Movies Like Madballs: Escape from Orb!

If you liked Madballs: Escape from Orb! (1986), a family and animation movie directed by Laura Shepherd, 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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   Sing: Thriller (2024)

   ★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy

   Buster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.

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   Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

   ★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy

   This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via…

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   Baseball Bugs (1946)

   ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

   Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.

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   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.

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   Thru the Mirror (1936)

   ★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy

   Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.

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   The Wise Little Hen (1934)

   ★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy

   Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a…

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   The Pied Piper (1933)

   ★ 6.5/10Also animation and music

   The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lures the rats into a mirage of cheese, which disappears. The…

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   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.

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   The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023)

   ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

   Mickey and gang must stop hundreds of old film reel versions of Mickey from wreaking havoc all over town.

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    The Big Bad Wolf (1934)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy

    The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

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    My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedy

    As 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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    Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and adventure

    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…

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    Make Mine Music (1946)

    ★ 5.8/10Also animation and music

    In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter and the Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the…

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    Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)

    ★ 7.6/10Also adventure and animation

    Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must go into the underworld ruled by The Goblin King in order to stop a mortal named The Amazing Krudsky who wants power and is a threat to their pals: Fred, Velma, and Daphne.

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    Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

    ★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy

    If Bugs Bunny were to direct his signature inquiry--"What's up, doc?"--toward the modern-day Warner Bros. creative team, he wouldn't be far off. For 1001 Rabbit Tales, they've doctored up a batch of classic cartoons…

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    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.

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    Heavy Metal (1981)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and science fiction

    The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

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    Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy

    For their first day on the job as the new protectors of Metro City, Megamind and Minion are selling off the gadgets from their evil lair. But when one seemingly harmless "button" unleashes the gigantic robot…

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    Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy

    Mayhem reigns supreme in the animated kingdom as whiz kid Jimmy Neutron and Timmy from "The Fairly Oddparents" swap places in each other's worlds.

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    Plankton: The Movie (2025)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family and comedy

    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.