Films like Despicable Me
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines Despicable Me, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A warm-hearted, breezy animated family film: polished and larger-than-life. Best if you like warmth over edge. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of deep rivalry, plus tags such as adoptive father, intelligent and life's dream.
Here are 15 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Despicable Me (2010).
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The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
Film7.2
Why it's like Despicable Me: Also warm-hearted and heightened, with themes of deep rivalry. Common ground: rivalry.
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Film6.8
Why it's like Despicable Me: Also warm-hearted and light.
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Ballerina (2016)
Film7.2
Why it's like Despicable Me: Also warm-hearted and glossy. Common ground: life's dream, ballet, kids.
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Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Film7.8
Why it's like Despicable Me: Also warm-hearted and heightened, with themes of deep rivalry. Common ground: rivalry.
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The Croods (2013)
Film6.9
Why it's like Despicable Me: Also warm-hearted and light. Common ground: parent child relationship.
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Film6.8
Why it's like Despicable Me: Also warm-hearted and light. Common ground: kids, orphan.
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The Boxtrolls (2014)
Film6.7More intricate
Why it's like Despicable Me: Also warm-hearted and light. Common ground: parent child relationship.
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Film7.0More intricate
Why it's like Despicable Me: Also warm-hearted and light. Common ground: parent child relationship.
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Boxlist compares Despicable Me with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Despicable Me?
- Picks with a similar feel include The Angry Birds Movie 2, Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, Ballerina and Monsters, Inc.. Each shares part of Despicable Me's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
- How are these films like Despicable Me chosen?
- Boxlist compares Despicable Me with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.