Movies like Despicable Me

If you like "Despicable Me" you are looking for feel good, humorous and entertaining movies about / with adoption, imaginary, orphan, children, friendship, super villain and minion themes of Animation, Adventure and Comedy genre shot in USA or France.
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Despicable Me (2010)
 7.6
 581K
Despicable Me (2010)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.
Style: feel good, humorous, entertaining, light, not serious, funny, sweet, computer animated, 3d animation, visually appealing ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, teens, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot: adoption, imaginary, orphan, children, friendship, super villain, minion, escapades, kids and family, lifestyle change, chase, adoptive father, little girl, girl, assistant, wilhelm scream, mad scientist, father daughter relationship, love, moon, neighbor, villain turns good, spy, life lesson, superpower ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 20th century, 60s, year 1969, 21st century, 1960s ...
Place: usa, north korea, egypt
Keyword: preschoolers, life lessons, iron maiden

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Most similar movies to Despicable Me

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, entertaining, computer animated and 3d animation films with plots about male protagonist, escapades, love, kids and family, disorder, danger and friendship mostly in Animation, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like Despicable Me: Minions (2015), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Megamind (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 7.3
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Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Style: humorous, feel good, funny, entertaining, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot: adoption, single father, minion, father daughter relationship, spy, female agent, dating, good versus evil, villain, imaginary, parent child relationship, assistant ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 258K
Minions (2015)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Style: feel good, humorous, computer animated, light, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: minion, imaginary, giant, silly humor, mad scientist, creature, escapades, super villain, villain, disorder, animal, dinosaur ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 1968, 60s, 20th century ...
Place: london, antarctica, england, orlando florida, buckingham palace ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.2
 152K
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
Style: funny, computer animated, colorful, light, sweet ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, toddlers, preschool
Plot: minion, twin brother, happy ending, fantasy world, prison, prison escape, villain, brother brother relationship, fired from the job, twins, kidnapping, siblings ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.1
 972K
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
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: feel good, humorous, entertaining, sweet, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot: monster, friendship, imaginary, creature, imagination, children, fantasy world, friends, parallel world, rivalry, little girl, rivals ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: persia, himalaya
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The continuation of the adventures of the Minions, always in search of a tyrannical leader.
Style: entertaining, humorous, feel good, 3d animation, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: kids and family, imaginary, minion, disorder, super villain, holiday, stoner, teenager, vigilante, kung fu, kidnapping, technology ...
Time: 2020s, 70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place: san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
 314K
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, humorous, computer animated, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot: martial arts, danger, mentor, master warrior, courage, goofy hero, chosen one, good versus evil, furry, evil, team, animal ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s
Place: china, iran, ancient china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.3
 292K
Megamind (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Bumbling supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life.
Style: feel good, entertaining, computer animated, witty, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, preschool
Plot: superhero, villain, mad scientist, villain turns good, good versus evil, prison, superhuman powers, talking animal, anti hero, reporter, heroes, master villain ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he ...
Style: feel good, 3d animation, humorous, funny, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: food, inventor, nerd, natural disaster, father son relationship, mad scientist, small town, greed, parents and children, save the world, friendship, weatherman ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: fictional island, paris france, china, egypt, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Style: light, entertaining, funny, humorous, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: dog, children, animal, kids and family, terrier, friendship, cat, anthropomorphism, chase, talking animal, childhood, dachshund ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 5.3
 46K
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, France, Canada, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, ...
Style: entertaining, humorous, not serious, slapstick, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: magical power, chase, kidnapping, children, fantasy world, talking animal, rescue, disorder, imaginary, friends, good versus evil, escapades ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: france, europe, new york, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best ...
Style: feel good, exciting, humorous, colorful, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family friendly, family outing
Plot: food, inventor, friendship, scientist, island, kids and family, animal, chaos and mayhem, danger, save the day, creator, goofy hero ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
 6.6
 138K
Flushed Away (2006)
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, claymation, fairy tale, entertaining ...
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, mouse, friendship, stop motion ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: europe, england, tower bridge london, buckingham palace, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Two mischievous kids hypnotize their mean elementary school principal and turn him into their comic book creation, the kind-hearted and elastic-banded Captain Underpants.
Style: feel good, 3d animation, computer animated, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens
Plot: teacher, invention, boy, school, professor, hypnosis, secret identity, battles, friend, superhero, meme, comic book ...
Time: 20th century, year 2017
Place: ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 90K
The Grinch (2018)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.
Style: light, 3d animation, touching, entertaining, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens, adult
Plot: christmas, snow, holiday, regret, dog, thief, winter, best friend, christmas season, optimism, small town, happy ending ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.8
 61K
The Boxtrolls (2014)
