Movies like The Age of the Monster (2024)
The best movies like The Age of the Monster (2024) are Arctic Dogs (2019), Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) and Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001). If The Age of the Monster hooked you with its animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLou (2017)7.5/10 from 441 votes
- NewestPlaying with Fire: An Immersive Odyssey with Yuja Wang (2026)Released 2026
- In FrenchMFKZ (2018)Also in French
Arctic Dogs (2019)
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
When Scooby and the gang get trapped in a video game created for the gang, they must fight against the 'Phantom Virus.' To escape the game they must go level by level and defeat the game once and for all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and right into Gargamel’s trap! Can Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them–or worse, they come face-to-face with the legendary ghost, the Headless Horseman?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe House (2022)
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDino Time (2012)
Young daredevil Ernie, his sister Julia, and his best friend Max accidentally trip a time-machine into operation and find themselves transported back in time 65 million years, where they meet a T-rex named Tyra and her rambunctious son Dodger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExtinct (2021)
Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, trans fats, and worst of all, that flummels are now extinct. It's up to this bumbling pair to save themselves and their species...and, just maybe, change the course of history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLou (2017)
A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Willoughbys (2020)
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMonster Family 2 (2021)
To free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr, the Wishbone Family once more transforms into a Vampire, Frankenstein's Monster, a Mummy and a Werewolf but when aided by their three pet bats, the Monster Family zooms around the world again to save their friends, make new monstrous acquaintances.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Time for Nuts (2006)
Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPuss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (2017)
After tumbling into a magic storybook, Puss in Boots must fight, dance and romance his way through wild adventures as he searches for an escape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMFKZ (2018)
Angelino is just one of thousands of deadbeats living in Dark Meat City. But an otherwise unremarkable scooter accident caused by a beautiful, mysterious stranger is about to transform his life... into a waking nightmare! He starts seeing monstrous forms prowling around all over the city... Is Angelino losing his mind, or could an alien invasion really be happening this quietly...?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRobin Robin (2021)
A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKid's Story (2003)
A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeyond (2003)
While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOPAL (2020)
A curious girl investigates the cries she hears coming from a forbidden house across the street.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGroot's Pursuit (2022)
Groot investigates a spooky noise that’s been haunting the Quadrant, which leads to an intense dance off.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRe-Imagine Cabiria (2024)
A short film that reinterprets the silent film masterpiece "Cabiria" from 1914, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and enriched with literary captions by Gabriele D'Annunzio, thanks to the integration of digital technologies such as virtual reality, Artificial Intelligence, and the powerful 3D graphics engine Unreal Engine.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
A Kite's Tale (2019)
A kite with the spirit of a playful puppy tangles with a pompous dragon-kite in a short that brings the audience into a breathtaking world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Goldmine (2026)
Singer Lorelai's father suffers a heart attack and is placed on VR life support. She enters his virtual reality to revive him through shared memories, but becomes trapped in an Old Western VR world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Lockdown 2020 | L'Italia Invisibile (2020)
Omar Rashid's documentary uses virtual reality and the voices of Matilde Gioli and Vinicio Marchioni to recount a unique journey through the beauty and desolation of Italy's most important cities of art during the Covid-19 emergency.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
And I'll Huff and I'll Puff and I'll Blow Your House In (2026)
Fearing the outside world, a couple lives in self-imposed seclusion inside a large villa. Their routine consists of childish games, virtual sex, and an obsessive search for anything that can kill their boredom. Until one evening, someone, or something, knocks on their door.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Cave (2024)
Gus spends every waking hour in Virtual Reality, ignoring the Gigworkers who tend to his physiological needs.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
VR (2024)
David receives his new VR glasses and one morning, while his girlfriend goes shopping, he tries them out.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Playing with Fire: An Immersive Odyssey with Yuja Wang (2026)
Through the fire of Yuja Wang's piano performance, step inside a surreal human odyssey — a multisensory mixed reality concert where music takes shape before your eyes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Clouds are Two Thousand Meters Up (2025)
After the sudden death of his wife, Guan discovers her unfinished novel—a tale intertwining the endangered clouded leopard and the Rukai tribe’s sacred origin myth, which tells of their descent from the elusive animal. Grief-stricken and seeking connection, he sets out on a surreal journey into dreamlike scenes—a maze of the subconscious, mist-shrouded forests, ancient tree hollows, and symbolic inner landscapes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Age of the Monster?
The closest matches to The Age of the Monster are Arctic Dogs (2019), Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) and Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Age of the Monster?
Start with Arctic Dogs (2019), the closest match to The Age of the Monster.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Age of the Monster?
Lou (2017), rated 7.5/10 by 441 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Age of the Monster?
Playing with Fire: An Immersive Odyssey with Yuja Wang (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like The Age of the Monster?
Yes: MFKZ (2018) and Attractivité.
How are movies similar to The Age of the Monster chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Age of the Monster, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.