Movies like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

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   The Super Mario Bros. Movie

   Same saga

   2023 · 93 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same saga or cinematic universe
   • the same director

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   Minions & Monsters

   Similar atmosphere

   2026 · 90 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.

   Why it connects

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

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   The Lego Movie

   Strong story similarity

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

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   The Secret Life of Pets 2

   Similar atmosphere

   2019 · 86 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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   Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey. Luckily for Max, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his neuroses.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and friendship
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: Universal Pictures, Illumination

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   The Croods: A New Age

   Similar atmosphere

   2020 · 95 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans -- a family that's a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. As tensions between the new neighbors start to rise, a new threat soon propels both clans on an epic adventure that forces them to embrace their differences, draw strength from one another, and survive together.

   Why it connects

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

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   Despicable Me 4

   Shared themes

   2024 · 94 min · Action · Animation · Comedy · Family · Science Fiction

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   Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, forcing the family to go on the run.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and aftercreditsstinger
   • shared genre DNA
   • a closely matched era

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   Sonic the Hedgehog 3

   Shared themes

   2024 · 110 min · Action · Comedy · Family · Science Fiction

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   Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: aftercreditsstinger and based on video game
   • a closely matched era
   • similar audience response

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   Inside Out 2

   Similar atmosphere

   2024 · 97 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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   Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

   Why it connects

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

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   Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

   Similar atmosphere

   2022 · 103 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

   Why it connects

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

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    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    Shared cast

    2019 · 107 min · Action · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • principal cast overlap

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