Movies Like Torchy Runs for Mayor

If you liked Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939), a action and adventure movie directed by Ray McCarey, 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
Father Hood (1993)
★ 5.8/10Also action and comedy
Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them…
2
Double Threat (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure
With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.
3
Dick Tracy (1990)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and comedy
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
4
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and action
A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient…
5
The Lost City (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also action and adventure
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an…
6
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and action
It's been ten years since the creation of the Great Truce, an elaborate joint-species surveillance system designed and monitored by cats and dogs to keep the peace when conflicts arise. But when a tech-savvy villain…
7
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
★ 5.8/10Also action and adventure
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into…
8
Mulan II (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and adventure
Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three…
9
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
★ 7/10Also comedy and adventure
Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalgia convention…
10
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
11
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and adventure
Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile…
12
The Cannonball Run (1981)
★ 6.2/10Also action and comedy
A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball…
13
Airborne (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventure
Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…
14
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and adventure
Scooby-Doo and the gang are on the case when a mysterious lake monster starts scaring the guests at a summer resort in Erie Point, where Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy have taken on seasonal jobs to pay for a barn they…
15
Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and adventure
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
16
The Garfield Movie (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure 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
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and adventure
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and…
18
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and comedy
When the evil mayor of Oakton decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place, Surly Squirrel and his ragtag group of animal friends need to band together to save their home, defeat…
19
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and adventure
Dora, Diego, and their new friends trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient and powerful treasure of Sol Dorado to keep it out of enemy hands.
20
Mythica: The Godslayer (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and action
As the Lich King's zombie legions ravage the world, a cursed young sorceress embarks on a quest to obtain a weapon from the gods. But when she joins her sworn enemy in a desperate attempt to save the world, she must…