Movies Like Getting Ready to Read
If you liked Getting Ready to Read (1992), a family movie directed by Jon Stone, 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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A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also familyBorn on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy races across the beach to the ocean while avoiding being caught by seagulls and crabs. Thus begins Sammy's incredible fifty-year ocean journey where he…
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Follow That Bird (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also familyBig Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the…
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LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also familyIt’s high time the Justice League took notice of Shazam, but joining the world’s greatest team of superheroes is a lot harder when they’ve all been turned into kids.
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Muppets from Space (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also familyWhen Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to…
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101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
★ 6/10Also familyBeing one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.
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Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also familyYoung Rosella is saved by a few kind animals after a shipwreck. Now called Ro, she learns to talk to animals. One day, she saves the life of a prince and returns to civilisation to discover her past.
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Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also familyCharlie 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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Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also familyPuss in Boots is on a mission to recover the Princess' stolen ruby from the notorious French thief, Whisperer. Reluctantly accompanied by three little kittens, Three Diablos, Puss must tame them before they endanger…
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Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also familyAfter Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Rabbit see Christopher Robin making a valentine for -- gasp! -- a girl, they find he's been bitten by a "Smitten" and is lovesick! Worried that he'll no longer have time for them, and…
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10 Lives (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also familyA pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When he loses his ninth life, fate steps in to set him on a transformative…
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Sing (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also familyA koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
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Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also familyCorinne is a young country girl who heads to Paris to pursue her big dream – to become a female musketeer! Never could she imagine she would meet three other girls who secretly share the same dream! Using their special…
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The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
★ 6.6/10Also familyWhen the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of…
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Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also familyThe Peanuts gang is anxious about starting at a new school in the fall, inspiring Lucy to start her own school instead. She soon learns that teaching isn't as easy as it sounds and that change can be a good thing.
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also familyAs 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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LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also familySuspicion is on high after Batman, Batgirl, Robin and other DC superheroes receive mysterious invitations. However, family values must remain strong when Batman and his team encounter the villainous Red Hood, who is…
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Happy Feet Two (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also familyMumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters the Mighty Sven — a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to…
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Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986)
★ 6.6/10Also familyIt's the night of Peppermint Patty’s New Year’s Eve bash, but Charlie Brown has to write a book report about War and Peace. Hoping to join the fun for a special dance with the Little Red-Haired Girl, he tries…
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Cat Pack: A PAW Patrol Exclusive Event (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also familyWhen Mayor Humdinger transforms his robot cat Meow-Meow into a tiger-sized metal-eating menace, the PAW Patrol calls in the Cat Pack for help in the stopping the creature.
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also familyA 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.