Movies Like The Veterinarian's Adopted Children
If you liked The Veterinarian's Adopted Children (1968), a family and comedy movie directed by Carl Ottosen, 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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Pups Alone (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also family and comedyAfter receiving an exciting new job opportunity at a cutting edge Pet Invention company, Robert, his teenage daughter Jenna and their trusty and special border collie Charlie make the move to the new neighborhood…
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and familyPuppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the…
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Recess: All Growed Down (2003)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedyT.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.
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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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Rookie of the Year (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also family and comedyWhen the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.
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Freddy Frogface (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and familyBased on a classic Danish children's book by Ole Lund Kirkegaard. Being small doesn't make life easy for little ten-year-old Victor and his friends, who not only have to face a world full of stern grown-ups but also…
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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and familyAfter NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also family and comedyA hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
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Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and comedyA 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.
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Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and familyLinus is pushed to his limits when he learns Grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket.
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Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also family and comedyAt 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
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Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!) (1980)
★ 6.4/10Also family and comedyCharlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie travel to France as foreign exchange students. Also along is Snoopy and Woodstock. While everyone is excited about the opportunity to travel to a foreign country…
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The Luck of the Irish (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also family and comedyA teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
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Mixtape (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and familyOn the eve of Y2K, orphaned 12-year-old Beverly discovers a broken mixtape crafted by her teen parents. Raised by her grandmother – who struggles talking about her late daughter – Beverly sees the mixtape as a chance…
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Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also family and comedyWho or what exactly is a Heffalump? The lovable residents of the Hundred Acre Wood -- Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and the rest of the pack -- embark on a journey of discovery in search of the elusive…
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Sneakerella (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and familyWhen El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity…
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Beethoven (1992)
★ 5.8/10Also family and comedyThe Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant…
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Godmothered (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also family and comedyA young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman…
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Up and Away (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also family and comedyHodja is a dreamer. He wants to experience the world, but his father insists he stays home and takes over the family's tailor shop. Fortunately, Hodja meets the old rug merchant El Faza, who gives him a flying carpet…
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Imagine That (2009)
★ 6/10Also family and comedyA financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.