Movies Like What's Up: Balloon to the Rescue!

If you liked What's Up: Balloon to the Rescue! (2009), a comedy and animation movie directed by Michelle Gabriel and Everton Rodrigues, 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
Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventure
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…
2
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (2024)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
The residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.
3
Mickey and Friends: Trick or Treats (2023)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Daisy are trick-or-treating when Donald spies the spookiest mansion he’s ever seen and assumes it has the best treats. After he convinces his friends to risk a visit, the owner, Witch…
4
Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and family
In the time before time, six unlikely Matoran find themselves transformed into mighty Toa. The new Toa Metru must prove themselves as true heroes, find the missing Toa Lhikan, and uncover a plot that threatens the…
5
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…
6
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and adventure
Crime is on the run as the newly formed Justice League keeps Metropolis safe and this makes evil genius Lex Luthor very unhappy. Together with Black Manta, Sinestro and a gang of ruthless recruits, Lex builds his own…
7
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (2016)
★ 6/10Also animation and comedy
After capturing the good witch, the villainous King Gnome creates havoc throughout Oz as he needs Dorothy's ruby slippers to take control of the Emerald City. So, it is up to Tom and Jerry to save the land of Oz!
8
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
★ 7/10Also adventure and comedy
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
9
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
Hiccup and friends accompany their mentor, Gobber, on a quest to kill the legendary Boneknapper Dragon.
10
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Spring Breakdown (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also adventure and comedy
The Equestria Girls spend their spring break on a yacht. It's Spring Break and the Mane 7 are about to board the most glorious yacht ever for a relaxing cruise. But Rainbow Dash is convinced that Equestrian Magic is on…
11
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedy
When the mystery-solving musician Foxxy Love notices she and her fellow housemates can curse without being bleeped—something they've never been able to do before—she realizes their show has been canceled. Determined to…
12
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
★ 6/10Also comedy and adventure
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
13
Monster High: Welcome to Monster High (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
Monsters once lived in hiding—even from each other—because they were afraid they would be in danger if humans knew they existed. But Draculaura, the daughter of Dracula, along with her best ghoulfriends, dreamt of a…
14
The Secret Kingdom (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and family
Verity and Peter’s trip to the old family mansion takes a turn when the floor of their room suddenly gives way and they fall into an underground chamber where they are met by a civilization of creatures. The leader…
15
Fire and Ice (1983)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventure
The villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, plot against the human race from their frigid fortress. Creating mass destruction with huge glaciers, mother and son incur the wrath of Larn, a warrior whose entire…
16
Every Which Way but Loose (1978)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and adventure
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love…
17
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and animation
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
18
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and adventure
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main…
19
Labyrinth (1986)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and family
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him…
20
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and family
Gotham City is under siege by a series of bizarre crimes and only the world's greatest detective, Batman, can unravel the mystery! The trail leads to none other than the Penguin and his Animilitia, an animal-inspired…