Movies like Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico (2005)
The best movies like Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico (2005) are 200% Wolf (2024), Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022) and The Willoughbys (2020). If Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico hooked you with its adventure and animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedScooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)7.6/10 from 290 votes
- NewestThe Twits (2025)Released 2025
200% Wolf (2024)
When Freddy Lupin's wayward wish transforms him into a werewolf and deposits a mischievous moon sprite on Earth, Freddy must restore the cosmic order before the earth and moon collide.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
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 adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must go into the underworld ruled by The Goblin King in order to stop a mortal named The Amazing Krudsky who wants power and is a threat to their pals: Fred, Velma, and Daphne.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006)
Back for their third and zaniest adventure yet, Nickelodeon's boy genius Jimmy Neutron and Timmy from "The Fairly Odd Parents" unite to sculpt a wonder robot. Cartoon calamity ensues when the power-hungry robot develops a mind of his own and turns on his creative inventors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
An evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age of chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
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 family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bad Guys (2022)
When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Emperor's New Groove (2000)
When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
After a deadly storm, Tom and Jerry find themselves stranded on an unknown island ruled by the evil Wizard of Oz. As they try to find their way back home, they worry for their master Dorothy's safety.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBatman and Harley Quinn (2017)
Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShorts (2009)
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Twits (2025)
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSlumberland (2022)
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies 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 & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJustice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash (2018)
Reverse-Flash manipulates the Speed Force to put the Flash into a time loop that forces him to relive the same day over and over again—with progressively disastrous results, including losing his powers and being fired by the Justice League. The Flash must find a way to restore time to its original path and finally apprehend his worst enemy before all is lost for the Flash…and the world!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
Dora, Diego, and their new friends trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient and powerful treasure of Sol Dorado to keep it out of enemy hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArctic 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 & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisTom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014)
Tom and Jerry find a dragon egg, and help the baby dragon find its mother.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScooby-Doo! and the Robots (2011)
3 robot-themed episodes from various Scooby-Doo series. First stop is Cyber Gulch, where the Mystery, Inc. gang must solve the riddle of the man-a-trons or get terminated in Go West, Young Scoob. En route to Florida, Freddy runs into a real Monster Truck at a championship stock car race in Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters. Buckle up for a roller-coaster ride of fun and fear in Foul Play in Funland when the gang discovers a fully operated amusement park...with nobody in it! Will they find the phantom in the Hall of Mirrors? Stay tuned for more escapades with Scooby-Doo - and watch out for those robots!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & family
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisA Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
A Southern California kid named Calvin Fuller is magically transported to the medieval kingdom of Camelot through a crack in the ground caused by an earthquake. Once there, he learns he was summoned by the wizard Merlin, who needs Calvin to save Camelot. Using dazzling modern inventions, can Calvin help King Arthur retain his crown and thwart the evil Lord Belasco?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSnow Day (2000)
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisBaja's Studio: Baja and the Sea (2020)
The second anime short based on Kyoto Animation studio mascot character Baja.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & family
Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)
Bugs Bunny presents three holiday-themed Looney Tunes cartoons: Yosemite Sam plays Scrooge in an adaptation of *A Christmas Carol*, Wile E. Coyote pursues the Road Runner through a snowy landscape, and the Tasmanian Devil visits Bugs disguised as Santa Claus.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGústi the Strong vs The Merman (2024)
Fishing, friendship, and wrestling with your new favorite superhero.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & adventure
Darounická poudačka (1964)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy
Old Dogs (2009)
Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman he married on a drunken impulse nearly nine years before (annulled the next day) shows up to tell him he's the father of her twins, now seven, and she'll be in jail for 14 days for a political protest. Dan volunteers to keep the tykes, although he's uptight and clueless. With Charlie's help is there any way they can be dad and uncle, meet the kids' expectations, and still land the account?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisBaja's Studio (2017)
Kohata Anime Studio is a place full of dreams where animation is made. Baja was raised in this studio by the people who create animation. Floating in a pond outside are his friends the ducks. One night, when all the people are no longer at the studio, Baja takes a peek outside and finds that his duck friends are being attacked by a cat. Will Baja be able to save his friends? A wondrous night adventure begins.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & fantasy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico?
The closest matches to Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico are 200% Wolf (2024), Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022) and The Willoughbys (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico?
Start with 200% Wolf (2024), the closest match to Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico.
What is the highest-rated movie like Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico?
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008), rated 7.6/10 by 290 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico?
The Twits (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico?
Yes: 200% Wolf (2024), Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022) and The Willoughbys (2020).
How are movies similar to Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.