Movies Like The Emperor's Oblong Pancake
If you liked The Emperor's Oblong Pancake (1964), a animation and family movie directed by John Wilson, 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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Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and 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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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and 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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Cat Pack: A PAW Patrol Exclusive Event (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and 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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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and familyAs Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and 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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Plankton: The Movie (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also family and animationPlankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.
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Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also family and animationPhineas 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.
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Competition (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and familyTwo minions working in a bomb lab get competitive.
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Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and 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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Descendants: The Royal Wedding (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and familyHappily-ever-after continues for Auradon's power couple as they prepare to say "I do" at an epic celebration with their friends and family, but Hades threatens to ruin it all.
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Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and 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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The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and familyBugs Bunny hosts an award show featuring several classic Looney Tunes shorts and characters.
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The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and familyMickey and gang must stop hundreds of old film reel versions of Mickey from wreaking havoc all over town.
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Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and familyOn an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
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Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and 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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Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and familyCorinne is a young country girl who heads to Paris to pursue her big dream – to become a female musketeer! Never could she imagine she would meet three other girls who secretly share the same dream! Using their special…
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Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and familyIf Bugs Bunny were to direct his signature inquiry--"What's up, doc?"--toward the modern-day Warner Bros. creative team, he wouldn't be far off. For 1001 Rabbit Tales, they've doctored up a batch of classic cartoons…
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The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and familyWhen the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.
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Seal Team (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and 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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Barbie Presents: Thumbelina (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyMeet a tiny girl named Thumbelina who lives in harmony with nature in the magical world of the Twillerbees that's hidden among the wildflowers. At the whim of a spoiled young girl named Makena, Thumbelina and her two…