50 Movies Like Shrek 2 (2004) You Need to Watch Next

2023 · Peter Sohn

In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

1959 · Clyde Geronimi

Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly

In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy

2007 · Kevin Lima

The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this stra

In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy

1997 · Andy Knight

Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.

In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy

2021 · Chris Appelhans

Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

In common: Animation · Comedy

2019 · Hong Sung-ho

Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy.

In common: Animation · Comedy

2001 · Andrew Adamson

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up

In common: Animation · Comedy

2022 · Joel Crawford

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find

In common: Animation · Comedy

1997 · Ron Clements

Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phi

In common: Animation · Comedy

1991 · Gary Trousdale

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon le

In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy

2009 · Ron Clements

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy

2012 · Genndy Tartakovsky

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best fri

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

1950 · Clyde Geronimi

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious

In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy

1993 · Harold Ramis

A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same

In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

2018 · Genndy Tartakovsky

Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka, who’s secretly a descendant of Abraha

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2007 · Tim Hill

A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2015 · Genndy Tartakovsky

When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2002 · John Kafka

As a newly crowned princess, Cinderella quickly learns that life at the Palace - and her royal responsibilities - are more challenging than she had imagined. In three heartwarming tales, Cinderella ca

In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy

2018 · Yarrow Cheney

The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a certain little who might change things.

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2006 · Gil Kenan

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frighte

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2014 · Christophe Gans

Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse

In common: Fantasy · Romance

2023 · Kirk DeMicco

Ruby Gillman, a sweet and awkward high school student, discovers she's a direct descendant of the warrior kraken queens. The kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

1998 · Griffin Dunne

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselve

In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

2005 · Mark Waters

Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes

In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

2014 · Rob Marshall

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

In common: Comedy · Fantasy

2013 · Raja Gosnell

The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers tha

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2008 · Adam Shankman

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment in

In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy

2021 · Kay Cannon

Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.

In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

1994 · Don Bluth

Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies.

In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy

1984 · Ron Howard

A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.

In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

2006 · Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love ex

In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy

2000 · Harold Ramis

Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot

In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

2014 · Graham Annable

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2007 · Frank Nissen

When Lady Tremaine steals the Fairy Godmother's wand and changes history, it's up to Cinderella to restore the timeline and reclaim her prince.

In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy

2004 · Tommy O'Haver

Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves

In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy

2022 · Adam Shankman

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Acciden

In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy

2005 · Nora Ephron

Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".

In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

2001 · Pete Docter

Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their worl

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2007 · Brad Bird

Remy, a rat, possesses a palate far more refined than that of his fellow comrades. He dreams of becoming a chef, one who creates rather than scavenges. When fate deposits him in the sewers beneath one

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2022 · Domee Shi

Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.

In common: Animation · Comedy · Family

2019 · Jennifer Lee

Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf head far into the forest to learn the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.

In common: Animation · Comedy

1992 · John Musker

In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp

In common: Animation · Family

2000 · Mark Dindal

When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.

In common: Animation · Comedy

2022 · Peggy Holmes

Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.

In common: Animation · Comedy

2022 · Derek Drymon

When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster. In their new mismatched bodie

In common: Animation · Comedy

2007 · Chris Miller

The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another he

In common: Animation · Comedy

2010 · Mike Mitchell

A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Aw

In common: Animation · Comedy

2023 · Michael Jelenic

While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are sepa

In common: Animation · Comedy

2024 · David G. Derrick Jr.

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike a

In common: Animation · Comedy

2017 · Bill Condon

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

In common: Family · Fantasy · Romance