Movies Like VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe

If you liked VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe (2003), a family and animation movie directed by Tim Hodge and Mike Nawrocki, 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
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and adventure
A 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.
2
In Your Dreams (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and animation
Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.
3
Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up! (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
This time, the rivals team up to help a cowgirl and her brother save their homestead from a greedy land-grabber, and they’re going to need some help! Jerry’s three precocious nephews are all ready for action, and Tom…
4
Go West (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and western
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
5
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
Arnold and his friends must recover a stolen document in order to prevent the neighborhood from being bulldozed.
6
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and adventure
A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.
7
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and family
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
8
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and animation
When a scam goes horribly wrong and leaves the neighborhood kids furious, the Eds embark on a journey to find Eddy's brother in the "Ed, Edd, n Eddy" series finale.
9
Rango (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town…
10
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and family
When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each…
11
The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and animation
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
12
Home on the Range (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and family
When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are…
13
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang meet up with Batman and other friends to defeat evil villains and save the day.
14
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish (1999)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedy
The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) go on a quest to find a fallen wishing star to help Dot with her illness. Unfortunately the rest of the town, including an evil king, also hear about the star and want to get…
15
Dances with Wolves (1990)
★ 7.8/10Also adventure and drama
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with…
16
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and family
When the Scooby gang visits a dude ranch, they discover that it and the nearby town have been haunted by a ghostly cowboy, Dapper Jack, who fires real fire from his fire irons. The mystery only deepens when it’s…
17
Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and family
In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.
18
Barnyard (2006)
★ 6/10Also animation and comedy
Otis is a mischievous, carefree Holstein cow who lives on a farm where, unbeknownst to humans, the animals are anthropomorphic. He prefers having fun with his best friends: Pip the mouse, Freddy the ferret, Peck the…
19
Idiots and Angels (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
Angel, a selfish rotter is hanging around in a local bar, groping the wife of the barman and dealing with weapons. One morning he wakes up finding a pair of wings growing at his back. These wings do good deeds against…
20
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and family
A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When…