Movies Like Sister Dearest

If you liked Sister Dearest (1984), a family movie directed by Jonathan Ross and Jerry Ross, here are 19 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Clique (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also family
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
2
An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also family
It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for college -- but Goofy misses Max so much he loses his job and goes to finish college alongside Max and his friends. But as Goofy tries to get closer to…
3
Life Is Beautiful (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also family
Vinayachandran and Sindhu are an ideal couple, who are so fond of each other that the greatest thing that they love, according to their neighbours Nambiarettan and Shoshammetathi. Vinayan has just joined a reputed…
4
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
★ 6/10Also family
The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain their scholarships before their big game against the Varsity team.
5
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also family
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile, Sinbad meets the Vizier who…
6
Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also family
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay…
7
First Daughter (2004)
★ 6.2/10Also family
Samantha MacKenzie, the daughter of the president of the United States, arrives at college with a group of Secret Service agents. Samantha, however, resents their presence and decides she wants to attend school just…
8
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
★ 6.3/10Also family
Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. Before Dexter and his friends, Debbie and Richard Schuyler, can even enjoy…
9
The Undergrads (1985)
★ 6.5/10Also family
An elderly man discovers that his son wants to put him in an old-age home. However, the old man's grandson refuses to allow it, and the man and his grandson wind up becoming roommates at the boy's college dorm.
10
Bee Movie (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also family
Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the exploitation of bees at the hands of mankind. What will happen next?
11
Rebound (2005)
★ 5.7/10Also family
An acclaimed college hoops coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.
12
Toy Story 3 (2010)
★ 7.8/10Also family
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to…
13
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also family
A new adventure dawns for Zed and Addison when their summer road trip takes an unexpected detour, landing them in the middle of yet another monster rivalry: Daywalkers vs. Vampires. Tensions flare when Zed and Addison…
14
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
★ 4.6/10Also family
After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and…
15
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
★ 6/10Also family
Some college students manage to persuade the town's big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dexter Riley, tries to fix the computer, he gets an electric shock and…
16
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
★ 5.8/10Also family
College whiz-kid Merlin Jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then creates a flying machine of his own design, ultimately raising havoc on the campus.
17
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
★ 6.2/10Also family
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her. Andy is clueless. On the train Andy meets Kay and Dr…
18
Sorority Wars (2009)
★ 6/10Also family
Katie, a college freshman, has been groomed from birth to continue her mother’s legacy with the Deltas. When Katie decides to pledge another house instead, an all-out sorority war commences.
19
Everybody's Doing It (2002)
★ 3.6/10Also family
Angela and Travis consider having sex for the first time just as their high school starts up an abstinence education program. Making matters worse, a "good girl" collects abstinence pledges from students and blows the…