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Movies that feel likeThe Lego Movie (2014)

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.

If you loved The Lego Movie, the closest films we have are Trolls (2016), Toy Story 4 (2019) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020). All three share The Lego Movie's whimsical and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009).

🍅 96% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Phil Lordwhimsicalwarmcozyepicwittyplayful
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

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

Relentless candy-colored optimism weaponized against a grim villain

The difference: Sweeter and simpler — the meta wit is swapped for pop singalongs

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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Toy Story 4
2019 · dir. Josh Cooley
🍅 96%★ 7.6family · comedy · animationDisney+

A plastic hero questioning what his purpose in the world really is

The difference: Gentler and more wistful — reflection instead of gag-a-second chaos

Woody has always been confident about his place in the world, devoted to taking care of his kid—whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But after Bonnie creates a reluctant new toy called "Forky", a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends challenges everything Woody believes about loyalty, purpose, and what it truly means to be a toy.

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🍅 66%★ 5.9adventure · animation · comedyParamount+

Anything-goes absurdist gags with a best-friendship at the core

The difference: Looser and more disposable — jokes without the heart underneath

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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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · dir. Eric Darnell
🍅 78%★ 6.8animation · family · comedyMax

Breakneck ensemble comedy where the visual gags never stop coming

The difference: Pure sugar-rush spectacle without the sneaky emotional payload

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

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

A nervous everyman pushed out of his comfort zone into big adventure

The difference: Formula sequel energy — amiable but far less inventive

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

Playing it safe versus chasing the new — a family dragged into wonder

The difference: Earnest prehistoric spectacle with little self-aware comedy

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

A model employee discovering the system he serves isn't everything

The difference: Frantic but thinner — the satire never cuts as deep

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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Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · dir. Wes Anderson
🍅 93%★ 7.9adventure · animation · comedyDisney+

Meticulous handcrafted worlds packed with deadpan wit for adults too

The difference: Dry Wes Anderson rhythms — droll and precise, never manic

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

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Penguins of Madagascar
2014 · dir. Simon J. Smith
🍅 74%★ 6.6family · animation · adventure

A ragtag crew improvising through a villain's world-domination scheme

The difference: All momentum, no message — a caper that evaporates on contact

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

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Rio 2
2014 · dir. Carlos Saldanha
🍅 50%★ 6.3animation · adventure · comedyDisney+

Bright ensemble chaos with a hero out of his depth in a new world

The difference: Crowded and conventional — the jokes rarely surprise

It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.

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

Both are built on the same subject: villain

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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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Ferdinand
2017 · dir. Carlos Saldanha
🍅 71%★ 6.7animation · family · adventureMax

Common ground: friendship

Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow. But one day five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid— and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen.

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