Movies Like Carl Gustav, the Gang and the Parking Bandits
If you liked Carl Gustav, the Gang and the Parking Bandits (1982), a family and adventure movie directed by Ola Solum, 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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Balto: Wolf Quest (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also family and adventureBalto and his daughter Aleu embark on a journey of adventure and self discovery.
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
★ 6/10Also family and adventureCan twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop…
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and adventureAnastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also family and mysteryNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
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Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and adventureA 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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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also family and mysteryAn 11-year old boy believes that he is the best detective in town and runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200 pound polar bear.
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Momo (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also family and adventureMomo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time…
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Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and mysteryA young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…
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The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and familyA modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.
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Iron Will (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and familyWhen Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for…
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Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and familyTwo children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming singer, Long Johnson forces his older sister, Lily Johnson, to hunt down a unicorn with magical blood.
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The Wolf and the Lion (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also family and adventureAfter her grandfather's death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home - a little island in the heart of the majestic Canadian forest. Whilst there, she rescues two helpless cubs: a wolf and a lion…
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Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also family and adventureWhen Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey, especially after Curious George completes the training. But when he…
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Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog (2002)
★ 8.8/10Also family and mysteryCelebrate the season Scooby-Doo style as Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang face off festive frights, frosty nights and - jeepers - the ghost of Christmas, who wants to wish everyone a scary Christmas! In this…
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The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and familyAfter her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is…
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PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and familyWhen their latest scheme goes awry, Mayor Humdinger and his nephew Harold accidentally divert a meteor towards Adventure Bay. The meteor's golden energy grants the PAW Patrol superpowers. The heroic Mighty Pups are on…
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Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also family and adventureThomas leaves Sodor to fulfil his dream of seeing the world. This heroic quest takes Thomas across deserts, through jungles and over dangerous mountains as he travels across five continents seeing sights he has never…
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The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and familyWhen Littlefoot's grandfather falls ill, the only way to cure him is with a flower from the forbidding land of the mists, which holds unexpected perils and danger.
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Inkheart (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and familyThe adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
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Spymate (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and familyAmelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.