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Movies that feel likeInside Out 2 (2024)

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.

If you loved Inside Out 2, the closest films we have are Toy Story 5 (2026), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) and Moana 2 (2024). All three share Inside Out 2's whimsical and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Minions & Monsters (2026).

🍅 91% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Kelsey Mannwhimsicalepicwittyplayfulwarmcozy
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Inside Out (2015)

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Toy Story 5
2026 · dir. Andrew Stanton
🍅 93%★ 7.4animation · family · comedyRent or buy

Pixar wrestling again with a kid growing up and away

The difference: The anxiety lives in the toys, not the kid's own head

When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.

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🍅 80%★ 6adventure · animation · comedyParamount+

Anarchic imagination that keeps reinventing its own world

The difference: Pure absurdist silliness — feelings never enter into it

Evil pirate Burger Beard is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, but the final page happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When Burger Beard endangers Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Plankton must embark on a quest to retrieve the recipe and save their city...a quest that takes them to the surface world and transforms them into superheroes.

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Moana 2
2024 · dir. David G. Derrick Jr.
🍅 61%★ 6.3adventure · animation · comedyDisney+

A girl outgrowing the version of herself everyone knew

The difference: Songs and sea monsters outside; nothing happens inside her head

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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Minions & Monsters
2026 · dir. Pierre Coffin
🍅 89%★ 6.3adventure · animation · comedyRent or buy

A beloved ensemble spun into bigger, sillier mayhem

The difference: Chaos for its own sake — no inner life beneath the jokes

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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The Croods
2013 · dir. Kirk DeMicco
🍅 71%★ 7.1animation · adventure · family

A family learning that protecting someone can mean letting go

The difference: External prehistoric peril, not an interior landscape

The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night. When a more evolved caveman named Guy arrives on the scene, Grug is distrustful, but it soon becomes apparent that Guy is correct about the impending destruction of their world.

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The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019 · dir. Chris Renaud
🍅 60%★ 6.4animation · comedy · family

Whimsical where it counts, epic underneath

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022 · dir. Derek Drymon
🍅 47%★ 6animation · comedy · familyPrime Video

Familiar characters shoved out of their comfort zones for family laughs

The difference: Broad slapstick with none of Pixar's emotional intelligence

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.

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The Boss Baby: Family Business
2021 · dir. Tom McGrath
🍅 47%★ 5.9animation · comedy · adventureParamount+

Siblings pulled back into childhood to repair what drifted apart

The difference: Frenetic gag machine — the sentiment feels bolted on

The Templeton brothers — Tim and his Boss Baby little bro Ted — have become adults and drifted away from each other. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business.

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Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012 · dir. Steve Martino
🍅 37%★ 6.5animation · comedy · adventureMaxDisney+

A comfort-food sequel that keeps its found family front and center

The difference: Runs on autopilot — the emotional core is much thinner

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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Trolls
2016 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 76%★ 6.4adventure · animation · comedy

Feelings literally embodied — happiness itself is the premise

The difference: A jukebox sugar rush; the psychology stays surface-deep

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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Onward
2020 · dir. Dan Scanlon
🍅 88%★ 7.4adventure · animation · comedyDisney+

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Inside Out 2 does

In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

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ParaNorman
2012 · dir. Sam Fell
🍅 89%★ 7family · animation · adventureMaxHulu

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.

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