20 Best Animation movies like Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

List of the best animation movies like Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015): Happy Family, Soul, ParaNorman, Mad Monster Party?, Bartok the Magnificent, Chicken Little, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright, Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, Shrek Forever After, Playmobil: The Movie.

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Markimdb: 4.8
Genrehorror, comedy, family, cartoon
CountryGermany, United Kingdom
Duration01:29

The Wishbone family is far from happy. With a struggling bookshop, an overworked husband, and two misunderstood teenagers, Emma is at her wit's end trying to be the perfect mom. After dragging her family to a costume party on Halloween night, they are cursed by an evil witch and transformed into a Vampire, a Mummy, a Werewolf, and Frankenstein's monster. Now Emma will fight to keep her Monster Family together and uncover the secret of their curse... eventually leading them to the Prince of Darkness himself, Dracula!

Markimdb: 8.1
Genreadventure, family, cartoon, music
CountryUSA

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock is a boy who can speak to the dead, but no one besides his eccentric new friend, Neil, believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's estranged eccentric uncle tells him of an important annual ritual he must take up to protect the town from an curse cast by a witch it condemned centuries ago. Eventually, Norman decides to cooperate, but things don't go according to plan. Now, a magic storm of the witch threatens Blithe Hollow as the accursed dead rise. Together with unexpected new companions, Norman struggles to save his town, only to discover the horrific truth of the curse. With that insight, Norman must resolve the crisis for good as only he can.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:07

Russia is being terrorized by an evil witch known as Baba Yaga; the only one who is not afraid of her is Bartok the Magnificent. Bartok, an albino bat, has just arrived in Moscow and is impressing everyone with his performances, including Prince Ivan Romanov. However, one person is not impressed; Ludmilla finds Bartok annoying and naive. After Bartok's show, a violent bear suddenly attacks. Bartok must save everyone by stunning the bear with dust and then knocks him over and traps him in a wagon.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:15

Join Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. crew as they head to Chicago for Talent Star, a hit talent show in which Fred and Daphne are finalists with some high hopes. Unlucky for them, the competition is frightful as the show is being broadcast from an opera house with a history of horrors and a particularly vengeful phantom that has cursed the show's production.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, family, cartoon
CountryUSA

Santa Claus, Mickey Mouse and all his Disney pals star in an original movie about the importance of opening your heart to the true spirit of Christmas. Stubborn old Donald tries in vain to resist the joys of the season, and Mickey and Pluto learn a great lesson about the power of friendship.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, Japan
Duration01:30

    A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Canada, USA

    Marla is forced to abandon her carefully structured life to embark on an epic journey to find her younger brother Charlie who has disappeared into the vast and wondrous animated world of Playmobil toys.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
    CountryUSA, Philippines, India, United Kingdom

    A dark comedic adventure about the titular Bunnicula, a vampire rabbit, Mina, his owner, and her two pets, Chester the cat and Harold the dog. Instead of blood, Bunnicula feeds on carrots to sustain himself which gives him super abilities which come in handy on his and his friends escapades. The series is based on the book series of the same title by James Howe and Deborah Howe.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

    Oooh Hollywood! The glitz, the glam...the Headless Horseman?! Join your favorite K-9 sleuth, Scooby-Doo, along with Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. gang as they find themselves in a tinsel-town twist! While on a VIP tour of the legendary Brickton Studios, Scooby and friends get a first-hand experience of the rumored hauntings when classic movie monsters drop in for a creepy casting call. There's only one way to solve this thriller and save the aging studio - it's Mystery Inc's movie magic time! Grab your Scooby Snacks and hop in the director's chair for this all-new LEGO® movie!

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Republic of Ireland, France, Canada
    Duration01:37

    Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one – Arthur. Arthur Claus is Santa’s misfit son who executes an unauthorized rookie mission to get the last present half way around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

    An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryJapan, USA
    Duration01:25

    A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

    Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:14

    Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he takes a cross-country trek with Leonard, his best friend and master, and their mom. However, Dr. Krank's experiments are a little less than perfect, and it will take Leonard and his pet pals to right this genetic wrong.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryUSA

    Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    Lilo, Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley have finally caught all of Jumba's genetic experiments and found the one true place where each of them belongs. Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley are offered positions in the Galactic Alliance, turning them down so they can stay on Earth with Lilo. But Lilo realizes her alien friends have places where they belong, and it's finally time to say "aloha."

