Movies Like The Boy with Two Shadows

If you liked The Boy with Two Shadows (1994), a animation and family movie directed by Euan Frizzell, 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 Twits (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also animation and family
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
2
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also family and animation
Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
3
Groot Takes a Bath (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
Everybody needs some alone time to relax and wash up, but things go quite differently when you’re a Flora Colossi toddler.
4
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and family
Poe Dameron and BB-8 must face the greedy crime boss Graballa the Hutt, who has purchased Darth Vader’s castle and is renovating it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive Sith-inspired luxury hotel.
5
Lou (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also family and fantasy
A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
6
The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and family
The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
7
Groot's Pursuit (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
Groot investigates a spooky noise that’s been haunting the Quadrant, which leads to an intense dance off.
8
The Boxtrolls (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
9
The Monkey King (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and fantasy
A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
10
Puppy! (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also family and fantasy
The residents of Hotel Transylvania find their world turned upside-down when youngster Dennis gets a surprise monster-sized pet.
11
Strange World (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
12
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also family and animation
Who or what exactly is a Heffalump? The lovable residents of the Hundred Acre Wood -- Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and the rest of the pack -- embark on a journey of discovery in search of the elusive…
13
The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
14
Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and fantasy
When Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
15
Blush (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and science fiction
When a horticulturalist-astronaut crashes onto a desolate planet, he encounters an ethereal visitor and discovers the joy of building a new life—realizing the universe has delivered something astonishing.
16
Groot's First Steps (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
Following the events of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1,” Baby Groot is finally ready to try taking his first steps out of his pot—only to learn you have to walk before you can run.
17
Magnum Opus (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and family
Groot sets out to paint a family portrait of himself and the Guardians, only to discover just how messy the artistic process can be.
18
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fiction
The Mandalorian and Grogu join their misfit allies for an epic party, celebrating their heroism. As friends regale the crowd with tales of their adventures, a pirate threat looms.
19
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also family and animation
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
20
The Little Guy (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and family
Groot discovers a miniature civilization that believes the seemingly enormous tree toddler is the hero they’ve been waiting for.