Movies Like Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
If you liked Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Susanna White, 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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Nanny McPhee (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedyWidower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill…
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The Care Bears Movie (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and comedyThe Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.
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Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and familyMary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
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Tom & Jerry (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and familyTom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New York hotel, where a scrappy employee named Kayla will lose her job if she can’t evict Jerry before a high-class wedding at the…
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Ramona and Beezus (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and familyRamona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her…
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The Croods: A New Age (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasySearching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans -- a family that's a…
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Dennis the Menace (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also family and comedyMr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam…
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The War with Grandpa (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and familyPeter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his Grandpa, he wants his room back…
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The Boxtrolls (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and familyAn orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
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Adventures in Babysitting (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and familyTwo teen rival babysitters, Jenny and Lola, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally ran away into the big city without any supervision.
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IF (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasyAfter discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.
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Trading Mom (1994)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and familyThe Martin kids learn of a magic spell that will take them to the 'mommy market' so they can get a more user friendly model. After giving a few other moms a try, they want their own back. But that is not so easy.
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also family and comedyThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
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Nativity! (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and familyPaul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.
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The Spy Next Door (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and familyFormer CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a…
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The Rugrats Movie (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and familyThe Pickles family welcome a new arrival, Dil, whose constant crying and need for attention quickly exhaust the other toddlers. Seeking to return the "broken" baby to the hospital, the gang embarks on a journey in a…
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The Twits (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and familyWhen the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
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Wonka (2023)
★ 7/10Also comedy and familyWilly Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is…
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Christopher Robin (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and familyChristopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest…
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Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also family and comedyWhen the Rugrats find themselves stranded on a deserted island, they meet the Thornberrys, a family who agrees to help them escape.