Films like The Incredibles
12 picks with a similar feel
What defines The Incredibles, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A larger-than-life animated family film that is warm-hearted, stylish and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of culture clash, underdogs and mysteries that are not what they seem, plus tags such as lawsuit, wretch and secret identity.
Here are 12 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 The Incredibles (2004).
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The Flash (2023)
Film6.7Darker
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of culture clash and underdogs. Common ground: secret identity, hero, super power.
- 2
Film8.3Darker
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: hero, super power, superhero.
- 3
Megamind (2010)
Film6.9Darker
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of culture clash and underdogs. Common ground: secret identity, superhero.
- 4
DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
Film7.3
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: super power, superhero.
- 5
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Film7.8Darker
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: cartoon, hero, superhero.
- 6
Film7.8More intricate
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and warm-hearted.
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The Good Dinosaur (2015)
Film6.7
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and warm-hearted. Common ground: cartoon.
- 8
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Film6.8More intricate
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 9
Film6.8More intricate
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and warm-hearted, with themes of culture clash and underdogs. Common ground: super power.
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Robin Hood (1973)
Film7.3Heavier option
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also warm-hearted and heightened, with themes of culture clash and underdogs. Common ground: hero.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Film7.9Darker
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also fast-paced and sweeping, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
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Madagascar (2005)
Film6.9
Why it's like The Incredibles: Also heightened and warm-hearted, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: cartoon, island.
Boxlist compares The Incredibles 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 The Incredibles?
- Picks with a similar feel include The Flash, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Megamind and DC League of Super-Pets. Each shares part of The Incredibles's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 12 films.
- How are these films like The Incredibles chosen?
- Boxlist compares The Incredibles 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.