Movies Like How to Swim

If you liked How to Swim (1942), a animation and comedy movie directed by Jack Kinney, 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
Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
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…
2
Spinning (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and family
Guido discovers he has a hidden talent as a street corner sign spinner.
3
Solid Serenade (1946)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass, hoping to woo her with his song, much to the annoyance of a sleeping Jerry.
4
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer? (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and family
Trixie explains to Forky what a computer does as they experience the common stresses of technology.
5
The Bodyguard (1944)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
Spike the bulldog, grateful to Jerry for getting him out of the dogcatcher's van, offers to help the little mouse any time he whistles. Tom, Jerry's feline tormentor, seeks to overcome this new disadvantage.
6
Mater the Greater (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
Mater tells Lightning McQueen about his former job as a daredevil.
7
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also family and comedy
Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.
8
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and family
RJ the raccoon produces a nature video, which turns out to be an excuse for him and the porcupine children to play pranks on Hammy the squirrel.
9
A Knight for a Day (1946)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
By accident, Cedric (Goofy), replaces his master, Sir Loinsteak, in the armor just before the joust with champion Sir Cumference.
10
Thru the Mirror (1936)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
11
The Olympic Champ (1942)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and animation
A narrator explains the history of the Olympic Games while Goofy demonstrates events.
12
Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
★ 6.8/10Also family and animation
A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.
13
Tokyo Mater (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and comedy
A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the help of his friend, 'Dragon' Lightning McQueen, and some special…
14
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and family
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…
15
Mike's New Car (2002)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Mike discovers that being the top-ranking laugh collector at Monsters, Inc. has its benefits – in particular, earning enough money to buy a six-wheel-drive car that's loaded with gadgets. That new-car smell doesn't…
16
Bird Karma (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
A tale of a long-legged bird's journey of blissful joy, inescapable greed and the accidental discovery of the consequences when too much is not enough.
17
Casanova Cat (1951)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
Tom heads for a big city penthouse to become acquainted with a rich pretty female cat that lives there. He brings her Jerry as a gift and does some humiliating things to Jerry. Jerry, in turn, attracts the attention of…
18
Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and family
On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
19
Day & Night (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and family
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they…
20
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money? (2019)
★ 6/10Also animation and family
Forky Asks a Question: What is Money? Hamm attempts to give Forky a lesson on how the US monetary system works.