Movies Like Harry the Dirty Dog

If you liked Harry the Dirty Dog (1997), a animation and family movie directed by Virginia Wilkos, 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
PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
A 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.
2
Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and family
When Snoopy's beloved doghouse goes missing, he tries to track it down, and learns what makes a house feel like home.
3
Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and family
Charlie 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.
4
Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
A 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.
5
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.
6
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and family
After 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…
7
Puttin' on the Dog (1944)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
Jerry runs into a dog pound (and right on top of a napping Spike) to escape a rather mangy-looking Tom. To avoid being ripped to shreds, Tom borrows the head of a nearby dog statue. This easily fools the dogs, but not…
8
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and family
Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.
9
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
10
Cat Pack: A PAW Patrol Exclusive Event (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and family
When 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.
11
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also family
Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the…
12
Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and family
A 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.
13
Puppy! (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also family and animation
The residents of Hotel Transylvania find their world turned upside-down when youngster Dennis gets a surprise monster-sized pet.
14
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.
15
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
It's Halloween in the Hundred Acre Wood, and Roo's best new friend, Lumpy, is looking forward to his first time trick-or-treating. That is, until Tigger warns them about the scary Gobloon, who'll turn them into…
16
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and family
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
17
See Spot Run (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also family
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible…
18
StarDog and TurboCat (2019)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
When vigilante cat, Felix, and loyal canine, Buddy, set out to find Buddy’s lost owner, they discover not only the power of friendship, but their inner superpowers along the way.
19
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and family
The 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…
20
Barbie: Skipper and the Big Babysitting Adventure (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
When her babysitting business takes a hit, Skipper takes a summer job at the water park. Here she can quickly put her skills as a nanny to good use.