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Movies that feel like Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)

If you loved Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, the closest films we have are The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020), Moana 2 (2024) and Trolls (2016). All three share Hotel Transylvania: Transformania's whimsical and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster. In their new mismatched bodies, Drac and Johnny must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it's too late, and before they drive each other crazy.

πŸ… 47% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Derek Drymonwhimsicalwittyplayfulwarmcozyepic
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Hotel Transylvania (2012) Β· Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) Β· Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

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πŸ… 66%β˜… 5.9adventure Β· animation Β· comedy

The same mix in both: whimsy, then wit

When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.

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Moana 2
2024 Β· dir. David G. Derrick Jr.
πŸ… 61%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· animation Β· comedy

Playful where it counts, warm underneath

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

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Trolls
2016 Β· dir. Mike Mitchell
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.4adventure Β· animation Β· comedy

Cozy and epic in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

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The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019 Β· dir. Chris Renaud
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.4animation Β· comedy Β· family

Whimsical animation in both cases

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.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013 Β· dir. Kris Pearn
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.3animation Β· family Β· comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The difference: Lighter on scale

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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Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012 Β· dir. Steve Martino
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.5animation Β· comedy Β· adventure

Both lean on play more than on family

Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

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The Croods: A New Age
2020 Β· dir. Joel Crawford
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.9animation Β· family Β· adventure

Adventure built on warmth, twice over

The difference: Not nearly as playful

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.

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Minions & Monsters
2026 Β· dir. Pierre Coffin
β˜… 6.4adventure Β· animation Β· comedy

Cozy fantasy, and it commits to that

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.

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Rio 2
2014 Β· dir. Carlos Saldanha
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.3animation Β· adventure Β· comedy

Animation with a pulse of scale, in both cases

It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.

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The Smurfs
2011 Β· dir. Raja Gosnell
πŸ… 21%β˜… 5.4animation Β· family Β· adventure

Comedy with a pulse of whimsy, in both cases

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

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Minions
2015 Β· dir. Kyle Balda
πŸ… 55%β˜… 6.4family Β· animation Β· adventure

Witty family in both cases

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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Cars 2
2011 Β· dir. John Lasseter
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.2animation Β· family Β· adventure

Playful adventure, and it commits to that

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

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