Movies Like Bar-Rac's Night Out

If you liked Bar-Rac's Night Out (1937), a family and comedy movie directed by Earl Frank, 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
Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also family
On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
2
Over the Hedge (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and family
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family…
3
Mickey's Steam Roller (1934)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
While streetworker Mickey romances Minnie, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie take control of his steamroller and it's full speed ahead on a very destructive ride.
4
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
★ 8/10Also family
It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings…
5
The Radiator Springs 500½ (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also family and comedy
A 'leisurely drive' planned in honor of Radiator Springs’ town founder, Stanley, turns precarious as Baja pros descend on the town and challenge Lightning McQueen to an off-road race. Meanwhile, the townsfolk, led by a…
6
Bird Karma (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and family
A 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.
7
Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and family
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via…
8
The Inseparables (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and family
The animated buddy movie follows the misadventures of Don, a runaway puppet with boundless imaginations, and DJ Doggy Dog, an abandoned plush looking for a friend, who cross paths in Central Park and team up against…
9
Mike's New Car (2002)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and family
Mike discovers that being the top-ranking laugh collector at Monsters, Inc. has its benefits – in particular, earning enough money to buy a six-wheel-drive car that's loaded with gadgets. That new-car smell doesn't…
10
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and family
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson…
11
Sketch (2025)
★ 7/10Also comedy and family
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…
12
Groot Takes a Bath (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also family and comedy
Everybody needs some alone time to relax and wash up, but things go quite differently when you’re a Flora Colossi toddler.
13
Creature Comforts (1989)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and family
A humorous and thought-provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings.
14
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and family
RJ the raccoon produces a nature video, which turns out to be an excuse for him and the porcupine children to play pranks on Hammy the squirrel.
15
Rio 2 (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and family
It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most…
16
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also family and comedy
Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.
17
Small Fry (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and family
A fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor.
18
Day & Night (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also family and comedy
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they…
19
Lou (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also family and comedy
A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
20
Ooops! Noah Is Gone... (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and family
It's the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all animals. But as it turns out, Nestrians aren't allowed. Sneaking on…