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Movies Like Chess (What to Watch After)

If you enjoyed Chess, are likely to find resonance in stories that questions the purpose and weight of our choices while ensuring targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this a compelling continuation of these themes.

Mood Breakdown
Runtime Cluster

Standard feature-length experiences.

Viewer Fit

Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

Top Picks

Chip an' Dale
6.7

Chip an' Dale

1947

Donald needs a log for his fire. Unfortunately, the one he picks is occupied by a couple of chipmunks and their stash of acorns. When he cuts it down, Chip and Dale fall out, but their acorns stay behind, so they work at putting out Donald's fire and retrieving their stash. Donald, of course, takes this as calmly and cheerfully as you would expect.

Stopmotion
6.2

Stopmotion

2024

Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.

No Time for Nuts
7.4

No Time for Nuts

2006

Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.

Good Scouts
6.2

Good Scouts

1938

Donald is leading a scout troop consisting of his nephews on a hike in the woods. Donald isn't nearly the expert on the woods that he thinks he is, much to the amusement of the boys. In a bid for sympathy, he douses himself in catsup and fakes injury; the boys bandage him so thoroughly he can't see, and he stumbles into a pot of honey, and is soon getting all too much attention from a bear.

Matriculated
6.6

Matriculated

2003

The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

Early Man
6.1

Early Man

2018

Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.

Hawaiian Vacation
7.0

Hawaiian Vacation

2011

The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.

Day & Night
7.7

Day & Night

2010

When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.

More Movies Like Chess

Far from the Tree
8.1

Far from the Tree

2021

On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
7.0

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone

2023

GrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.

Winter in Prostokvashino
7.6

Winter in Prostokvashino

1984

A third movie about Fyodor and his friends from the Prostokvashino village and their adventures - this time during the winter.

Chips Ahoy
6.6

Chips Ahoy

1956

Chip and Dale are starving in their tree home when they notice a plentiful supply of acorns on an island in a lake. To get to the island, they borrow a miniature model ship of Donald's to sail on. The irate Donald, however, doesn't appreciate them stealing his ship and makes several attempts to get it back and thwart their scheme to get to their acorn paradise. Chip and Dale are, of course, always one step ahead of Donald.

Out on a Limb
6.9

Out on a Limb

1950

Donald's doing a little tree surgery when he spots Chip 'n' Dale gathering nuts. He saws off the branch outside their hole and paints it with tar, which Dale gets stuck in. Then Donald has a little fun with the long-handled pruning shears.

Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
7.3

Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions

2002

Wallace and Gromit try out ten of their latest inventions—which rarely work as planned.

Beyond
7.3

Beyond

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.

Welcome to the Club
6.3

Welcome to the Club

2022

Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun.

Robot Chicken: Star Wars
7.2

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

2007

A series of 30 sketches, following the hilarious antics of various characters from a galaxy, far, far away.

Lorenzo
6.4

Lorenzo

2004

A cat named Lorenzo is dismayed to discover that his tail has developed a personality of its own.

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
6.9

Stewie 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.

El Materdor
5.9

El Materdor

2008

Mater is a matador fighting a herd of bulldozers in Spain. When Lightning McQueen enters the story, the bulldozers begin to chase him due to his red paint.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Chess (2019): Animation themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of Chess.

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