Movies Like Mephisto’s Little Film Plays

If you liked Mephisto’s Little Film Plays (1973), a animation movie directed by Jonathan Pressman and Tamara Hurwitz, 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…
2
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…
3
Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 (2007)
★ 7.9/10Also animation
Experience these masterpieces of storytelling from the creative minds that brought you Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and many more. With revolutionary animation, unforgettable music and characters you love…
4
Baseball Bugs (1946)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.
5
The House (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
6
The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
7
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SHORTS: "John Henry," "Lorenzo," "The Little Matchgirl," "How To Hook Up Your Home Theater," "Tick Tock Tale," "Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa," "The Ballad Of Nessie," "Tangled Ever…
8
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
Bugs Bunny hosts an award show featuring several classic Looney Tunes shorts and characters.
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Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
If Bugs Bunny were to direct his signature inquiry--"What's up, doc?"--toward the modern-day Warner Bros. creative team, he wouldn't be far off. For 1001 Rabbit Tales, they've doctored up a batch of classic cartoons…
10
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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Terra das Canções de Ninar (1933)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
A baby is transported to Lullaby Land, where pacifiers grow on trees, diapers, bottles, and potty chairs march on parade, and the gingham dog comes to life. He wanders into the "keep out" cave, full of things like…
12
Thru the Mirror (1936)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
13
Fixed (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also animation
After learning he's getting neutered, a dog has 24 hours to squeeze in one last balls-to-the-wall adventure with the boys.
14
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
15
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.
16
Nullarbor (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
18
Koati (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Three unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako, a hyperactive glass frog - embark on an adventure to stop wicked coral snake Zaina from destroying their rain forest…
19
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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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.