Movies Like The Doughnuts

If you liked The Doughnuts (1963), a family and comedy movie directed by Edward English and Beth Sanford, 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
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also family and comedy
Franklin is new to town and hoping to make friends, but his usual tactics don't work on the Peanuts gang. When the Soap Box Derby arrives, he's sure it's a chance to impress new pals and teams up with the only other…
2
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
★ 7.5/10Also family and comedy
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
3
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
★ 7/10Also family
A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.
4
Problem Child 2 (1991)
★ 6/10Also comedy and family
Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.
5
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and family
Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must…
6
Tom & Jerry (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and family
Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New York hotel, where a scrappy employee named Kayla will lose her job if she can’t evict Jerry before a high-class wedding at the…
7
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and family
Mickey and gang must stop hundreds of old film reel versions of Mickey from wreaking havoc all over town.
8
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also family and comedy
As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
9
Free Birds (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and family
Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
10
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and family
Bugs Bunny hosts an award show featuring several classic Looney Tunes shorts and characters.
11
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…
12
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and family
After 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.
13
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedy
After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean…
14
Peter Rabbit (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also family
Peter Rabbit's feud with Mr. McGregor escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door.
15
The Garfield Movie (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and family
Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic – Garfield and his canine…
16
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and family
Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons…
17
Dennis the Menace (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also family and comedy
Mr. 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…
18
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also family and comedy
Porky and Daffy, the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot. Against all odds, the two are determined to save…
19
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
★ 7/10Also comedy and family
Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend…
20
Kronk's New Groove (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and family
After his adventures with Kuzco, Kronk opens his own diner, but struggling business and the impending visit from his father push him to hatch a risky plan for success. When the scheme explodes—literally—Kronk must rely…