Movies like The Emperor's New Groove
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The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
246K
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 llama, who accidentally ends up in Pacha's village. Pacha offers to help Kuzco if he doesn't destroy his house, and so they form an unlikely partnership.
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, entertaining, sweet, witty, semi serious, slapstick comedy, hilarious, light, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
good versus evil, transformation, emperor, talking animal, jungle, spoiled brat, treason, llama, assassination attempt, friendship, change of heart, turned into an animal, narcissism, potion, betrayal, rescue, squirrel, royal palace, stupidity, sidekick, abuse of power, power hungry, sarcasm, exile, kingdom ...
Time:
15th century, year 2000, y2k, 16th century, 1500s
Place:
peru, south america, latin america
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Most similar movies to The Emperor's New Groove
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, entertaining and sweet films with plots about family, destiny, childhood, kids and family, love, catastrophe and storytelling mostly in Animation, Adventure and Family genres. Some movies like The Emperor's New Groove: Kronk's New Groove (2005), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Shrek (2001), Brother Bear (2003), The Sword in the Stone (1963). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Philippines, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series that aired on Disney Channel. The show is based on the characters from The Emperor's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel Kronk's New Groove. It follows the ...
Style:
feel good, witty, humorous, semi serious, light ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
friendship, emperor, teenage life, partner, school, villain, jealousy, teenager, escapades, youth, rivalry, good versus evil ...
Place:
south america, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Kronk, now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, semi serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
friendship, love, father son relationship, rivalry, love interest, competition, friends, heroes, chaos and mayhem, emperor, summer camp, villainess ...
Time:
15th century, 21st century
Place:
italy, france, peru, south america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After a failed swindle, two con-men end up with a map to El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold," and an unintended trip to the New World. Much to their surprise, the map does lead the pair to the mythical city, where the startled ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, entertaining, road movie, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
friendship, treasure hunt, jungle, native american, treasure, greed, indians, adventurer, sword fight, magic, gold, high priest ...
Time:
16th century, year 2000, y2k
Place:
spain, central america, mexico, latin america, south america ...
Similarity:
92%
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:
93%
Movie in collections
135K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, fairy tale, feel good, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
friendship, brotherhood, wilderness, brother brother relationship, turned into an animal, revenge, native american, transformation, bear, talking animal, self sacrifice, animal ...
Time:
year 2003, stone age, 2000s, 1890s, prehistoric times ...
Place:
alaska, north america, canada, antarctica
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, entertaining, arthurian, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, family outing, preschool
Plot:
magic, arthurian legend, wizard, transformation, medieval, king arthur, boy, sword and sorcery, sword, kingdom, tournament, owl ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century, 1930s
Place:
europe, england, britain, london
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
circus, ant, flea, villain, grasshopper, friendship, ladybug, butterfly, food, kids and family, toys, deception ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998
Place:
texas
Similarity:
100%
277K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, exciting, touching, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
hercules, mythology, good versus evil, legends and myths, love, heroic mission, cyclops, myth, teenager, centaur, transformation, titan ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe, italy, rome italy
Similarity:
83%
Movie in collections
474K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends -- Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo -- have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, feel good, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
jungle, friendship, unlikely friendships, penguins, zebra, animal life, wilderness, talking animal, escape, island, animal, lion ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
madagascar, africa, new york, manhattan new york city, antarctica ...
Similarity:
100%
497K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
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, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
princess, desert, genie, arabian nights, disney princess, magic, love, friendship, prince, poverty, monkey, unlikely couple ...
Time:
middle ages, year 1992, 90s, medieval times, 20th century ...
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, sahara, china, egypt ...
Similarity:
75%
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:
100%
343K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of handsome Captain Li ...
Style:
feel good, light, touching, captivating, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
female protagonist, female warrior, cross dressing, human spirit, princess, heroine, friendship, dragon, good versus evil, sexism, impersonating, gender disguise ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 6th century, 5th century
Place:
china, ancient china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Style:
entertaining, fairy tale, sweet, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, dalmatian, pets, puppy, female villain, talking animal, chase, christmas, animal, cat, burglary, rescue ...
