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Five animated Netflix films recommended as alternatives to KPop Demon Hunters
KPop Demon Hunters arrived on Netflix in June 2025 and became a major hit, drawing hundreds of millions of views.
It also reached theaters, which is unusual for a Netflix original that began on the service.
The film’s success has kept attention on its music, comedy and action.
A list recommends five other animated movies on Netflix for viewers who want something different.
The titles described include The Mitchells vs. the Machines, about a family facing a robot apocalypse, and The Willoughbys, a dark comedy about four children with neglectful parents.
The list also includes Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie.
Viewers can find these films on Netflix.
Polygon published a list recommending animated Netflix films as alternatives to KPop Demon Hunters.
The article says KPop Demon Hunters debuted on Netflix in June 2025 and received hundreds of millions of views.
It describes The Mitchells vs. the Machines as a Sony Pictures Animation film released directly on Netflix.
The article also recommends The Willoughbys, based on a book by Lois Lowry.
The excerpt begins a section about Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie but gives no further details.
- Who
- Polygon recommends the films. The article’s writer is not named in the excerpt.
- What
- The article recommends five animated Netflix films as alternatives to KPop Demon Hunters. The excerpt identifies The Mitchells vs. the Machines, The Willoughbys and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie.
- When
- Published Oct. 11, 2026.
- Where
- Netflix.
- Why
- The writer says viewers fatigued by KPop Demon Hunters could watch other animated films that are, in the writer’s view, better.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I’d like to point out that there are other — and, dare I say, better — animated movies on Netflix as well.
KPop Demon Hunters debuted on Netflix.
Polygon published its article recommending animated films as alternatives to KPop Demon Hunters.
- KPop Demon Hunters debut
- June 2025
- Article publication
- Oct. 11, 2026
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Reached over 50 million Netflix views within its first month
- The Willoughbys source book
- A book by Lois Lowry
- Third named recommendation
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
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