescue, rivalry, fish out of water, furry, princess, sweetheart, insect, anthropomorphic animal, bully ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998, 1990s
Place:
texas
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Most similar movies to A Bug's Life
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, entertaining, sweet and feel good films with plots about family, friendship, escapades, storytelling, kids and family, chase and redemption mostly in Animation, Adventure and Family genres. Some movies like A Bug's Life: The Rescuers (1977), Antz (1998), Arthur and the Invisibles (2006), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Chicken Run (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss ...
Style:
light, touching, cute, crying, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool ...
Plot:
childhood, mouse, friendship, good versus evil, orphan, rescue, kidnapping, chase, little girl, anxiety, talking animal, treasure hunt ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
louisiana, madagascar, new york, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
171K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In this animated hit, a neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's ...
Style:
computer animated, feel good, 3d animation, humorous, light ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
fighting the system, ant, rebellion, worker, stereotypes, culture clash, soldier, misfit, childhood, underground, individuality, heroism ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn down, and ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, 3d animation, stylized, computer animated ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens, preschool
Plot:
fantasy world, fairy, heroes, young heroes, destiny, friendship, escapades, good versus evil, disappearance, imaginary kingdom, friends, youth ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 60s
Place:
africa, connecticut
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are monsters, they earn their living scaring children and are the best in the business... even though they're more afraid of the children than they are of them. When a child accidentally enters their world, ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, sweet, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
monster, friendship, imagination, imaginary, fantasy world, creature, best friend, parallel world, children, friends, rivalry, little girl ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
persia, paris france, himalaya
Similarity:
90%
Movie in collections
224K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the British chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the american rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky ...
Style:
claymation, funny, period piece, satirical, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
stop motion, bird, escape, talking animal, anthropomorphic animal, prison, escape attempt, chicken, chicken farm, anthropomorphism, rat, freedom ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1959, year 2000, post world war two ...
Place:
united kingdom, england, northern england, europe, yorkshire
Similarity:
100%
209K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true ...
Style:
fairy tale, computer animated, humorous, sweet, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
cat, talking cat, imaginary kingdom, magic, shrek, happy ending, talking animal, treasure hunt, escapades, sword fight, save the day, friendship ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s
Place:
madagascar, iran, spain, europe, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's new summer home. Kuzco's advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, entertaining, sweet, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
good versus evil, transformation, emperor, talking animal, jungle, treason, spoiled brat, llama, assassination attempt, friendship, change of heart, turned into an animal ...
Time:
15th century, year 2000, y2k, 16th century
Place:
peru, south america, latin america
Similarity:
100%
195K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship ...
Style:
entertaining, 3d animation, humorous, absurd, light ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
unlikely friendships, animal life, interspecies romance, beehive, culture clash, bee, talking animal, honey, trust, surrealism, lawsuit, fighting the system ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, pasadena california, usa, california
Similarity:
75%
Movie in collections
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon ...
Style:
humorous, light, not serious, computer animated, light hearted ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
bird, world war two, friendship, anthropomorphic animal, hopes, heroic mission, danger, escapades, against the odds, war, animal, chase ...
Time:
1940s, year 2005, 20th century
Place:
london, england, france, europe, big ben london
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from ...
Style:
touching, computer animated, feel good, funny, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
friendship, toys, childhood, rescue, toy comes to life, toy story, rivalry, wilhelm scream, birthday, loyalty, buddy, birthday present ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
usa, north america, ohio
Similarity:
80%
114K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours.
Style:
feel good, exciting, humorous, computer animated, intense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, teen fantasy, girls' night ...
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, imaginary, teenage life, protector, save the kingdom, young heroes, daughter, friendship, danger, father daughter relationship, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
20th century, year 2013, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
149K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, ...
Style:
funny, computer animated, entertaining, claymation, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
boat, talking animal, rat, lifestyle change, fish out of water, disorder, rivalry, partner, lifestyle, animal, villain, stop motion ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, buckingham palace, tower bridge london, england, london
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the ...
Style:
computer animated, humorous, 3d animation, light, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
friendship, bully, children, vengeance, bullying, transformation, adaptation, rescue, unlikely friendships, self discovery, animal life, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, South Korea
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the ...