Time:
year 1961, 20th century, 60s
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe, big ben london ...
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:
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:
83%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Kenai finds his childhood human friend Nita and the two embark on a journey to burn the amulet he gave to her before he was a bear, much to Koda's dismay.
Style:
captivating, touching, humorous, feel good, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
human becomes animal, bear, turned into an animal, friendship, beast, adventurer, forest, animal life, village, rescue, talking animal, village life ...
Time:
prehistory, stone age, prehistoric times
Place:
canada, alaska
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life ...
Style:
fairy tale, cute, funny, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
jungle, orphan, bear, childhood, human animal relationship, jungle book, feral child, jungle adventure, friendship, animal life, mischievous children, conflict ...
Time:
year 1967, 20th century, 60s, 1890s, 1800s ...
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Ireland, UK, USA, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the ...
Style:
sad, sweet, touching, sentimental, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot:
dog, childhood, orphan, afterlife, heaven, angel, talking animal, death, friendship, furry, escape, junkyard ...
Time:
1930s, 90s, 20th century, 80s, year 1939
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
An ancient myth of a massive creature sparks the curiosity of Tinker Bell and her good friend Fawn, an animal fairy who’s not afraid to break the rules to help an animal in need. But this creature is not welcome in Pixie Hollow — and the scout ...
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, touching, witty, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
fairy, friendship, imaginary kingdom, beast, curses spells and rituals, tinkerbell, strong female character, good versus evil, love, woods, young heroes, escapades ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
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%
1.2M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan, Australia, Kazakhstan, Armenia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting ...
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, funny, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
friendship, underwater, animal, shark, father son relationship, friends, freedom, memory loss, courage, escape attempt, single father, talking animal ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new south wales, oceania, pacific ocean, sydney australia, australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, sweet, funny, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
minion, fantasy world, happy ending, villain, prison escape, twin brother, prison, brother brother relationship, fired from the job, kidnapping, siblings, twins ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, new york
Similarity:
100%
475K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, computer animated, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
princess, witch, coming of age, mother daughter relationship, bravery, happy ending, female protagonist, rebellious daughter, archery, feminism, archer, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century, year 2012, 2010s, medieval times
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe
Similarity:
57%
Movie in collections
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, exciting, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dragon, friendship, viking, unlikely friendships, creature, friends, medieval, imaginary, love, happy ending, magic, father son relationship ...
Time:
medieval times, year 2010, middle ages, 2000s, 2010s
Place:
scandinavia, fictional island, europe, seattle
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, light, sweet, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
mermaid, princess, love, witch, father daughter relationship, happy ending, prince, ocean, good versus evil, first love, disney princess, sea ...
Time:
1830s, year 1989, 19th century, 18th century, 1800s ...
Place:
denmark, madagascar, atlantic ocean, caribbean
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, colorful, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
pirate, mythology, treasure hunt, sinbad, arabian nights, chase, treasure, swashbuckler, danger, giant bird, sea monster, friendship ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2003, 8th century
Place:
mediterranean sea, sicily
Similarity:
50%
1.2M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young lion cub named Simba can't wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.
Style:
touching, sentimental, visually stunning, inspirational, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
friendship, lion, jungle, betrayal, tragedy, pride and honor, good versus evil, uncle, murder, hyena, exile, meerkat ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
100%
695K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sincere, sweet, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
day of the dead, music, afterlife, musician, death, childhood, memory, boy, life after death, betrayal, life & death, dog ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
mexico, tibet, north america
Similarity:
78%
72K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an ...
Style:
entertaining, sweet, 3d animation, computer animated, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
baby, talking bird, stork, anthropomorphic animal, transformation, neglected child, talking animal, good versus evil, animal, father, son, human ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
tokyo, new york, japan
Similarity:
100%
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:
50%
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