Movies Like Friend in Need

If you liked Friend in Need (1940), a animation movie directed by George Pal, 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.

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   Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)

   ★ 7.4/10Also animation

   This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson…

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   The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special (2023)

   ★ 7.1/10Also animation

   GrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.

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   Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)

   ★ 7/10Also animation

   This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little…

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   Once Upon a Studio (2023)

   ★ 8.3/10Also animation

   Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

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   Dexter's Laboratory (1995)

   ★ 7.1/10Also animation

   Dexter and Dee Dee wreck havok using Dexter's latest invention: a hand-held device that turns people into various animals. The short film that inspired the TV-series.

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

   ★ 7.3/10Also animation

   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.

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   Hi Stranger (2017)

   ★ 6.5/10Also animation

   I made this film especially for you. I needed to check in with you. I needed to tell you how I feel.

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   Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)

   ★ 6.5/10Also animation

   Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.

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   Matriculated (2003)

   ★ 6.6/10Also animation

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

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    Melody Time (1948)

    ★ 6.1/10Also animation

    In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your…

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    Sing: Thriller (2024)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation

    Buster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.

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    Arctic Dogs (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10Also animation

    Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.

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    America: The Motion Picture (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also animation

    A chainsaw-wielding George Washington teams with beer-loving bro Sam Adams to take down the Brits in a tongue-in-cheek riff on the American Revolution.

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    Hawaiian Vacation (2011)

    ★ 7/10Also animation

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

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    PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation

    A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.

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    Thriller Night (2011)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation

    A Shrek parody of Michael Jackson's Thriller song and music video, with Donkey singing.

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    Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation

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

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    Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation

    Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.

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    Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also animation

    The assassin Deathstroke tries to save his family from the wrath of H.I.V.E. and the murderous Jackal.

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    Competition (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10Also animation

    Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive.