Movies Like The Best of Ernie and Bert
If you liked The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988), a family movie directed by Jim Henson and Dave Heeley, 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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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also familyA royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
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Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also familyA plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.
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Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also familyWhen Snoopy's beloved doghouse goes missing, he tries to track it down, and learns what makes a house feel like home.
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Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also familyCharlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.
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Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
★ 6.2/10Also familyAdmiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and…
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Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also familyIn a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.
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Cat Pack: A PAW Patrol Exclusive Event (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also familyWhen Mayor Humdinger transforms his robot cat Meow-Meow into a tiger-sized metal-eating menace, the PAW Patrol calls in the Cat Pack for help in the stopping the creature.
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Secondhand Lions (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also familyThe comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.
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Where Is Anne Frank (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also familyThe film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary. A fiery teenager, Kitty wakes up in the near future in Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam and embarks on a journey to…
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Dennis the Menace (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also familyMr. 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…
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Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also familyAfter Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Rabbit see Christopher Robin making a valentine for -- gasp! -- a girl, they find he's been bitten by a "Smitten" and is lovesick! Worried that he'll no longer have time for them, and…
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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000)
★ 7.1/10Also familyBased on the popular book by L. Frank Baum, the beloved author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, comes the incredible story of The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus. Many centuries ago, long before toys had even been…
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also familyThe film chronicles George's adventures as he befriends Kayla, a baby elephant, at a magic circus show and helps her travel across the country to be reunited with her family.Accompanied by his friend, the Man with the…
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
★ 7/10Also familyPoor Charlie Brown. He can't fly a kite, and he always loses in baseball. Having his faults projected onto a screen by Lucy doesn't help him much either. Against the sage advice and taunting of the girls in his class…
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The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also familyWhitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse…
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Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also familyA determined Angela makes a wish to reunite her family in time for Christmas, then launches a plan to find her way from Ireland to Australia.
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Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also familyLinus is pushed to his limits when he learns Grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket.
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Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986)
★ 6.6/10Also familyIt's the night of Peppermint Patty’s New Year’s Eve bash, but Charlie Brown has to write a book report about War and Peace. Hoping to join the fun for a special dance with the Little Red-Haired Girl, he tries…
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Seal Team (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also familyAfter 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…
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Recess: All Growed Down (2003)
★ 6.5/10Also familyT.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.