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Movies that feel likeMinions & Monsters (2026)

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.

If you loved Minions & Monsters, the closest films we have are Moana 2 (2024), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) and Toy Story 5 (2026). All three share Minions & Monsters' epic and whimsical feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Lion King 1½ (2004).

🍅 89% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Pierre Coffinepicwhimsicalwittyplayfulwarmcozy
9 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Disney Plus

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Minions (2015) · Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

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

A crowd-pleasing sequel that sends its heroes into bigger waters

The difference: Sincere mythic adventure — grandeur, not gag-a-minute anarchy

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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🍅 66%★ 5.9adventure · animation · comedyParamount+

Nonstop absurdist gags powering a ridiculous rescue road trip

The difference: One buddy pair carries it — no army of chaotic yellow helpers

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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Toy Story 5
2026 · dir. Andrew Stanton
🍅 93%★ 7.4animation · family · comedyDisney+

This year's other legacy-franchise family comedy

The difference: Toys versus screens, Pixar heart

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

What your pets get up to when nobody's watching, played for laughs

The difference: Gentler and episodic — mischief without the manic invention

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

Candy-bright creatures versus much bigger monsters

The difference: Musical positivity engine

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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Storks
2016 · dir. Doug Sweetland
🍅 65%★ 6.8adventure · animation · comedy

Epic and whimsical in the same breath

Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl...

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

Slapstick monster mayhem from a franchise that knows its audience

The difference: A body-swap retread — less inventive than the Minions' Hollywood lark

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%★ 5.8animation · comedy · adventureParamount+

Cartoon logic cranked up around family loyalty and big schemes

The difference: Suburban sibling story — no Hollywood spoofing or spectacle

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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The Smurfs
2011 · dir. Raja Gosnell
🍅 21%★ 5.4animation · family · adventureNetflixParamount+

Tiny blue-collar creatures scattered into a bigger world

The difference: Live-action hybrid, broader

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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The Angry Birds Movie
2016 · dir. Clay Kaytis
🍅 44%★ 6.3animation · adventure · comedyParamount+

Cartoon chaos pitched at maximum silliness

The difference: Island slapstick, no monsters

An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.

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Asterix Conquers America
1994 · dir. Gerhard Hahn
★ 5.9family · animation · adventure

Hand-drawn hijinks with an unstoppable comic duo far from home

The difference: Dated 90s European animation — charm that shows its age

When marauding Romans capture - and catapult - their pal Getafix into lands unknown, the shrewd and cunning Asterix and his able sidekick Obelix spring into action! But their journey leads them to a strange and dangerous new world, where they must face a tribe of Indians, a stampeding herd of buffalo and a medicine man with designs on their magic potion!

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The Lion King 1½
2004 · dir. Bradley Raymond
🍅 76%★ 6.5adventure · animation · comedyDisney+

Comic sidekicks rewriting a famous story from the wings

The difference: A budget spin-off — recycled beats with a commentary-track feel

Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all about Timon and Pumbaa and tag along as they search for the perfect home and attempt to raise a rambunctious lion cub.

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