Movies Like The Van

If you liked The Van (2025), a comedy and drama movie directed by Eloy Calvo, 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
The Boxtrolls (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
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.
2
Ferdinand (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament…
3
Encanto (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
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…
4
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
Homer and Marge's fun couples' date night goes off the rails when Marge learns Homer left the kids unsupervised with only the doorbell camera as a babysitter. Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs…
5
Fatherhood (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and comedy
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
6
In Your Dreams (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.
7
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate…
8
The Breadwinner (2017)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and drama
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
9
That Christmas (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.
10
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
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…
11
The Little Vampire 3D (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and animation
Tony, a thirteen-year-old boy on vacation in rural Germany, is fascinated by the idea of vampires. Meanwhile Rudolph, a vampire of "similar" age (313!), encounters trouble when his clan is threatened by a dangerously…
12
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021)
★ 6/10Also animation and comedy
A young Irish boy named Keegan and Spanish girl named Moya journey into a magical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life. Based on the stage show phenomenon…
13
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.
14
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
15
The Twits (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and comedy
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
16
The Garfield Movie (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic – Garfield and his canine…
17
Inside Out (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through…
18
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and animation
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad…
19
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedy
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
20
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Who or what exactly is a Heffalump? The lovable residents of the Hundred Acre Wood -- Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and the rest of the pack -- embark on a journey of discovery in search of the elusive…