Movies like Monsters, Inc.
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Monsters, Inc. (2001)
1.1M
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, James and Mike suddenly find that kids are not to be afraid of and they uncover a conspiracy that could threaten all children across the world.
Style:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, sweet, funny, fairy tale, 3d animation, touching, light, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
monster, friendship, imagination, imaginary, fantasy world, creature, best friend, parallel world, children, friends, rivalry, little girl, kidnapping, villain, chase, greed, redemption, misfit, halloween, factory, runaway, creativity, panic, alternate universe, mad scientist ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
persia, paris france, himalaya
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Most similar movies to Monsters, Inc.
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, sweet and clever films with plots about family, children, storytelling, kids and family, destiny, friendship and runaway mostly in Adventure, Family and Animation genres. Some movies like Monsters, Inc.: Monsters University (2013), Toy Story (1995), Shrek (2001), Toy Story 2 (1999), Finding Nemo (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
Style:
feel good, light, funny, humorous, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
friendship, college, monster, underdog, university, unlikely friendships, competition, foe turned friend, creativity, fraternity, student life, odd couple ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 80s, 2000s ...
Similarity:
95%
1.2M
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:
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:
92%
663K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, 3d animation, saga, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
toy story, escape, toy comes to life, chase, friendship, villain, toys, doll, dream, cartoon dog, rescue, mistaken identity ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999
Place:
north america, ohio
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
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%
961K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home ...
Style:
feel good, funny, touching, emotional, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
toys, escape, objects come to life, friendship, friends, toy story, dinosaur, toy comes to life, anthropomorphism, dog, betrayal, doll ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iran, north america, ohio
Similarity:
100%
142K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, 3d animation, colorful, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
childhood, friendship, deforestation, environmental, environment, justice, environmentalism, greed, talking animal, chase, heroes, society ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
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:
90%
Movie in collections
627K
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, funny, humorous, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
adoption, imaginary, children, orphan, super villain, friendship, minion, escapades, kids and family, adoptive father, mad scientist, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 20th century, year 1969, 60s ...
Place:
usa, north korea, egypt
Similarity:
80%
322K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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, witty, computer animated, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
superhero, villain, mad scientist, good versus evil, villain turns good, superhuman powers, prison, escapades, anti hero, talking animal, super villain, reporter ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, north america
Similarity:
86%
903K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
joy, imaginary friend, memory, creativity, parents and children, dream, childhood, life philosophy, coming of age, friendship, anger, happy ending ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 2000s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, minnesota, california, tibet, usa
Similarity:
74%
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, humorous, 3d animation, visually stunning, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
food, inventor, nerd, natural disaster, father son relationship, small town, mad scientist, greed, fall in love, parents and children, hot dog, save the world ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, new york, paris france, china, egypt ...
Similarity:
100%
1.2M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives ...
Style:
touching, feel good, inspirational, sweet, tear jerker ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, loneliness, unlikely friendships, friendship, follow your dream, friends, journey, obsessive quest, hopes, giant bird, wilderness, imagination ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, iran, venezuela, latin america, mount everest ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Denmark, Australia, Norway
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.
Style:
exciting, not serious, humorous, hilarious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
lego, creativity, superhero, friendship, crossover, toys, villain, prophecy, save the world, batman, construction worker, pirate ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
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, parody ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
heroes, friendship, disguise, hacker, prejudice, disorder, master of disguise, good versus evil, imaginary, obsessive quest, villain, medal ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 1982, year 1987, 80s ...
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
Story:
During a post-Christmas play date, the gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to return to ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, sweet, light, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
escapades, toys, friendship, christmas, imaginary, getting home, danger, toy story, talking animal, halloween, dinosaur, heroes ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
550K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there's tension in the marriage. The fairy godmother discovers that Shrek has ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, 3d animation, computer animated, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
princess, cat, transformation, kingdom, creature, shrek, dragon, talking animal, donkey, godmother, prince, true love ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, medieval times, middle ages, 16th century
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:
100%
Movie in collections
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%
156K
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, 3d animation, stylized, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
sibling rivalry, baby, boy, job promotion, child, little boy, child as adult, love, brothers, ceo, family relations, parenthood ...
Time:
year 2017, 20th century, 2010s
Place:
las vegas, nevada
Similarity:
75%
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:
67%
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:
80%
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:
83%
Movie in collections
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A group of misfits encounter a young Yeti named Everest, and they set off to reunite the magical creature with his family on the mountain of his namesake.
Style:
sincere, exciting, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
friendship, zoologist, family relations, creature, travel, capture, yeti, quest, friends, supernatural being, teamwork, saving a life ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
mount everest, himalaya, asia
Similarity:
63%
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:
67%
155K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, Costa Rica
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed "Paddington" for the london train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry and Mary ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sweet, colorful, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
kids and family, bear, children, animal, talking animal, adoption, anthropomorphic animal, goofy hero, childhood, animal life, furry, heartwarming ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, united kingdom, england, europe, peru
Similarity:
100%
241K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo is being raised by her older sister, Nani, after their parents die -- under the watch of social worker Cobra Bubbles. When Lilo adopts a funny-looking dog and names him "Stitch," she doesn't realize ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, sweet, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, date night ...
Plot:
alien, friendship, adoption, orphan, benign alien, friends, sister sister relationship, child protagonist, female protagonist, teenage girl, space and aliens, animal shelter ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hawaii, usa, oceania, san francisco
Similarity:
80%
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:
100%
120K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid ...
Style:
light, entertaining, exciting, 3d animation, emotional ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
friendship, alien, benign alien, imaginary, alien invasion, culture clash, save the world, animal, odd couple, escapades, space and aliens, friends ...
Time:
20th century, 2010s, year 2015, future, 21st century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, france, boston, australia ...
Similarity:
67%
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:
67%
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