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The Bad Guys (2022) stuck because it commits to its family premise without apologizing—viewers remember set pieces and momentum as much as plot. Pierre Perifel's control of tone keeps the ride coherent. The family and comedy blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
Runtime 1h 40m · ★ 7.5
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★ 7.7 · Family · Comedy · Crime · 1h 44m
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The family energy of The Bad Guys is alive in The Bad Guys 2 (2025), filtered through a different story but the same emotional register. It earns its place on this list with a funny payoff that rivals the original pick.
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★ 7.5 · Family · Comedy · Adventure · 1h 29m
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Dog Man (2025) operates in the same family as The Bad Guys, but with its own distinct voice and pacing. The funny payoff will feel satisfyingly familiar without retreading the same ground.
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★ 6.8 · Animation · Comedy · Family · 1h 34m
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) belongs to the same conversation as The Bad Guys — both anchor their family in comedy emotion that doesn't let go. The funny undercurrent connects them more than any plot summary would suggest.
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★ 7.0 · Animation · Comedy · Family · 1h 27m
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If The Bad Guys's family stayed with you, The Simpsons Movie (2007) delivers the same sensation through an entirely different story. The comedy through-line is the real common thread between them.
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★ 6.4 · Comedy · Adventure · Fantasy · 1h 33m
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Where The Bad Guys excels in family, Shrek Forever After (2010) doubles down on comedy to comparable effect. The tonal similarities run deep enough that watching both back-to-back feels intentional.
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★ 7.8 · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · 1h 27m
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) is the natural next step after The Bad Guys: same family DNA, different perspective. The funny streak and comedy elevate it well above a simple genre exercise.
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★ 6.7 · Animation · Comedy · Family · 1h 37m
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Fans of The Bad Guys who respond to its family will find The Boxtrolls (2014) immediately familiar. Both films share a comedy sensibility without ever feeling like carbon copies of each other.
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★ 6.9 · Family · Animation · Adventure · 1h 41m
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There's a reason The Bad Guys fans keep landing on Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) — the family is unmistakably related even when the plots diverge. Both films operate on the same emotional frequency, especially in their third acts.
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★ 6.8 · Family · Animation · Comedy · 1h 8m
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Pooh's Heffalump Movie draws from the same family well as The Bad Guys, channeling comedy in ways that feel unmistakably related. The 2005 film makes a natural companion watch — similar in spirit but distinctly its own.
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★ 6.3 · Family · Comedy · Adventure · 1h 21m
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Rugrats Go Wild (2003) captures the family appeal of The Bad Guys without simply imitating it. The comedy streak running through both films is what puts Rugrats Go Wild at the top of any "if you liked…" shortlist.
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