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15 Movies Like The Emperor's New Groove

Loved The Emperor's New Groove? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Toy Story 2

1999

Toy Story 2 shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Flashback, Comedy genres✓ Released only 1 year apart✓ Both explore friendship✓ Both have a comic tone

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48%

Monsters, Inc.

2001

Monsters, Inc. shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Emperor's New Groove, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share themes of friendship, identity, technology✓ Both are Buddy movies✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Also stars John Goodman

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47%

White Chicks

2004

White Chicks shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both have a comic tone

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47%

Encino Man

1992

Encino Man shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, friendship, identity✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Very similar runtime

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46%

Wayne's World

1992

Wayne's World shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy, Musical genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Released within roughly the same film era

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46%

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, technology✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both have a comic tone

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45%

Toy Story

1995

Toy Story shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Released only 5 years apart✓ Both have a comic tone

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45%

Role Models

2008

Role Models shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Buddy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both have a comic tone

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45%

Step Brothers

2008

Step Brothers shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Buddy genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, friendship✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both have a comic tone

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45%

Wayne's World 2

1993

Wayne's World 2 shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, friendship, identity✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Released within roughly the same film era

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44%

Dude, Where's My Car?

2000

Dude, Where's My Car? shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Both have a comic tone

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43%

Bad Boys

1995

Bad Boys shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Released only 5 years apart✓ Both have a comic tone

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42%

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure shares meaningful genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Comedy, Buddy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity, technology✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Similar movie-night length

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42%

Friday

1995

Friday shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Released only 5 years apart✓ Both explore friendship✓ Both have a comic tone

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38%

Almost Famous

2000

Almost Famous shares key genre characteristics with The Emperor's New Groove and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Musical, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ They share themes of coming of age, friendship✓ Both have a comic tone

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37%

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