Movies Like The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

If you liked The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017), a animation and family movie directed by Cal Brunker, 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
The Nut Job (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and comedy
Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as…
2
Trouble (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and adventure
A pampered dog named Trouble must learn to live in the real world while trying to escape from his former owner's greedy children and must learn how to survive on the big-city streets.
3
Over the Hedge (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and animation
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family…
4
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and animation
Follow the clues to fun and excitement as the beloved little mouse takes on a big monster in this charming, full-length adventure. When a ferocious, mouse-nabbing creature puts fear into the hearts of New York City's…
5
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte…
6
Monster Family 2 (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and family
To free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr, the Wishbone Family once more transforms into a Vampire, Frankenstein's Monster, a Mummy and a Werewolf but when aided by their three pet…
7
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
★ 7/10Also comedy and family
Peter Rabbit runs away from his human family when he learns they are going to portray him in a bad light in their book. Soon, he crosses paths with an older rabbit who ropes him into a heist.
8
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile…
9
Open Season (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally…
10
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and family
Following an unproductive harvest season, it’s up to Maya and her brave friends to save their hive by competing in a series of games.
11
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and adventure
When the water supply to the Great Valley is blocked, Littlefoot and his friends must cooperate with a group of bullies to find the reason the cause.
12
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
★ 6/10Also adventure and animation
Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and…
13
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also family and comedy
When Bikini Bottom is scooped from the ocean, scientific squirrel Sandy Cheeks and her pal SpongeBob SquarePants saddle up for Texas to save their town.
14
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
The fearless one-eyed weasel Buck teams up with mischievous possum brothers Crash & Eddie as they head off on a new adventure into Buck's home: The Dinosaur World.
15
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and adventure
Littlefoot befriends with a mysterious, fun-loving dolphin-like creature named Mo, who is trapped in "new water" caused by heavy rain. The gang then goes on an adventure to the "big water" to bring Mo home.
16
The Inseparables (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and adventure
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…
17
Zootopia 2 (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and adventure
After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside…
18
Extinct (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy
Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, trans fats, and worst of all, that flummels are now extinct. It's up to…
19
Pets United (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and family
When Roger (a Robin Hood-esque, stray dog) and Belle (an elegant yet spoilt pet cat) are thrown together amidst the chaos of a robot take-over of their home city, they must push all their preconceptions aside in order…
20
Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest (2015)
★ 6/10Also animation and comedy
Two groups of classic cartoon characters come together in this fun-filled crossover with the popular action-adventure series Jonny Quest. Fans of all ages won't want to miss this heart-stopping romp as Tom and Jerry…