Movies Like The Whalers

If you liked The Whalers (1938), a animation and comedy movie directed by Dick Huemer and David Hand, 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
The Snail and the Whale (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young…
2
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.
3
Aquamania (1961)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
Mr. X buys a boat and inadvertantly enters the water skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.
4
The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
5
Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfing!
6
Goofy and Wilbur (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
Goofy goes fishing with his best friend, Wilbur, a grasshopper.
7
The Ugly Duckling (1939)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.
8
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…
9
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation 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…
10
Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
11
Ciao Alberto (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
With his best friend Luca away at school, Alberto is enjoying his new life in Portorosso working alongside Massimo—the imposing, tattooed, one-armed fisherman of few words—who's quite possibly the coolest human in the…
12
The Simple Things (1953)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and comedy
Mickey and Pluto go fishing. Pluto has a run-in with a clam, who eventually lodges in Pluto's mouth; Mickey thinks the clam is Pluto's tongue and can't understand why Pluto keeps begging for more food. After they get…
13
Ye Olden Days (1933)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedy
The princess is to wed the Prince against her wishes. When she refuses, the king locks her in the tower. Minstrel Mickey sees her and rescues her, making a rope from the clothes of lady-in-waiting Clarabell. The king…
14
Gone Fishing (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedy
On Motunui, Maui tries to catch a fish with his magical fishhook, only to be comically foiled by the ocean.
15
Seal Team (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM to fight back against a gang of sharks overtaking the neighborhood. But this merry band of international…
16
Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
Donald 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…
17
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…
18
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.
19
Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation
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.
20
Banana (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
The Minions fight over a delicious banana... but is that all they want?!