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Audiences latched onto The Star (2017) as a animation theatrical experience: big enough for a group watch, specific enough to reward a second viewing once you know where it's headed. The animation and comedy blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
Runtime 1h 26m · ★ 6.5
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★ 7.8 · Animation · Comedy · Fantasy · 1h 30m
Why you'll love it
If The Star clicked for you, Shrek (2001) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.7 · Adventure · Animation · Family · 1h 14m
Why you'll love it
If The Star clicked for you, DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.4 · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · 28m
Why you'll love it
If The Star clicked for you, Shrek the Halls (2007) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
★ 6.5 · Animation · Fantasy · Adventure · 1h 32m
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If The Star clicked for you, The Monkey King (2023) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.3 · Animation · Adventure · Comedy · 1h 31m
Why you'll love it
If The Star clicked for you, Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.3 · Animation · Family · Comedy · 1h 32m
Why you'll love it
If The Star clicked for you, Shrek 2 (2004) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.7 · Animation · Comedy · Family · 1h 37m
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If The Star clicked for you, The Boxtrolls (2014) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.0 · Family · Animation · Comedy · 1h 25m
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If The Star clicked for you, Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.8 · Family · Animation · Comedy · 1h 8m
Why you'll love it
If The Star clicked for you, Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.2 · Animation · Family · Fantasy · 1h 12m
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If The Star clicked for you, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) is a strong next stop: both trade in animation and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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