
Movies that feel likeTurning Red (2022)
If you loved Turning Red, the closest films we have are The Grinch (2018), Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) and The Boxtrolls (2014). All three share Turning Red'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 My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999).
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If Turning Red hit the spot, these will too

A colorful, cheerful comedy about a misfit softening toward the people around him
The difference: Trades Mei's puberty metaphor for a broad, kid-friendly holiday romp

A family cruise where chaotic mishaps never quite dim the warmth
The difference: Ensemble monster-family antics replace one girl's specific inner conflict

A misfit kid hiding an unusual identity while trying to save the people they love
The difference: Stop-motion gothic whimsy in place of Pixar's glossy coming-of-age polish

A magical family legacy a girl must reconcile with who she actually is
The difference: A full musical about an entire family's magic, not one girl's body

Pixar's own take on the anxious push and pull of forming a real friendship
The difference: A campus buddy comedy, not a metaphor for puberty and family pressure

Whimsical and warm in the same breath
The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

A weird, loving family clashing with a world that wants them to be normal
The difference: Broad ghoulish gags replace Turning Red's specific mother-daughter ache

A magical transformation curse played for whimsy instead of straight fright
The difference: A fairy-tale spell quest, not a grounded story about growing up

An overwhelmed guardian wrangling overexcited kids toward a big concert
The difference: Live-action chipmunk slapstick, not an animated coming-of-age metaphor

Colorful magical mayhem powered by a villain who wants to control a young life
The difference: Live-action Smurfs slapstick with none of the personal metaphor underneath

An unlikely friendship warms a story that could have stayed merely cute
The difference: A quieter tale of two strangers, without any mother-daughter conflict

Both land comfort and wit at once
The difference: Easier on the play than Turning Red
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