Movies like WALL·E

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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   Up

   Strong story similarity

   2009 · 96 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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   Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and cheerful
   • shared genre DNA

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   Ratatouille

   Shared themes

   2007 · 111 min · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   In one of Paris's finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down.

   Why it connects

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

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   Lightyear

   Strong story similarity

   2022 · 105 min · Adventure · Animation · Family · Science Fiction

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   Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.

   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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   Home

   Strong story similarity

   2015 · 94 min · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Science Fiction

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   When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.

   Why it connects

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

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   Inside Out

   Shared themes

   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

   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and compassionate
   • similar audience response
   • shared production studio: Pixar

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   Coraline

   Strong story similarity

   2009 · 100 min · Animation · Family · Fantasy · Horror

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   Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

   Why it connects

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

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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
   • shared themes: 3d animation and aftercreditsstinger

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   Monsters, Inc.

   Shared themes

   2001 · 92 min · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   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.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and cheerful
   • shared genre DNA
   • similar audience response

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   Ron's Gone Wrong

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 107 min · Animation · Comedy · Family · Science Fiction

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   In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • similar audience response

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    I, Robot

    Strong story similarity

    2004 · 115 min · Action · Science Fiction

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    In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: dystopia and robot
    • a closely matched era

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