Movies Like Charley Junior's Schooldays
If you liked Charley Junior's Schooldays (1949), a animation movie directed by Joy Batchelor and John Halas, 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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Tin Toy (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also animationBabies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in the amount of time it takes him to discover this, the baby's…
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Terra das Canções de Ninar (1933)
★ 6.4/10Also animationA baby is transported to Lullaby Land, where pacifiers grow on trees, diapers, bottles, and potty chairs march on parade, and the gingham dog comes to life. He wanders into the "keep out" cave, full of things like…
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Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare" (2012)
★ 7/10Also animationMaggie must navigate an eventful first day in daycare. At the Ayn Rand School for Tots, Maggie is diagnosed with average intelligence. Barred from the gifted children, she longs to escape from her glue-guzzling…
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Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap" (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also animationIn a daycare far, far away… but still in Springfield, Maggie is on an epic quest for her stolen pacifier. Her adventure brings her face-to-face with young Padawans, Sith Lords, familiar droids, Rebel scum, and an…
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Three Blind Mouseketeers (1936)
★ 6.5/10Also animationAs the title implies, the three blind mice are musketeers. The cat sets a number of traps for them, which they all evade (apparently without realizing it) while he sleeps. The cat eventually wakes up and begins chasing…
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Auntie Edna (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also animationTaking place during the events of Incredibles 2, Edna Mode babysits Jack-Jack.
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Piper (2016)
★ 8.1/10Also animationA mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive.
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Barbie: Skipper and the Big Babysitting Adventure (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also animationWhen her babysitting business takes a hit, Skipper takes a summer job at the water park. Here she can quickly put her skills as a nanny to good use.
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Jack-Jack Attack (2005)
★ 7.3/10Also animationThe Parrs' baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true potential.
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Bird Karma (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also animationA tale of a long-legged bird's journey of blissful joy, inescapable greed and the accidental discovery of the consequences when too much is not enough.
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animationAs Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
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Bao (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also animationAn aging Chinese mother suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also animationWhen Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to…
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also animationOrdered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.
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Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also animationThe vacation plans of Barbie and her sisters take a turn due to a snowstorm. Stranded in Tannenbaum town, they find themselves amidst a holiday venture where they learn a heartwarming lesson.
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Creature Comforts (1989)
★ 7.3/10Also animationA humorous and thought-provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings.
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Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
★ 7/10Also animationThe toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
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Home Makeover (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also animationWhen a social worker visits Gru’s house to assess its suitability for children, chaos ensues. Margo, Edith, and Agnes, along with the ever-mischievous Minions, scramble to give the home a makeover in record time. Their…
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Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny" (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also animationWhen Maggie Simpson is rescued by a cute young baby from playground peril, it's girl meets boy, girl loses boy, guess what happens next?