Movies Like Downhearted Duckling
If you liked Downhearted Duckling (1954), a animation and comedy movie directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, 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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Just Ducky (1953)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyJerry Mouse befriends a newly hatched duckling who can't swim and ends up protecting him against his feline nemesis, Tom.
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The Duck Doctor (1952)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and animationTom is duck hunting, and he wings a little duckling that can't quite keep up with the flock. Jerry gets to the fallen duck before Tom, bandages his wing, and shelters him from Tom as he keeps running out to join his…
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Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedyDonald Duck's gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, comes for a visit and practically eats him out of house and home. When the direct approach to getting rid of his voracious houseguest fails, Donald resorts to desperate…
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That's My Mommy (1955)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyWhen a duck hatches from the egg underneath Tom, the newborn (Little Quacker) is convinced Tom is his mother. Tom would like to eat the duckling; Jerry is determined to keep that from happening.
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The Ugly Duckling (1939)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyAn outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.
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Baseball Bugs (1946)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyBugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.
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Puss Gets the Boot (1940)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyJasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".
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Little Quacker (1950)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyTom steals an egg from a mother duck's nest, but soon the resultant hatchling runs away from the cat and into a mouse hole, where it finds an able protector in Jerry.
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Triplet Trouble (1952)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedySomeone drops off three cute little kittens; Tom is put in charge of them while Mammy goes shopping. But behind her back, the three little angels are real devils.
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The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedyThe Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
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Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedyThis 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…
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Mouse Cleaning (1948)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyMammy 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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Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedyDonald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. At first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tailfeathers taking the form of a hand and…
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Mickey's Steam Roller (1934)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedyWhile 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.
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Flirty Birdy (1945)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyTom 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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Hatch Up Your Troubles (1949)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyA baby woodpecker mistakes Jerry for his mother. The mouse rejects the newly hatched bird but soon finds himself protecting it against his feline nemesis, Tom.
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The Hockey Champ (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyDonald shows his nephews the moves that won him his hockey trophy. But the boys have a few moves of their own.
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The Wise Little Hen (1934)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedyJoin Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a…
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Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedyKing Arthur's kingdom and the knights of the Round Table are in the doldrums since the Dark Knight stole the Singing Sword and put it under the protection of a fire-breathing dragon. The king's jester, Bugs Bunny, says…
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Pluto Junior (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedyPluto and Pluto Junior are enjoying a lazy afternoon snooze when the playful pup tangles with a ball, a balloon, a worm, a bird, and a clothesline. Pluto rescues his son from a precarious situation, gets hung up in the…