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A Bug's Life (1998)

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.

Directed byJohn Lasseter

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  1. 01

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

    Similar atmosphere

    2005 · 85 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: 3d animation and villain
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  2. 02

    The Ant Bully

    Strong story similarity

    2006 · 89 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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    Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and ant
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  3. 03

    Antz

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    1998 · 83 min · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's actually been enlisted to fight against a termite army.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and ant
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    WALL·E

    Shared themes

    2008 · 98 min · Animation · Family · Science Fiction

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    After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: 3d animation and duringcreditsstinger
    • shared genre DNA
    • similar audience response
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  5. 05

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

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    2009 · 87 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and anthropomorphism
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • similar audience response
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  6. 08

    Looney Tunes: Back in Action

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    2003 · 92 min · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  7. 09

    Barnyard

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    2006 · 90 min · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    Otis is a mischievous, carefree Holstein cow who lives on a farm where, unbeknownst to humans, the animals are anthropomorphic. He prefers having fun with his best friends: Pip the mouse, Freddy the ferret, Peck the rooster, and Pig the pig - rather than following strict rules and accepting responsibility. But when his adoptive father is killed in a coyote attack, he has a heavy responsibility thrust upon him to become leader of his farm home's community.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: 3d animation and villain
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  8. 10

    Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

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    2009 · 94 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and duringcreditsstinger
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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