Movies like Despicable Me 2
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Despicable Me 2 (2013)
456K
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, 3d animation, cute, hilarious, not serious, anime ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
single father, minion, father daughter relationship, adoption, dating, female agent, villain, spy, happy ending, good versus evil, chicken, overprotective father, imaginary, parent child relationship, assistant, master villain, heroes, family relations, parents and children, family life, rivals, wilhelm scream, love, kids and family, cat ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, 21st century, contemporary, 1990s
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Despicable Me 2
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, funny, humorous and computer animated films with plots about family, slug, chase, children, storytelling, dialogue and catastrophe mostly in Animation, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like Despicable Me 2: Minions (2015), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), Megamind (2010), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), The Incredibles (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
100%
281K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
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:
humorous, feel good, computer animated, light, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
imaginary, minion, super villain, silly humor, villain, mad scientist, escapades, disorder, animal, giant, alternate timeline, fantasy world ...
Time:
year 2015, year 1968, 2010s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
london, orlando florida, antarctica, england, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The continuation of the adventures of the Minions, always in search of a tyrannical leader.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, 3d animation, feel good, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
kids and family, imaginary, minion, super villain, disorder, technology, kidnapping, criminal, kung fu, vigilante, teenager, villain ...
Time:
70s, 2020s, 20th century, year 1976
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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:
88%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia, India, Japan, Finland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, 3d animation, witty, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
penguins, good versus evil, buddies, friendship, espionage, animal life, talking animal, rescue, anthropomorphic animal, animal, anthropomorphism, silly humor ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
madagascar, venice, shanghai, new york, italy ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
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, humorous, exciting, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
superhero, good versus evil, heroes, secret identity, superhuman powers, superhuman speed, superheroine, strong female character, satire, disguise, superhero team, villain ...
Time:
year 2004, 60s, year 1947, 1940s, 20th century ...
Place:
usa, north america, chicago, fictional island, seattle
Similarity:
100%
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%
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:
67%
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548K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, exciting, touching, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
superhero, robot, friendship, heroes, revenge, good versus evil, young heroes, androids and robots, friends, boy genius, villain, inventor ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, 2030s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, tokyo, north america, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan, USA
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, humorous, funny, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, children, kids and family, animal, friendship, cat, anthropomorphism, childhood, chase, terrier, dachshund, pig ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, north america, usa
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:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are up to their feuding ways again. Tired of playing second fiddle to Bugs, Daffy has decided to leave the Studio for good. He is aided by Warner Bros.' humor impaired Vice President of Comedy, Kate Houghton, who ...
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, feel good, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, date night
Plot:
looney tunes, chase, destiny, rescue, danger, rabbit, treasure hunt, heroic mission, secret agent, movie business, obsessive quest, escapades ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa, paris france, africa
Similarity:
100%
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, children, chase, fantasy world, talking animal, rescue, imaginary, disorder, good versus evil, danger, escapades, chases and races ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, new york, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, Canada, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After Katie Mitchell is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her family decides to use this opportunity to drive Katie to school as a road trip. When their plans are interrupted by a tech uprising, the Mitchells realize that they must work ...
Style:
funny, feel good, light, 3d animation, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
robot, father daughter relationship, parents and children, road trip, dog, family relations, family life, husband, wife, journey, fish out of water, pug ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Similarity:
67%
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%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Gru and Lucy and their girls — Margo, Edith and Agnes — welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is ...
Style:
feel good, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
superhero, minion, villain, heist, baby, superpower, super powers, adventurer, adventure hero, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, supernatural power ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Canada, South Korea, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, funny, computer animated, 3d animation ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
squirrel, friendship, crime gone awry, heist, animal, friends, chase, talking animal, betrayal, raccoon, adaptation, creativity ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1950s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A sequel to the animated hit THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS.
Style:
3d animation, feel good, light, funny, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, adult, preschool
Plot:
dog, children, rabbit, guinea pig, circus, talking cat, cat, terrier, human animal relationship, pets, animal, talking animal ...
Place:
new york, turkey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA, Serbia and Montenegro
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The recipes of candies of the goody shops have been stolen by the Goody Bandit, and many animals are out of business. While the police are chasing the criminal, there is a mess at Granny's house evolving Little Red Hiding Hood, The Wolf, The ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, fairy tale, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
little red riding hood, imaginary kingdom, anthropomorphic animal, grandparent and grandchild, satire, animal, chase, grandmother, suspicion, dishonesty, woods, kids and family ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
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:
spoof, 3d animation, feel good, computer animated, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
superhero, teacher, invention, boy, school, elementary school, hypnosis, friend, alter ego, secret identity, battles, hot dog ...
Time:
20th century, year 2017
Place:
ohio
Similarity:
100%
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:
67%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
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:
3d animation, humorous, fairy tale, computer animated, gothic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot:
vampire, hotel, monster, dracula, father daughter relationship, love and romance, mummy, bigfoot, invisible man, creature, supernatural romance, supernatural ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 1890s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
transylvania, hawaii, europe, romania, new york ...
Similarity:
50%
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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:
50%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Lance and Walter. One is a super cool and charming spy, and the other invents the super cool gadgets Lance uses. When an event happens, they must learn to rely on each other like never before in order to save the world.
Style:
3d animation, cult classic, entertaining, buddy comedy, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
spy, human becomes animal, hotel, gadget, transformation, superhero, talking animal, inventor, buddy, pigeon, secret service, animal ...
Time:
2000s, year 2019, year 2009, 20th century, 2010s ...
Place:
tokyo, venice, washington d.c., japan, italy ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French ...
Style:
3d animation, humorous, hilarious, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, toddlers, family outing ...
Plot:
circus, penguins, animal, zebra, getting home, silly humor, talking animal, friendship, villain, fantasy world, buddies, giraffe ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
madagascar, new york, africa, monte carlo, europe ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, UK, Australia, Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook existence, she takes a dramatic turn and blossoms into the leader of the resistance effort.
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, funny, not serious, parody ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, friendship, imaginary, friends, love and romance, good versus evil, danger, heroes, cinderella story, cinderella, stepmother, magic ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
germany
Similarity:
26%
174K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, futuristic, 3d animation, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
inventor, androids and robots, robot, kids and family, destiny, technology, misfit, cyborgs, social misfits, coffee, creativity, redemption ...
Time:
20th century, year 2005, future, 21st century
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Boog, Elliot, and their forest friends return with an all-new adventure, this time in a Big Top Circus! The comedy begins when Boog's pals choose their family obligations over the annual guy's trip, and a disappointed Boog decides to take ...
Style:
computer animated, 3d animation, not serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
circus, animal life, nothing goes right, friendship, switching roles, dog, bear, escapades, rescue, goofy hero, buddies, friends ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
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:
25%
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