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The Lorax (2012)

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Directed byChris Renaud

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  1. 01

    Despicable Me

    Same director

    2010 · 95 min · Animation · Comedy · Crime · Family · Science Fiction

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    Determined 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.

    Why it connects

    • the same director
    • shared themes: 3d animation and villain
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 02

    Sing 2

    Shared themes

    2021 · 110 min · Animation · Comedy · Family · Music

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    Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and appreciative
    • substantial genre overlap
    • similar audience response
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  3. 03

    Epic

    Strong story similarity

    2013 · 102 min · Adventure · Animation · Family · Fantasy

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    A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: 3d animation and villain
    • substantial genre overlap
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  4. 04

    WALL·E

    Similar atmosphere

    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

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
    • similar audience response
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  5. 06

    Barbie Presents: Thumbelina

    Similar atmosphere

    2009 · 75 min · Animation · Family

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    Meet a tiny girl named Thumbelina who lives in harmony with nature in the magical world of the Twillerbees that's hidden among the wildflowers. At the whim of a spoiled young girl named Makena, Thumbelina and her two friends have their patch of wildflowers uprooted and are transported to a lavish apartment in the city.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Onward

    Strong story similarity

    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 story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and amused
    • shared genre DNA
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  7. 08

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Shared themes

    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 admiring
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 09

    UglyDolls

    Shared themes

    2019 · 88 min · Animation · Comedy · Family · Music

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    In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and bold
    • substantial genre overlap
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How these movie recommendations work

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