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, dark fantasy, feel good, colorful, surreal ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: stop motion, steampunk, good versus evil, friendship, prejudice, children, young heroes, talking animal, greed, adaptation, storytelling, mentor ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, victorian era
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 6.8
 57K
The Bad Guys (2022)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When the infamous Bad Guys are finally caught after years of countless heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.
Style: 3d animation, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Audience: kids
Plot: organized crime, chase, hacking, animal that acts human, pickpocket, robbery, friendship, change of heart, anthropomorphic animal, gang, heist, wolf ...
Time: future, 2020s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.1
 815K
Ratatouille (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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, entertaining, inspirational, sweet, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: chef, cooking, food, friendship, rat, cooking and food, follow your dream, restaurant, mouse, rise to the top, young man, odd couple ...
Time: year 2007, 60s, 20th century, 1950s, 2000s ...
Place: paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 68 min.
Story: Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ohana. However, a malfunction in the ultimate creation of Dr. Jumba soon emerges, which reinstates his destructive programming and threatens to both ruin his friendship with ...
Style: feel good, humorous, not serious, touching, captivating ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: benign alien, friendship, good versus evil, heroes, danger, rivalry, space and aliens, pets, teenager, love, nightmare, partner ...
Time: year 2005
Place: hawaii, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 6.0
 198K
Shark Tale (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Thriller
Country: USA, France, North Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and ...
Style: computer animated, entertaining, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: fish, underwater, shark, gangster, anthropomorphism, loss of son, talking animal, animal, crime boss, vegetarian, anthropomorphic animal, lie ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 7.7
 455K
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph ...
Style: humorous, 3d animation, sweet, not serious, feel good ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: imaginary, obsessive quest, friendship, prejudice, disguise, hacker, master of disguise, medal, heroes, chases and races, danger, good versus evil ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 80s, 90s, 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter ...
Style: humorous, 3d animation, computer animated, fairy tale, absurd ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot: vampire, hotel, monster, dracula, creature, father daughter relationship, mummy, love and romance, supernatural, supernatural romance, werewolf, frankenstein ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 1890s, 19th century, 21st century
Place: transylvania, europe, romania, new york, moscow russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
 6.3
 140K
The Boss Baby (2017)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.
Style: funny, touching, feel good, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, toddlers, preschool
Plot: sibling rivalry, baby, boy, job promotion, child, little boy, brothers, child as adult, parenthood, family relations, ceo, imagination ...
Time: 20th century, year 2017, 2010s
Place: las vegas, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
 231K
The Croods (2013)
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: feel good, humorous, computer animated, touching, 3d animation ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: father daughter relationship, caveman, youth, family life, parents and children, survival, family relations, parenthood, road trip, animal, forces of nature, end of the world ...
Time: stone age, prehistory, year 2013, prehistoric times, 2010s ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
 8.0
 802K
The Incredibles (2004)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
Style: entertaining, funny, exciting, computer animated, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: superhero, heroes, good versus evil, secret identity, superhero team, superheroine, superhuman powers, strong female character, disguise, villain, parents and children, family relations ...
Time: year 2004, 60s, 20th century, year 1962, 2000s ...
Place: usa, chicago, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 5.4
 96K
The Smurfs (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, funny, 3d animation, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot: chase, creativity, life philosophy, storytelling, wizard, talking animal, destiny, good versus evil, fight scenes, fish out of water, friends, disorder ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 178K
Bee Movie (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
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: humorous, entertaining, light, absurd, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: animal life, unlikely friendships, culture clash, beehive, talking animal, bee, honey, fighting the system, meme, friendship, transformation, lawsuit ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, pasadena california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Recess: School's Out is a 2001 animated film based on the Disney television series Recess. This film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and was released theatrically nationwide on February 16, 2001.It's the most exciting time of year at ...
Style: funny, entertaining, melancholic, not serious, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, school, elementary school, unlikely friendships, happy ending, summer camp, troublemaker, classmate, danger, young heroes, buddies, mischievous children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.6
 514K
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master ...
Style: feel good, computer animated, entertaining, 3d animation, hilarious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, mentor, good versus evil, master, chosen one, talking animal, furry, wuxia, transformation, anthropomorphic animal, training ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s
Place: asia, china, iran, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 8.0
 463K
Aladdin (1992)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street-urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being ...
Style: fairy tale, sweet, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot: princess, desert, genie, love, arabian nights, disney princess, friendship, magic, poverty, unlikely couple, rags to riches, aladdin ...
Time: middle ages, year 1992, 90s, 20th century, medieval times ...
Place: middle east, saudi arabia, sahara, arabia, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.
Style: humorous, funny, witty, stylized, 3d animation ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, preschool ...
Plot: hotel, vampire, supernatural, children, dracula, fantasy world, female vampire, frankenstein, imaginary, imaginary kingdom, frankenstein's monster, monster ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 2013, year 2016, year 2014 ...
Place: romania, transylvania, california, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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