Movies like WALL·E
If WALL·E's mix of garbage, dystopia and space travel stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what WALL·E's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Up
2009 · Directed by Pete Docter · 96 min8.0
Why you'll like itWith John Ratzenberger · Shares: 3d animation, inspirational, cheerful · Also animation and family · From the same decade (2000s)
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old…
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Monsters, Inc.
2001 · Directed by Pete Docter · 92 min7.9
Why you'll like itWith John Ratzenberger · Shares: 3d animation, cheerful, pixar · Also animation and family · From the same decade (2000s)
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis.
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · Directed by Michael Jelenic · 98 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, space, 3d animation · Also family and animation
Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy.
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Soul
2020 · Directed by Pete Docter · 101 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: reflective, 3d animation, inspirational · Also animation and family
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the…
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Inside Out
2015 · Directed by Pete Docter · 95 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: 3d animation, psychological drama, compassionate · Also animation and family
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through…
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Toy Story 3
2010 · Directed by Lee Unkrich · 103 min7.8
Why you'll like itWith John Ratzenberger · Shares: 3d animation, pixar · Also animation and family
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center.
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Elemental
2023 · Directed by Peter Sohn · 102 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: 3d animation, hopeful, pixar · Also animation and family
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.
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Inside Out 2
2024 · Directed by Kelsey Mann · 97 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: 3d animation, cheerful, hopeful · Also animation and family
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation…
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Cars
2006 · Directed by John Lasseter · 117 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: 3d animation, cheerful, pixar · Also animation and family · From the same decade (2000s)
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator…
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Lightyear
2022 · Directed by Angus MacLane · 105 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, 3d animation, pixar · Also animation and science fiction
Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.
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The Wild Robot
2024 · Directed by Chris Sanders · 102 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: robot, 3d animation · Also family and animation
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
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Interstellar
2014 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 169 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, space travel, space
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.