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, China, Canada, Thailand
    Duration01:23

    In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:17

    The film follows Hiccup and his young fellows accompanying their mentor, Gobber, on a quest to kill the legendary Boneknapper Dragon. An extra that accompanies the film "How to Train Your Dragon".

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family, cartoon
    CountryFrance, Belgium
    Duration01:52

    Zombillenium, the Halloween theme park, happens to be the one place on earth where real monsters can hide in plain sight. When Hector, a human, threatens to disclose the true identity of his employees, the Vampire Park Manager has no other choice but to hire him. To see his daughter, Hector must escape from his Zombies and Werewolves coworkers.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, Belgium, Canada
    Duration01:45

    The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, family, cartoon
    CountryCanada, USA

    When Canterlot Highschool goes on a trip to Camp Everfree, they’re surprised to find a magical force is causing strange things to happen around camp. With the help of the Mane 6 and especially Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle must confront the dark “Midnight Sparkle” within herself and embrace her newfound magical abilities to save the camp.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
    Duration01:42

    A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom
    Duration01:15

    Fairy tales collide when Mambo and Munk tip the scales of good and evil once again.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:16

    An ancient myth of a massive creature sparks the curiosity of Tinker Bell and her good friend Fawn, an animal fairy who’s not afraid to break the rules to help an animal in need. But this creature is not welcome in Pixie Hollow — and the scout fairies are determined to capture the mysterious beast, who they fear will destroy their home. Fawn must convince her fairy friends to risk everything to rescue the NeverBeast.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    The Scooby gang visits a culinary resort run by Fred's uncle, Bobby Flay. While enjoying the sights, a ghost attacks the guests and destroys the resort, leaving the gang to put a stop to its threat.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryFrance, USA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:41

    Maltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing terror wherever he goes. His goal is simple: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the universe. Meanwhile, Arthur is still a Minimoy, and thus in a state where he's unable to fend him off. With the help of Selenia and Betameche, he hatches a plan to regain his usual size: all they must do is infiltrate Arthur's house through the pipeworks, catch an electric train from his bedroom to his grandfather's study and find an elixir that will make him grow back to his human size. Sounds simple enough, if it weren't for Darkos, Maltazard's own son, hot on their tails.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:15

    A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. Determined to protect her, her parents ask three fairies to raise her in hiding. But the evil Maleficent is just as determined to seal the princess's fate.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:12

    Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the Middle Future in order to grant the wishes of children in New York city. They are to meet Dr. Bleeb of the Museum of Natural History, but get sidetracked with their new children friends and run into the Captain's evil brother, Professor Screweyes.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrethriller, fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom, Cayman Islands
    Duration01:43

    When Chloe discovers that her new home's garden gnomes are not what they seem, she must decide between the pursuit of a desired high school life and taking up the fight against the Troggs.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:35

    In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a broken wand. She tells her that it was Shuriki's wand and how she would still be trapped in the Amulet if it was not for a brave young Princess: Sofia. Elena then proceeds to tell Naomi the whole story ...

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:05

    A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:15

    The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. In the movie they write a family history for a duke which includes reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster (Eglantine Price). The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:17

    So you want to be a dragon trainer do you? Prepare yourself for adventure, excitement and training as Hiccup, Astrid, Toothless and Gobber tell the legend behind the Book of Dragons and reveal insider training secrets about new, never-before-seen dragons.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, anime
    CountryJapan
    Duration01:43

    A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, France, Japan
    Duration01:26

    A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

      When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:08

      Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryFrance, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg
      Duration01:18

      Dragon Hunters is a fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters: the world has become a vast conglomerate of islands of varying size and shape. This babbling universe is mainly peopled with ruthless rogues, surly peasants and illiterate, petty lords Their main concerns revolve around two fundamental rules : Eat and don't get eaten.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
      CountryUSA

      This is the story of the internal struggle between a man’s Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:48

      A holiday themed animated direct-to-video film starring Academy Award-winners, Tom and Jerry. It uses a good deal of Tchaikovsky's famous ballet The Nutcracker as background music. This film would be the last animated production for Tom and Jerry co-creator, Joseph Barbera, who would die on December 18, 2006. The film features all of the exaggerated violence usually found in Tom and Jerry.




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