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Movies Like Parent's Day

If you liked Parent's Day (2021), a family movie directed by Mana Yasuda, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Far from the Tree

    Far from the Tree (2021)

    ★ 8.1/10Also family

    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.

  2. 2Ploey: You Never Fly Alone

    Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10Also family

    A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.

  3. 3Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

    Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)

    ★ 6.9/10Also family

    As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.

  4. 4Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

    Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)

    ★ 7/10Also family

    Brash single mother Nikuko is well-known for her bold spirit, much to the embarrassment of Kikuko, her pensive yet imaginative daughter. In contrast to her mother, Kikuko wants nothing more than to fit in as she…

  5. 5Good Morning

    Good Morning (1959)

    ★ 7.7/10Also family

    Two boys beg their parents for a television set, nagging them until all patience is lost. The parents order the boys to be quiet and the boys do exactly that--refusing to utter a word. The boys' silence ultimately puts…

  6. 6My Neighbors the Yamadas

    My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

    ★ 7/10Also family

    The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope…

  7. 7Where Is Anne Frank

    Where Is Anne Frank (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also family

    The film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary. A fiery teenager, Kitty wakes up in the near future in Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam and embarks on a journey to…

  8. 8Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

    Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024)

    ★ 7.6/10Also family

    When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each…

  9. 9Yours, Mine & Ours

    Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

    ★ 6.2/10Also family

    Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and…

  10. 10Descendants: The Royal Wedding

    Descendants: The Royal Wedding (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also family

    Happily-ever-after continues for Auradon's power couple as they prepare to say "I do" at an epic celebration with their friends and family, but Hades threatens to ruin it all.

  11. 11Light of the World

    Light of the World (2025)

    ★ 8.9/10Also family

    It's 30 AD and everyone is expectantly awaiting the coming Messiah. While Jesus isn't exactly what they imagined, there is something special about this man. Soon, John, James, Andrew, Peter, and others begin to follow…

  12. 12Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy

    Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)

    ★ 8.4/10Also family

    When Snoopy's beloved doghouse goes missing, he tries to track it down, and learns what makes a house feel like home.

  13. 13Chang Can Dunk

    Chang Can Dunk (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family

    Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the…

  14. 14Encanto

    Encanto (2021)

    ★ 7.6/10Also family

    The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has…

  15. 15Love Don't Co$t a Thing

    Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)

    ★ 7.7/10Also family

    A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.

  16. 16Kubo and the Two Strings

    Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

    ★ 7.7/10Also family

    Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery…

  17. 17Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown

    Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family

    Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.

  18. 18The Boxtrolls

    The Boxtrolls (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family

    An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

  19. 19Swimming for Gold

    Swimming for Gold (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10Also family

    Young elite swimmer Claire is sent to Australia to coach a boys swimming team, where she must overcome an old rival and a secret fear to save the swimming camp from closing.

  20. 20Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017)

    ★ 7/10Also family

    When the mysterious Shiriri turns his parents into children, Shin-chan must trek across Japan to help return them to adult form.

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