Tangled
2010USA★ 7.64.5 pt match
Both films sit with belonging, longing, and the family you choose. The feel is the same: whimsical, warm, escalating, and episodic.
The Triplets of Belleville
Les Triplettes de Belleville
2003FranceLanguage: frDirected by Sylvain Chomet★ 7.4
Available in English: subtitled
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedywhimsicalsurrealmelancholicwarm
Pacing
episodicescalatingdreamlike
Story
pursuitescapejourney
Emotion
loyalty under pressurebelongingsacrificethe family you chooselonging
Themes
class and moneycaught between worldsold ways vs. new worldpoverty
Feel
crowd pleaserrewatchablequietly hauntingcerebral
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Hollywood films like The Triplets of Belleville
If The Triplets of Belleville hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Incredibles 2
2018USA★ 7.53.5 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure, belonging, and the family you choose. The feel is the same: warm, dark comedy, escalating, and episodic.
Monsters, Inc.
2001USA★ 7.83.5 pt match
Both films sit with the family you choose, belonging, and loyalty under pressure. Both circle the same ground: class and money and old ways vs. new world. The feel is the same: warm, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
Kung Fu Panda
2008USA★ 7.33 pt match
What ties these together is belonging. The world both films live in revolves around caught between worlds. The feel is the same: whimsical, warm, escalating, and episodic.