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Movies that feel likeHotel Transylvania (2012)

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

If you loved Hotel Transylvania, the closest films we have are The Boxtrolls (2014), Monsters University (2013) and The Grinch (2018). All three share Hotel Transylvania's whimsical and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999).

🍅 45% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Genndy Tartakovskywhimsicalwittyplayfulwarmcozydreamlike
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) · Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) · Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)

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The Boxtrolls
2014 · dir. Graham Annable
🍅 78%★ 6.8animation · comedy · familyMaxHulu

Misunderstood monsters who are gentler than the humans fearing them

The difference: Grubby stop-motion oddness — cozier it is not

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

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Monsters University
2013 · dir. Dan Scanlon
🍅 80%★ 7.2animation · family · comedyHuluDisney+

Monsters as lovable working stiffs with human-sized worries

The difference: Campus-comedy structure — sweeter, less manic

A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

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The Grinch
2018 · dir. Yarrow Cheney
🍅 60%★ 6.4animation · comedy · familyRent or buy

A grump's icy heart thawed by relentless holiday warmth

The difference: Softer and slower — none of Tartakovsky's zip

The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a certain little who might change things.

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Turning Red
2022 · dir. Domee Shi
🍅 95%★ 6.9animation · family · comedyDisney+

An overprotective parent, a kid changing into something new

The difference: Real adolescent growing pains — more feelings, fewer gags

Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.

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Encanto
2021 · dir. Byron Howard
★ 7.2animation · comedy · familyDisney+

A magical family under one enchanted roof, tensions included

The difference: Musical earnestness — heartfelt where Hotel T is zany

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

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My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 · dir. Isao Takahata
🍅 78%★ 7.1animation · comedy · familyMax

Both land whimsy and wit at once

The difference: Reviewed even better

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.

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The Smurfs 2
2013 · dir. Raja Gosnell
🍅 14%★ 5.3fantasy · family · comedyNetflixParamount+

A magical family scrambling when their world collides with ours

The difference: Flat live-action hybrid — the gags rarely land

The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?

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The Addams Family
2019 · dir. Conrad Vernon
🍅 46%★ 5.9family · animation · comedyPeacock

A creepy clan proudly out of step with the normal world

The difference: Flatter animation and safer jokes — macabre-lite

The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration.

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🍅 21%★ 4.6comedy · family · animationDisney+

A frazzled guardian wrangling chaotic little charges

The difference: Formulaic kiddie sequel — parents get nothing to enjoy

Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes - Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.

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Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs
2019 · dir. Hong Sung-ho
🍅 40%★ 6.5animation · fantasy · familyRent or buy

Fairy-tale creatures learning looks aren't what count

The difference: A lesser-known production — charm without polish

Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy.

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Shrek 2
2004 · dir. Conrad Vernon
🍅 89%★ 7.4animation · comedy · familyPeacock

The same mix in both: play, then warmth

The difference: Sits closer to romance than Hotel Transylvania does

Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously twisted adventure for Shrek and Fiona. With the help of ever-faithful Donkey, Shrek takes on the potion-brewing Fairy Godmother, pompous Prince Charming, and infamous ogre-killer Puss In Boots.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013 · dir. Cody Cameron
🍅 71%★ 6.3animation · family · comedy

Rapid-fire cartoon absurdity aimed square at kids

The difference: Pun-driven sequel — invention thinner than the first

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

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