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Film · 10 connectionsDetermined to prove he's the world's greatest supervillain, Gru hatches an audacious plan to steal the Moon. To pull it off, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as pawns in his scheme. But the unexpected bond they form forces him to question the criminal life he's always known.
Directed byChris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
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2013 · 98 min · Animation · Comedy · Family · Science Fiction
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Shared cast
2022 · 87 min · Animation · Comedy · Crime · Family · Science Fiction
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
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2015 · 117 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Strong movie match
2018 · 119 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.
Strong movie match
2023 · 105 min · Action · Animation · Family · Fantasy · Romance
After a guardian of magical jewels turns an awkward girl and a popular boy into superheroes, they can never reveal their identities — even to each other.
Genre overlap
2014 · 85 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family
In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village to start a new Roman colony.
Similar atmosphere
2005 · 90 min · Animation · Comedy · Family · Science Fiction
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
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2014 · 92 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Science Fiction
A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
Shared themes
2016 · 66 min · Animation · Comedy · Drama
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
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2008 · 87 min · Animation · Comedy · Family · Horror · Science Fiction
A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.
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