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Movies that feel likeKung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Po is finally living the dream as the Dragon Warrior—until a shadow from his past comes roaring back. When the ruthless peacock Lord Shen unleashes a devastating new weapon used to wipe out kung fu masters across the land, Po and the Furious Five race across China to put an end to his plans. But if Po is to have any hope of stopping him, he must first confront the truth of his origins—and find inner peace before his past tears him apart.

If you loved Kung Fu Panda 2, the closest films we have are Fearless (2006), The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and Robots (2005). All three share Kung Fu Panda 2's warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Legend of Drunken Master (1994).

🍅 82% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelsonwarmwittyplayfulkinetichopeful
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Kung Fu Panda (2008) · Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) · Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

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Fearless
2006 · dir. Ronny Yu
🍅 73%★ 7.6drama · action

Hard-won martial-arts mastery driven by hope for something bigger

The difference: A grounded historical drama, no animated comedy or fantasy villain

After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.

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

A reluctant hero learning to open up while saving the day anyway

The difference: A Gotham superhero spoof, not a kung-fu prophecy adventure

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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Robots
2005 · dir. Chris Wedge
🍅 64%★ 6.4animation · comedy · family

An earnest dreamer standing up to a villain threatening everything good

The difference: A steampunk robot-world satire, no martial-arts stakes at all

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009 · dir. Christopher Miller
🍅 85%★ 6.9animation · comedy · family

An earnest inventor's mess threatening to overwhelm an entire town

The difference: A food-weather disaster comedy, no kung fu or villain backstory

Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?

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The Legend of Drunken Master
1994 · dir. Lau Kar-leung
🍅 85%★ 7.5action · comedy

Fast, funny martial-arts choreography carrying real heart underneath

The difference: A live-action period brawler, no animated villain or PTSD backstory

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.

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The Incredibles
2004 · dir. Brad Bird
★ 8action · adventure · animationDisney+

A hero pulled back into action against a villain from their past

The difference: A suburban superhero family drama, not a kung-fu prophecy quest

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.

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The Pacifier
2005 · dir. Adam Shankman
🍅 21%★ 5.6comedy · family · actionDisney+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: mission

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.

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Despicable Me 3
2017 · dir. Kyle Balda
🍅 58%★ 6.3action · animation · comedyNetflix

A sequel raising the stakes with a flashier, more theatrical villain

The difference: A twin-brother heist caper, no martial-arts training or destiny

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

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Kopps
2003 · dir. Josef Fares
★ 6.7action · comedy

Both land warmth and wit at once

The difference: Easier on the hope than Kung Fu Panda 2

A small Swedish village, Högboträsk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot dogs and chasing down runaway cows. This is all well and good for the village's own police, but the police management board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime.

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

A hopeful sequel raising the threat while keeping its sense of fun

The difference: A brick-built space-invasion sequel, not a martial-arts origin story

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

The same mix in both: play, then momentum

The difference: Takes it somewhere less hopeful than Kung Fu Panda 2 does

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

Mismatched heroes facing a villain whose plan threatens everyone

The difference: A spy-gadget buddy comedy, not a martial-arts destiny story

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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