Movies Like Moomin and Midsummer Madness

If you liked Moomin and Midsummer Madness (2008), a animation and family movie directed by Maria Lindberg, 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
Barbie: Skipper and the Big Babysitting Adventure (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
When her babysitting business takes a hit, Skipper takes a summer job at the water park. Here she can quickly put her skills as a nanny to good use.
2
The Inseparables (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and family
The animated buddy movie follows the misadventures of Don, a runaway puppet with boundless imaginations, and DJ Doggy Dog, an abandoned plush looking for a friend, who cross paths in Central Park and team up against…
3
Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2012)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and family
After Monster High’s roller skating team is defeated at the Skulltimate Roller Maze tournament, the ghouls team up to face an all-boys league, with the hope of winning back the school crest and restoring school spirit.
4
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also family and animation
Phineas 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.
5
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also family and 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…
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Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and family
When Snoopy's beloved doghouse goes missing, he tries to track it down, and learns what makes a house feel like home.
7
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.
8
Fearless (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and animation
A teen gamer is forced to level up to full-time babysitter when his favorite video game drops three superpowered infants from space into his backyard.
9
Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and family
Barbie, Chelsea and their family go on a cruise ship for Chelsea's birthday. But when they cross the international date line skipping her birthday, Chelsea escapes to the jungle island to find a fabled wish and get her…
10
PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
A 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.
11
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also family and animation
Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.
12
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also family and animation
Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.
13
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
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…
14
The Boxtrolls (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
An 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.
15
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and family
Franklin is new to town and hoping to make friends, but his usual tactics don't work on the Peanuts gang. When the Soap Box Derby arrives, he's sure it's a chance to impress new pals and teams up with the only other…
16
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
★ 7/10Also family and animation
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun…
17
Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
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…
18
Monster High: Ghouls Rule (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
Monster High: Ghouls Rule unearths an old conflict between "Normies" and monsters - and things are about to get scary! For years, students at Monster High were warned that Halloween was a night to stay inside and avoid…
19
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…
20
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also family and animation
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.