Movies Like Tensai Bakabon ~ Family Ties

If you liked Tensai Bakabon ~ Family Ties (2016), a comedy and tv movie movie directed by Jin Kurihara, 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
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
★ 7/10Also comedy and family
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope…
2
Alley Cats Strike (2000)
★ 6/10Also family and drama
A group of hip retro teenage outsiders become involved in an interschool bowling rivalry.
3
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017)
★ 7/10Also family and comedy
When the mysterious Shiriri turns his parents into children, Shin-chan must trek across Japan to help return them to adult form.
4
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
5
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and tv movie
Homer and Marge's fun couples' date night goes off the rails when Marge learns Homer left the kids unsupervised with only the doorbell camera as a babysitter. Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs…
6
The Taste of Tea (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
A spell of time in the life of the five-piece Haruno family in rural Tochigi Prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is…
7
Monster Family 2 (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also family and comedy
To free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr, the Wishbone Family once more transforms into a Vampire, Frankenstein's Monster, a Mummy and a Werewolf but when aided by their three pet…
8
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedy
Doraemon and his friends travel to the 22nd century to look for his golden bell, which was stolen by a notorious thief called Kaito DX.
9
The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also family and comedy
The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
10
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama
Invited to a wealthy client's mansion, time-traveling witch Yuko and her companions arrive to find a group of collectors assembled to participate in a mysterious auction. And the mystery only deepens when the…
11
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and family
Lincoln and the Louds are ecstatic to welcome their new Gran-Gran, Myrtle, into the family with a tropical wedding celebration; but the festivities are cut short when an old nemesis from Myrtle's secret agent past…
12
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…
13
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007)
★ 6/10Also family and comedy
Johnny Kapahala, a teen snowboarding champion from Vermont, returns to Oahu, Hawaii, for the wedding of his hero -- his grandfather, local surf legend Johnny Tsunami -- and to catch a few famous Kauai waves. When…
14
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
★ 7/10Also drama and family
Brash single mother Nikuko is well-known for her bold spirit, much to the embarrassment of Kikuko, her pensive yet imaginative daughter. In contrast to her mother, Kikuko wants nothing more than to fit in as she…
15
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also family and comedy
When their trip to San Lorenzo takes a turn for the worst, Arnold and his classmate’s only hope of getting home is retracing the dangerous path that led to Arnold's parents' disappearance.
16
Chang Can Dunk (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also family and comedy
Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the…
17
Roll Bounce (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
18
Girl vs. Monster (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also family and comedy
Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom…
19
Chie the Brat (1981)
★ 6.8/10Also family and comedy
Chie Takemoto is a dependable girl who struggles to help her troublesome father run a small tavern in Osaka. Unbeknown to her dad, she occasionally visits her mother who left him not too long ago. She plans on trying…
20
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and drama
Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding.