🎬 Movies Like Up

Loved Up (2009)? As a boy, Carl Fredricksen wanted to explore South America and find the forbidden Paradise Falls. Here are 25 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Up itself.

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   Rio2011

   6.9 IMDb72% RT critics71% RT audience68% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: pets, villain

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   WALL·E2008

   8.4 IMDb95% RT critics95% Metacritic90% RT audience81% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·90

   Shared talent: writer Pete Docter, John Ratzenberger; Shared themes: cheerful

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   Monsters, Inc.2001

   8.1 IMDb96% RT critics90% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim96·90

   Shared talent: director Pete Docter, Bob Peterson; Shared themes: cheerful, villain

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   The Secret Life of Pets 22019

   6.4 IMDb60% RT critics90% RT audience69% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser60·90

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: villain, dog, set in united states

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   Soul2020

   8.0 IMDb95% RT critics88% RT audience81% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·88

   Shared talent: director Pete Docter; Shared themes: cheerful, set in united states

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   Ratatouille2007

   8.1 IMDb96% RT critics87% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim96·87

   Shared talent: writer Bob Peterson; Shared themes: cheerful, inspirational, villain

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   Inside Out2015

   8.1 IMDb98% RT critics89% RT audience79% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Pete Docter; Both are animation/adventure films

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   How to Train Your Dragon 22014

   7.8 IMDb92% RT critics90% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·90

   Shared themes: nostalgic, inspirational, villain; Both are animation/adventure films

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   Cars 32017

   6.7 IMDb70% RT critics69% RT audience69% TMDB

   Shared talent: writer Bob Peterson; Shared themes: travel, villain, set in united states

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    A Dog's Purpose2017

    7.3 IMDb35% RT critics74% RT audience76% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser35·74

    Shared themes: pets, dog, set in united states; Both are adventure/comedy films

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    The Emperor's New Groove2000

    7.4 IMDb86% RT critics84% RT audience76% TMDB

    Shared themes: central and south america, set in south america; Both are animation/adventure films

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    Isle of Dogs2018

    7.8 IMDb90% RT critics87% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·87

    Shared themes: pets, dog; Both are animation/adventure films

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    Mary and Max2009

    8.1 IMDb96% RT critics92% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim96·92

    Both are animation/comedy films; Matching funny, emotional tone

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    The Secret World of Arrietty2010

    7.6 IMDb77% TMDB

    Shared themes: nostalgic; Both are animation/adventure films

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    Finding Nemo2003

    8.2 IMDb99% RT critics86% RT audience78% TMDB

    Shared talent: writer Bob Peterson; Both are animation/adventure films

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    The Princess and the Frog2009

    7.2 IMDb86% RT critics74% RT audience72% TMDB

    Shared themes: cheerful, villain, set in united states; Both are animation/adventure films

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    Wreck-It Ralph2012

    7.7 IMDb87% RT critics86% RT audience74% TMDB

    Shared themes: inspirational, villain; Both are animation/adventure films

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    The Croods2013

    7.1 IMDb71% RT critics77% RT audience69% TMDB

    Shared themes: pets; Both are animation/adventure films

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    Toy Story 21999

    7.9 IMDb100% RT critics87% RT audience76% TMDB

    Shared talent: writer Pete Docter, John Ratzenberger; Shared themes: cheerful, villain

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    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit2005

    7.5 IMDb95% RT critics79% RT audience71% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling95·79

    Shared themes: villain, dog; Both are animation/adventure films

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    Trouble2019

    5.8 IMDb37% RT audience66% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: dog

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    Pets United2019

    3.7 IMDb10% RT audience59% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are animation/adventure films

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    The Twits2025

    4.7 IMDb50% RT critics39% RT audience60% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are animation/adventure films

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    Extinct2021

    5.5 IMDb43% RT critics41% RT audience62% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are animation/adventure films

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    Clifford's Really Big Movie2004

    5.4 IMDb57% RT critics41% RT audience61% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: dog, set in united states