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Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.

Directed byPete Docter

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  1. 02

    Inside Out

    Same director

    2015 · 95 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Drama · Family

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    When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.

    Why it connects

    • the same director
    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and duringcreditsstinger
    • similar audience response
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  2. 03

    Toy Story 3

    Similar atmosphere

    2010 · 103 min · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    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 to Andy.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and duringcreditsstinger
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • similar audience response
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  3. 04

    Shrek

    Similar atmosphere

    2001 · 90 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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    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 wisecracking donkey.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: 3d animation and villain
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 05

    Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

    Strong movie match

    1998 · 77 min · Animation · Family · Horror · Mystery

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    After going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only creepy character on the island. The sleuths also meet up with cat creatures and zombies... and it looks like for the first time in their lives, these ghouls might actually be real.

    Why it connects

    • strong recommendation signals
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  5. 06

    Monster High: Haunted

    Similar atmosphere

    2015 · 75 min · Animation · Family · Fantasy

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    Lurk what's waiting for the Monster High ghouls when they bring their killer fashion to the howlways of the spooktacular Haunted High! When the ghouls of Monster High follow Spectra Vondergeist one day, they discover a creeperiffic Ghost World with an all-spirit school. But their scary-cute student bodies are hardly welcome with the very strict Principal Revenant, and she punishes Spectra with frightful detention chains that prevent her from re-joining Monster High. Now, it's up to the imperfectly perfect friends to take on ghostly forms in order to save one of their own from disappearing forever!

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  6. 07

    Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

    Shared themes

    2004 · 93 min · Adventure · Comedy · Mystery

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    A masked villain wreaks mayhem on the city of Coolsville with a monster machine that creates real-life versions of Mystery Inc.'s former foes like The 10,000 Volt Ghost, The Cotton Candy Glob, The Skelemen and The Pterodactyl Ghost. Fred, Daphne, Shaggy, Velma and Scooby-Doo launch an investigation into the monster outbreak that leaves Shaggy and Scooby questioning their roles in Mystery Inc. Eager to prove their detective skills, the ever-ravenous duo comes up with a secret plan to solve the mystery all by themselves. Can the gang unravel their most challenging case?

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: duringcreditsstinger and monster
    • a closely matched era
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    Monster High: 13 Wishes

    Similar atmosphere

    2013 · 73 min · Animation · Family · Fantasy

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    It’s a new school year at Monster High, and the little sister of Clawdeen Wolf, Howleen, is determined to be more fangtastic than ever. Her dream of popularity turns out to be easier than anyone imagined when she stumbles upon a genie named Gigi Grant who grants her not 3, but 13 Wishes! But the ghouls quickly learn to be s-careful what you wish for because each wish comes with a dark side, and soon the student disem-body of Monster High is turned upside-down! Join Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura and the rest of their creeperiffic ghoulfriends as they journey deep inside the magic lantern to save the very soul of Monster High… while flashing their killer style every step of the way!

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: 3d animation and monster
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  8. 09

    Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

    Shared themes

    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
    • substantial genre overlap
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  9. 10

    Minions

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    2015 · 91 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    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.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and duringcreditsstinger
    • substantial genre overlap
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