Movies Like Abner, the Invisible Dog
If you liked Abner, the Invisible Dog (2013), a comedy and family movie directed by Fred Olen Ray, 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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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and familyAfter NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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Little Big League (1994)
★ 6/10Also comedy and familyWhen the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take…
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Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
★ 7/10Also comedy and familyThis 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…
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My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also family and comedyA hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
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Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also family and comedyWhen a threat no one could have expected bears down on the Marvel Universe, this ragtag, untrained band of teens have no choice but to rise together and prove to the world that sometimes the difference between a 'hero'…
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Airborne (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyGood-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…
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Flora & Ulysses (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedyWhen Flora rescues a squirrel she names Ulysses, she is amazed to discover he possesses unique superhero powers, which take them on an adventure of humorous complications that ultimately change Flora's life--and her…
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Big Momma's House (2000)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyWhen a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain…
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MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2001)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and familyMVP 2 opens with the lovable Jack being ousted from his hockey team, the Seattle Simians, and having to hit the road after being falsely accused of league misconduct. Jack ends up in the city, where he's befriended by…
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyCaught 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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Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also comedyA student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also comedyWhile attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…
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The Sleepover (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also familyTwo siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is a former thief in witness protection. Mom is forced to pull one last job, and the kids team up to rescue her over the course of an action-packed night.
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Duplex (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyWhen a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
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Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)
★ 7/10Also comedyHawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
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A-X-L (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also familyThe life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
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Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
★ 6/10Also comedyHarry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
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Big Trouble (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyThe story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad…
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Taking Care of Business (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAn uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyThe 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.