Movies Like The Discontented Canary
If you liked The Discontented Canary (1934), a animation and family movie directed by Rudolf Ising, 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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The Flying Cat (1952)
★ 7/10Also animationWhen Jerry befriends a canary, Tom finds it necessary to construct a makeshift pair of wings.
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and 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.
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Tweety's High Flying Adventure (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and familyA full-length animated feature starring the little yellow bird. When Col. Rimfire announces at the Looney Club his belief that cats are the most intelligent animals, Granny, hoping to raise enough money to save a…
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Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and familyOn an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
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Bird Karma (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and familyA tale of a long-legged bird's journey of blissful joy, inescapable greed and the accidental discovery of the consequences when too much is not enough.
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Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and familyA plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.
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King Tweety (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyEveryone's favorite yellow canary unexpectedly becomes next in line for the crown when the queen of an island paradise disappears. His Little Highness’ entourage includes motorbike daredevil Granny and sly Sylvester…
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Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and familyWhen Snoopy's beloved doghouse goes missing, he tries to track it down, and learns what makes a house feel like home.
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Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and 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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Piper (2016)
★ 8.1/10Also family and animationA mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive.
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Trouble (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and familyA pampered dog named Trouble must learn to live in the real world while trying to escape from his former owner's greedy children and must learn how to survive on the big-city streets.
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Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also family and animationPhineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
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Peter Rabbit (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyPeter Rabbit's feud with Mr. McGregor escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door.
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Day & Night (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and familyWhen Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they…
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Tin Toy (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and familyBabies 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…
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Chicken Run (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and familyThe creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger…
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Lamp Life (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and familyBo Peep explains what happened to herself and her sheep between the events of Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 4.
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The Boxtrolls (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyAn 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.
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Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also family and animationWho 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…
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Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and familyOlaf is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff.