Movies like Big Hero 6

A feature-film shortlist from the cached Film Atlas engine. The interactive map may include more titles or newer results. These are similarity matches, not a guarantee of age suitability.

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   Meet the Robinsons

   Strong story similarity

   2007 · 95 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Science Fiction

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   Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.

   Why it connects

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

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   Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow

   Strong story similarity

   2008 · 78 min · Action · Adventure · Animation · Family · Science Fiction

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   The children of the Avengers hone their powers and go head to head with the very enemy responsible for their parents' demise.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: based on comic and teen superhero

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   Spies in Disguise

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 102 min · Action · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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   Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way.

   Why it connects

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

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   Ultraman: Rising

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 117 min · Action · Animation · Family · Science Fiction

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   A star athlete reluctantly returns home to take over his father's duties as Ultraman, shielding Tokyo from giant monsters as he becomes a legendary hero.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and hero
   • shared superhero movie style

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   Next Gen

   Strong story similarity

   2018 · 105 min · Action · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Science Fiction

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   A friendship with a top-secret robot turns a lonely girl's life into a thrilling adventure as they take on bullies, evil bots and a scheming madman.

   Why it connects

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

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   The Lego Batman Movie

   Similar atmosphere

   2017 · 104 min · Action · Animation · Comedy · Family

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   A cooler-than-ever Batman must face the usual villains as the Joker plots a takeover of Gotham City. But when Bruce Wayne accidentally adopts a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick, he’s forced to give up his lone-vigilante ways and learn to work with others.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and based on comic
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Onward

   Similar atmosphere

   2020 · 102 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared coming of age movie style
   • similar audience response

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   Transformers One

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 104 min · Adventure · Animation · Family · Science Fiction

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   The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: 3d animation and aftercreditsstinger
   • substantial genre overlap

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   The Lego Movie

   Similar atmosphere

   2014 · 100 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   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 conquering the universe.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and based on comic
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    Incredibles 2

    Similar atmosphere

    2018 · 118 min · Action · Adventure · Animation · Family

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    Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and cartoon
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era

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