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15 Movies Like Toy Story

Loved Toy Story? 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 important genre DNA with Toy Story and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Buddy, Fantasy, Comedy genres✓ Directed by John Lasseter✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1990s

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76%

Encino Man

1992

Encino Man shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone

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55%

Wayne's World 2

1993

Wayne's World 2 shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Ghostbusters

1984

Ghostbusters shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Toy Story, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy genres✓ Both explore friendship✓ Also stars Annie Potts✓ Both have a comic tone

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53%

Cars

2006

Cars shares important genre DNA with Toy Story and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Comedy, Adventure genres✓ Directed by John Lasseter✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Also stars John Ratzenberger

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53%

The Pagemaster

1994

The Pagemaster shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone

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51%

The Iron Giant

1999

The Iron Giant shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone

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51%

Bad Boys

1995

Bad Boys shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone

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50%

Jumanji

1995

Jumanji shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone

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49%

Friday

1995

Friday shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone

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48%

Dragonheart

1996

Dragonheart shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Buddy, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1990s

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48%

Wayne's World

1992

Wayne's World shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone

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48%

Shrek

2001

Shrek shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Very similar runtime

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48%

The Golden Child

1986

The Golden Child shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Very similar runtime

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48%

The Fifth Element

1997

The Fifth Element shares key genre characteristics with Toy Story and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone

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48%

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