Style:
sweet, entertaining, humorous, cute, intense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
furry, mouse, anthropomorphic animal, friendship, australian outback, poacher, good versus evil, talking animal, rescue, honest, lone hero, child ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
australia, new york, oceania, madagascar, hawaii
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the Middle Future in order to grant the wishes of children in New York city. They are to meet Dr. ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, entertaining, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
dinosaur, friendship, talking animal, disorder, escapades, rescue, young heroes, danger, love, children, anthropomorphism, pterodactyl ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place:
new york, london
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In this animated adventure, brilliant preteen inventor Lewis creates a memory scanner to retrieve his earliest recollections and find out why his mother gave him up for adoption. But when the villainous Bowler Hat Guy steals the machine, Lewis is ...
Style:
sweet, inspirational, cute, touching, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
time travel, inventor, time machine, redemption, runaway, adoption, kids and family, sent to the past, villain, father son relationship, eccentric family, love ...
Time:
future, year 2007, 2030s, 90s, year 1995 ...
Place:
usa, canada
Similarity:
100%
560K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. ...
Style:
touching, feel good, road movie, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
unlikely friendships, ice age, friendship, odd couple, heroes, heroic mission, good versus evil, friends, escapades, bonding, talking animal, journey ...
Time:
prehistoric times, stone age, prehistory, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
antarctic
Similarity:
60%
270K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a ...
Style:
humorous, touching, entertaining, 3d animation, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
bird, parrot, kids and family, jungle, friendship, happy ending, good versus evil, fantasy world, childhood, animal life, talking animal, animal ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, minnesota, brazil, south america, iran ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. ...
Style:
feel good, light, funny, humorous, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
friends, talking animal, determination, fantasy world, rescue, jungle, elephant, friendship, animal, creativity, save the day, goofy hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
50%
803K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, funny, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
princess, magic, friendship, dragon, stereotypes, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, wedding, satire, talking animal, shrek, ogre ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2001, medieval times, 16th century, 2000s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Ireland, USA, UK, Denmark, Hungary
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on ...
Style:
sentimental, cult classic, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
penguins, furry, bird, cartoon bird, meme, friendship, animal life, righting the wronged, friends, moon, family relations, escapades ...
Time:
90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place:
antarctica
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
Style:
exciting, 3d animation, colorful, computer animated, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
stop motion, steampunk, fantasy world, friendship, prejudice, children, young heroes, talking animal, runaway, greed, adaptation, creativity ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, victorian era
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing terror wherever he goes. His goal is simple: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the universe. Meanwhile, Arthur is still a Minimoy, and thus in a state ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, 3d animation, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
little people, young heroes, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, friendship, imaginary, danger, disorder, escapades, youth, family relations, rescue ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
228K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.
Style:
light, entertaining, satirical, inspirational, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
basketball, alien, cheerleading, anthropomorphic animal, talking animal, transformation, looney tunes, underdog, amusement park, coyote, childhood, competition ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1973, 70s, year 1993 ...
Place:
north carolina, new york, madison square garden manhattan new york city, birmingham alabama, new york state ...
Similarity:
100%
930K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, sweet, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot:
cooking, chef, food, friendship, rat, restaurant, cooking and food, follow your dream, mouse, young man, rise to the top, friends ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 60s, 1950s, 2000s ...
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
50%
29K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
Style:
humorous, computer animated, stylized, feel good, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, preschool
Plot:
animal, zoo, lion, animal life, talking animal, survival, rescue, fish out of water, adaptation, friendship, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
Place:
africa, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
33%
316K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play ...
Style:
witty, funny, 3d animation, computer animated, road movie ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, adult, preschool
Plot:
desert, chase, save the day, friendship, identity crisis, lizard, sheriff, cowboy, duel, heroic mission, mentor, disorder ...
Time:
year 2011, 19th century, 2010s
Place:
nevada, iran, usa, las vegas, north america
Similarity:
15%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster ...
Style:
computer animated, humorous, funny, entertaining, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
global warming, dinosaur, iceberg, friendship, talking animal, animal, mammoth, survival, teamwork, snow, kids and family, cold ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times, 20th century, year 2006, 2000s
Place:
antarctic
Similarity:
29%
249K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, 3d animation, computer animated, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, youth, caveman, family life, parents and children, survival, family relations, parenthood, happy ending, journey, road trip, animal ...
Time:
stone age, prehistory, year 2013, prehistoric times, 20th century ...
Similarity:
14%
70K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five ...
Style:
touching, 3d animation, stylized, exciting, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
bull, friendship, kindness, pacifist, bullfighting, countryside, girl, animal, talking horse, matador, child, farm ...
Time:
20th century, year 2017, 2010s
Place:
spain, europe, madrid
Similarity:
100%
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