Movies Like Joe Glow, the Firefly
If you liked Joe Glow, the Firefly (1941), a animation movie directed by Chuck Jones, 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 House (2022)
★ 7/10Also animationAcross 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.
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Nullarbor (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animationAn animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animationA 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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Baseball Bugs (1946)
★ 6.9/10Also animationBugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.
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Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also animationA 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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My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also animationAs the ponies prepare for another Hearth's Warming, families come together to celebrate the holiday; Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash are ready for the big day, but Princess Twilight Sparkle…
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The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animationGrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also animationThe 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.
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animationA brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
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Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also animationWhen Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey, especially after Curious George completes the training. But when he…
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Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
★ 7.6/10Also animationChristopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animationAs Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
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The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also animationWhen Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and…
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Tinker Bell (2008)
★ 7/10Also animationJourney into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."
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The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also animationThe Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
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Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animationOn 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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Pecos Pest (1955)
★ 7/10Also animationJerry's eccentric uncle, Pecos, a Texan mouse, comes to spend the night with him before his musical performance on television the next day. He decides to rehearse with his guitar for the performance but each time he…
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Night of the Animated Dead (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also animationAn animated retelling of ‘Night of the Living Dead’, in which a group of people in a rural farmhouse struggle to survive the threat of bloodthirsty zombies.
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Cat Napping (1951)
★ 7/10Also animationTom has plans to take a nice long nap in a hammock, but Jerry has gotten there first and is snoozing happily, so the two fight it out to see who gets to sleep there.
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Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animationCharlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.