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Movies that feel likeDespicable Me 3 (2017)

Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.

If you loved Despicable Me 3, the closest films we have are The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), Spies in Disguise (2019) and Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). All three share Despicable Me 3's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Bad Guys (2022).

🍅 58% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Kyle Baldakineticwittyplayfulwarmepic
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Despicable Me (2010) · Despicable Me 2 (2013) · Despicable Me 4 (2024)

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 84%★ 6.5action · adventure · animationRent or buy

Bright, fast, joke-a-minute animation built for the whole family to enjoy

The difference: Meta pop-culture riffing replaces this film's spy-gadget silliness

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.

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Spies in Disguise
2019 · dir. Nick Bruno
★ 6.8animation · action · adventureDisney+

A mismatched inventor-and-operative duo saving the day with gadget mayhem

The difference: Buddy-spy odd-couple story, not a supervillain-turned-dad's redemption

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.

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Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson
🍅 87%★ 7.1animation · action · adventurePrime Video

A ragtag-team adventure pitched squarely at kids and their parents alike

The difference: Martial-arts mysticism swaps in for gadget-heavy spy-villain comedy

While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.

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Puss in Boots
2011 · dir. Chris Miller
🍅 85%★ 6.6action · adventure · animationMaxPeacock

A swaggering antihero turned protector, wrapped in wall-to-wall gags

The difference: Fairy-tale outlaw swagger, not a supervillain's suburban dad routine

Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

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The Lego Batman Movie
2017 · dir. Chris McKay
🍅 89%★ 7.3animation · action · comedyMax

A vain, larger-than-life hero learning to let people into his life

The difference: Superhero-parody jokes stand in for supervillain-gadget spy games

A cooler-than-ever Batman must face the usual villains as the Joker plots a takeover of Gotham City. But when Bruce Wayne accidentally adopts a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick, he’s forced to give up his lone-vigilante ways and learn to work with others.

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The Bad Guys
2022 · dir. Pierre Perifel
🍅 87%★ 6.9action · adventure · animationNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: villain

The difference: Reviewed even better

When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.

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Minions
2015 · dir. Kyle Balda
🍅 55%★ 6.4family · animation · adventureNetflixPeacock

Same directing hand, same gleeful chaos of a world-domination plot

The difference: A prequel without Gru's family — pure minion anarchy, no domestic warmth

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.

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The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · dir. Susanna Fogel
🍅 49%★ 6.1comedy · action · adventureRent or buy

Globe-trotting spy shenanigans played for laughs more than tension

The difference: Live-action and crude-edged — no kid-safe animated frame here

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009 · dir. Steve Carr
🍅 34%★ 5.3action · adventure · comedyStarz

The same mix in both: momentum, then wit

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

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🍅 38%★ 5.9action · adventure · comedyParamount+

Goofy henchmen and a scheming villain fuel wall-to-wall action gags

The difference: Comic-book ninja mayhem, not a repentant supervillain's family life

After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022 · dir. Jeff Fowler
🍅 69%★ 6.5action · adventure · familyNetflixParamount+

A sequel doubling down on colorful chases and a returning cartoon villain

The difference: Live-action hybrid look, and video-game roots instead of spy-caper ones

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

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Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 · dir. David Kerr
🍅 37%★ 6.2action · adventure · comedyRent or buy

Playful where it counts, epic underneath

The difference: Easier on the warmth than Despicable Me 3

Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

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