Shrek
2001USA★ 7.85 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and the family you choose. Same energy: dark comedy, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
Slayers Return
スレイヤーズ RETURN
1996JapanLanguage: jaDirected by Hiroshi Watanabe★ 6.5
Available in English: subtitled
Lina Inverse and Naga the White Serpent are back! What begins as a routine bandit-stomping turns into the adventure of a lifetime involving magical golems, an ancient Elven weapon and even someone bent on destroying the world. It's a predicament only Lina and Naga could get themselves in to.
Themes and style
Tone
whimsicalabsurdistdark comedy
Pacing
episodicescalating
Story
journeysurvivalescape
Emotion
the family you choosefiguring out who you are
Themes
corrupt institutions
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleaserrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Slayers Return
If Slayers Return hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Toy Story
1995USA★ 84.5 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and the family you choose. Both move the same way too, whimsical, dark comedy, escalating, and episodic.
Tangled
2010USA★ 7.64.5 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and the family you choose. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, whimsical, dark comedy, escalating, and episodic.
Brave
2012USA★ 73 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are. Both move the same way too, whimsical, dark comedy, escalating, and episodic.