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Movies that feel like My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

If you loved My Neighbors the Yamadas, the closest films we have are Monsters, Inc. (2001), Ratatouille (2007) and Monster House (2006). All three share My Neighbors the Yamadas's whimsical and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Disney Plus, Hulu and Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.

πŸ… 78% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Isao Takahatawhimsicalwittyplayfulwarmcozydreamlike
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Monsters, Inc.
2001 Β· dir. Pete Docter
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8.1animation Β· comedy Β· family

The same mix in both: whimsy, then wit

The difference: Plays it as fantasy more than My Neighbors the Yamadas does

Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.

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Ratatouille
2007 Β· dir. Brad Bird
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8.1animation Β· comedy Β· family

Playful and warm in the same breath

In one of Paris's finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down.

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Monster House
2006 Β· dir. Gil Kenan
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6.7animation Β· comedy Β· family

Cozy where it counts, dreamlike underneath

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.

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Monsters University
2013 Β· dir. Dan Scanlon
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.2animation Β· family Β· comedy

Animation with a pulse of whimsy, in both cases

A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University β€” when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

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Hotel Transylvania
2012 Β· dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
πŸ… 45%β˜… 7animation Β· comedy Β· family

Witty comedy in both cases

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

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Chicken Run
2000 Β· dir. Peter Lord
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.1animation Β· comedy Β· family

Family built on play, twice over

The difference: None of the dream logic that defines My Neighbors the Yamadas

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.

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Toy Story 2
1999 Β· dir. John Lasseter
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.9animation Β· comedy Β· family

Warm animation, and it commits to that

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.

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Shrek 2
2004 Β· dir. Conrad Vernon
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.4animation Β· comedy Β· family

Both trade on comfort more than on being comedy

Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously twisted adventure for Shrek and Fiona. With the help of ever-faithful Donkey, Shrek takes on the potion-brewing Fairy Godmother, pompous Prince Charming, and infamous ogre-killer Puss In Boots.

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The Grinch
2018 Β· dir. Yarrow Cheney
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.4animation Β· comedy Β· family

Surrealism is the engine of both

The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a certain little who might change things.

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Antz
1998 Β· dir. Eric Darnell
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.5animation Β· comedy Β· family

Whimsical family in both cases

A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's actually been enlisted to fight against a termite army.

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

Animation with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

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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Hotel Transylvania 2
2015 Β· dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.6animation Β· comedy Β· family

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.

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