Films like The Super Mario Bros. Movie
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines The Super Mario Bros. Movie, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A fantastical animated family film that is wholesome, polished and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of an all-consuming quest, plus tags such as damsel in distress, magic mushroom and illumination.
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 The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
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Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Film7.3Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also warm-hearted and heightened. Common ground: illumination.
- 2
Wonka (2023)
Film7.1Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also glossy and heightened, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
- 3
Paddington 2 (2017)
Film7.5Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also warm-hearted and glossy, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
- 4
Trolls World Tour (2020)
Film7.5Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
- 5
Ballerina (2016)
Film7.2Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also glossy and heightened, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
- 6
Cars 3 (2017)
Film6.9Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also heightened and warm-hearted, with themes of an all-consuming quest. Common ground: anthropomorphism.
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Oliver & Company (1988)
Film6.7
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also warm-hearted and glossy, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
- 8
Brave (2012)
Film7.0Darker
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also heightened and sweeping, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
- 9
Sing (2016)
Film7.1Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also warm-hearted and heightened, with themes of an all-consuming quest. Common ground: anthropomorphism.
- 10
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
Film8.1Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
- 11
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Film7.1Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also heightened and warm-hearted, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
- 12
Film6.8Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also warm-hearted and heightened.
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Smallfoot (2018)
Film6.8Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also glossy and heightened, with themes of an all-consuming quest. Common ground: anthropomorphism.
- 14
Enchanted (2007)
Film6.7
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
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Rio (2011)
Film6.7Easier to follow
Why it's like The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Also glossy and heightened, with themes of an all-consuming quest.
Boxlist compares The Super Mario Bros. Movie 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 Super Mario Bros. Movie?
- Picks with a similar feel include Minions: The Rise of Gru, Wonka, Paddington 2 and Trolls World Tour. Each shares part of The Super Mario Bros. Movie's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
- How are these films like The Super Mario Bros. Movie chosen?
- Boxlist compares The Super Mario Bros. Movie 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.