Movies Like Baleleng and the Golden Mermaid

If you liked Baleleng and the Golden Mermaid (1989), a adventure and comedy movie directed by Chito S. Roño, 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 Thirteenth Year (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and comedy
A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.
2
Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and comedy
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
3
Dave Made a Maze (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and adventure
Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of…
4
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and comedy
A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
5
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and adventure
Scooby-Doo and the gang are on the case when a mysterious lake monster starts scaring the guests at a summer resort in Erie Point, where Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy have taken on seasonal jobs to pay for a barn they…
6
Sketch (2025)
★ 7/10Also adventure and comedy
When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to…
7
Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and adventure
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
8
The Care Bears Movie (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and comedy
The 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.
9
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and comedy
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.
10
Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and adventure
When the Rugrats find themselves stranded on a deserted island, they meet the Thornberrys, a family who agrees to help them escape.
11
Tales of the Black Freighter (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and horror
A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.
12
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and comedy
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
13
The Luck of the Irish (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and adventure
A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
14
The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and comedy
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
15
Hook (1991)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and comedy
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful…
16
Nim's Island (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and comedy
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
17
The Monkey King (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and comedy
A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
18
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and adventure
After tumbling into a magic storybook, Puss in Boots must fight, dance and romance his way through wild adventures as he searches for an escape.
19
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and comedy
When Canterlot Highschool goes on a trip to Camp Everfree, they’re surprised to find a magical force is causing strange things to happen around camp. With the help of the Mane 6 and especially Sunset Shimmer, Twilight…
20
Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and comedy
Puss in Boots is on a mission to recover the Princess' stolen ruby from the notorious French thief, Whisperer. Reluctantly accompanied by three little kittens, Three Diablos, Puss must tame them before they endanger…