Movies Like Growing Pains

If you liked Growing Pains (1953), a animation and comedy movie directed by Eddie Donnelly, 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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   Mouse Cleaning (1948)

   ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

   Mammy Two-Shoes threatens to throw Tom out of the house if he makes a mess. Jerry sees an opportunity to rid himself of his feline nemesis.

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   Dog Trouble (1942)

   ★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom's chasing Jerry when he runs right into a sleeping dog and the two of them must work together to fend him off.

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   Pecos Pest (1955)

   ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

   Jerry's eccentric uncle, Pecos, a Texan mouse, comes to spend the night with him before his musical performance on television the next day. He decides to rehearse with his guitar for the performance but each time he…

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   Donald's Vacation (1940)

   ★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy

   Donald takes a kayak trip. When he gets to his campsite, he unloads the kayak, fights with his folding chair, and goes to sleep. Meanwhile, the chipmunks of the forest (precursors of Chip 'n Dale), attracted by his…

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   Flirty Birdy (1945)

   ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom is all set to eat Jerry when a hawk swoops down and grabs Jerry. To get Jerry back, Tom poses as a female hawk and quickly finds his new lover to be more than he bargained for.

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   Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (1944)

   ★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy

   The bears tempt Goldilocks with carrot soup, the scent of which brings Bugs on the scene. Bugs romances Mama Bear, and she becomes infatuated with him.

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   Slicked-up Pup (1951)

   ★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy

   Spike has just washed his pup. Tom and Jerry's chase knocks him into a mud puddle. Spike makes Tom clean him up again and promise to keep him clean which of course is Jerry's opening to get Tom in trouble.

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   Jerry and the Goldfish (1951)

   ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom, whose appetite was whetted by a radio cooking program, wants to make a meal out of the pet goldfish. Jerry, who is friends with the fish, does what he can to thwart their feline foe.

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   Cat Napping (1951)

   ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom has plans to take a nice long nap in a hammock, but Jerry has gotten there first and is snoozing happily, so the two fight it out to see who gets to sleep there.

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    Baseball Bugs (1946)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

    Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.

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    Jerry's Cousin (1951)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

    When Tom's harassment gets out of hand, Jerry writes to his Cousin Muscles, a tough inner city mouse, and asks for his help.

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    King-Size Canary (1947)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

    A hungry cat has the idea of giving "Jumbo Gro" fertilizer to a scrawny canary to make him a bigger meal, which leads to a race between the cat, the canary, a dog, and a mouse to see who can grow the biggest.

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    Luxo Jr. (1986)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

    A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a bit, Luxo Jr. finds a ball ten times bigger.

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    Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)

    ★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy

    Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemporary urban environment, with Little Red Riding…

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    Plankton: The Movie (2025)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and animation

    Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.

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    Old Rockin' Chair Tom (1948)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and animation

    Mammy Two-Shoes replaces Tom with a younger cat who is a lightning-quick mouser. Tom and Jerry form an alliance in order to get rid of this dangerous newcomer.

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    Donald's Golf Game (1938)

    ★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy

    Donald Duck tries to exhibit his golfing ability to his nephews only to have them tease him with sneezes, noises and "trick" clubs. Finally, they put a grasshopper in a ball and it "jumps" all over.

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    Good Scouts (1938)

    ★ 6.3/10Also animation and comedy

    Donald is leading a scout troop consisting of his nephews on a hike in the woods. Donald isn't nearly the expert on the woods that he thinks he is, much to the amusement of the boys. In a bid for sympathy, he douses…

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    Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)

    ★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy

    Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.

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    Mickey's Steam Roller (1934)

    ★ 6.4/10Also animation and 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.