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Movies that feel like KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

If you loved KPop Demon Hunters, the closest films we have are Sing 2 (2021), The Boxtrolls (2014) and Sing (2016). All three share KPop Demon Hunters' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

πŸ… 91% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Chris Appelhansdreamlikestylishwittyplayfulwhimsicalwarm
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Sing 2
2021 Β· dir. Garth Jennings
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7.3animation Β· comedy Β· family

Both are built on the same subject: musical

The difference: None of the dream logic KPop Demon Hunters is built on

Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

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The Boxtrolls
2014 Β· dir. Graham Annable
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.8animation Β· comedy Β· family

Dreamlike where it counts, witty underneath

The difference: Missing the style of KPop Demon Hunters

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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Sing
2016 Β· dir. Garth Jennings
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.1animation Β· comedy Β· family

Both keep coming back to the same thing: musical

The difference: Leans harder into family than KPop Demon Hunters does

A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.

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Encanto
2021 Β· dir. Byron Howard
β˜… 7.2animation Β· comedy Β· family

One thread runs through both: supernatural

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 familyβ€”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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Turning Red
2022 Β· dir. Domee Shi
πŸ… 95%β˜… 6.9animation Β· family Β· comedy

Common ground: a woman at the center

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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Make Mine Music
1946 Β· dir. Robert Cormack
πŸ… 58%β˜… 6.1animation Β· music Β· family

Stylish and whimsical in the same breath

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter and the Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the Pooh. In addition you'll enjoy such classic cartoon hits as "Casey at the Bat," "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met" and "Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet."

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Secret Magic Control Agency
2021 Β· dir. Alexey Tsitsilin
β˜… 6.2animation Β· comedy Β· fantasy

Playful fantasy, and it commits to that

The Secret Magic Control Agency sends its two best agents, Hansel and Gretel, to fight against the witch of the Gingerbread House.

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

Both lean on warmth more than on comedy

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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Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs
2019 Β· dir. Hong Sung-ho
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.5animation Β· fantasy Β· family

Animation with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

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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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009 Β· dir. Betty Thomas
πŸ… 21%β˜… 4.6comedy Β· family Β· animation

Witty music in both cases

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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Ghostbusters
2016 Β· dir. Paul Feig
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.8action Β· fantasy Β· comedy

The same preoccupation in both: female friendship

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

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Billy Elliot
2000 Β· dir. Stephen Daldry
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.7drama Β· comedy Β· music

Music built on style, twice over

The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

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