Movies Like Dreams and Desires: Family Ties

If you liked Dreams and Desires: Family Ties (2006), a animation movie directed by Joanna Quinn, 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
Monster High: Welcome to Monster High (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Monsters once lived in hiding—even from each other—because they were afraid they would be in danger if humans knew they existed. But Draculaura, the daughter of Dracula, along with her best ghoulfriends, dreamt of a…
2
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
ZIM discovers his almighty leaders never had any intention of coming to Earth and he loses confidence in himself for the first time in his life, which is the big break his human nemesis, Dib has been waiting for.
3
Twenty Something (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
Follows Gia, who has to deal with the challenges and insecurities of "adulting" during her 21st birthday.
4
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.
5
Competition (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also animation
Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive.
6
Tin Toy (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also animation
Babies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in the amount of time it takes him to discover this, the baby's…
7
Lorenzo (2004)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
A cat named Lorenzo is dismayed to discover that his tail has developed a personality of its own.
8
Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation
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.
9
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.
10
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
★ 6.3/10Also animation
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight…
11
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.
12
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.
13
Mickey's Steam Roller (1934)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
While streetworker Mickey romances Minnie, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie take control of his steamroller and it's full speed ahead on a very destructive ride.
14
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.
15
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
Franklin is new to town and hoping to make friends, but his usual tactics don't work on the Peanuts gang. When the Soap Box Derby arrives, he's sure it's a chance to impress new pals and teams up with the only other…
16
Justice League: Doom (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
An adaptation of Mark Waid's "Tower of Babel" story from the JLA comic. Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
17
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6 (2016)
★ 8/10Also animation
All alone, Yellow Guy tries to stop a lamp from teaching him about dreams. While Red Guy finds out the truth about the puppets' existence.
18
Mike's New Car (2002)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Mike discovers that being the top-ranking laugh collector at Monsters, Inc. has its benefits – in particular, earning enough money to buy a six-wheel-drive car that's loaded with gadgets. That new-car smell doesn't…
19
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…
20
Affairs of the Art (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also animation
Look out: Beryl's back. With Affairs of the Art, British animator Joanna Quinn recounts another gloriously unhinged chapter in the adventures of Beryl, the comic everywoman she unleashed upon the world with her debut…