Movies Like Angels in the Attic
If you liked Angels in the Attic (1998), a family and comedy movie directed by Eric Hendershot, 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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See Spot Run (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also family and comedyA drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible…
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crimeWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Mad Money (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeThree female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crimeCaught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
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The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also family and comedyWhile trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…
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Take the Money and Run (1969)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and crimeVirgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
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Bandits (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crimeAfter escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated…
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Bandidas (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crimeWhen a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.
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Drake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also family and comedyWhen Drake and Josh accidentally send their little sister Megan on a plane to L.A., they soon find themselves in the middle of a dangerous situation.
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and familyNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
★ 6/10Also family and tv movieCan twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop…
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Small Time Crooks (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeA loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
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Psych: The Movie (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crimeThe ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and…
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Excess Baggage (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crimeA rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also family and comedyThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
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Swindle (2014)
★ 7/10Also comedy and crimeA boy named Griffin finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the…
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The Naughty Nine (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also family and comedyFifth-grader Andy finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other…
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Family Plot (1976)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crimeSpiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and familyStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
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High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and comedyTwo friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.