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Movies that feel likeHome Alone 3 (1997)

9-year-old Alex Pruitt is home alone with the chicken pox. Turns out, due to a mix-up among nefarious spies, Alex was given a toy car concealing a top-secret microchip. Now Alex must fend off the spies as they try to break into his house to get it back.

If you loved Home Alone 3, the closest films we have are Stuart Little 2 (2002), Alibi.com (2017) and Paper Planes (2014). All three share Home Alone 3's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

🍅 36% Rotten Tomatoes★ 4.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Raja Gosnellwittyplayfulwarmcozy
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Home Alone (1990) · Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) · Home Alone 4 (2002)

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Stuart Little 2
2002 · dir. Rob Minkoff
🍅 82%★ 5.5family · adventure · comedy

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue a friend.

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Alibi.com
2017 · dir. Philippe Lacheau
🍅 67%★ 6.5comedy · familyRent or buy

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Greg founded a company called Alibi.com that creates any type of alibi. With his associate, Augustin, and Medhi his new employee, they devise unstoppable stratagems and stagings to cover their clients. But meeting Flo, a pretty blonde who hates men who lie, will complicate Greg's life, which begins by hiding the true nature of his activity. During the presentation to parents, Greg understands that Gérard, the father of Flo, is also one of their clients.

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Paper Planes
2014 · dir. Robert Connolly
🍅 85%★ 6.2comedy · family · dramaStarz

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Home Alone 3 does

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

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Sky High
2005 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 74%★ 6.3adventure · comedy · familyDisney+

Family with a pulse of play, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Home Alone 3 does

Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

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Nanny McPhee
2005 · dir. Kirk Jones
🍅 74%★ 6.6fantasy · comedy · family

One thread runs through both: family relationships

Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.

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Mrs. Doubtfire
1993 · dir. Chris Columbus
🍅 71%★ 7.1comedy · drama · familyHuluDisney+

Comedy built on warmth, twice over

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

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Cheaper by the Dozen
2003 · dir. Shawn Levy
🍅 25%★ 6comedy · familyDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: family relationships

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

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Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994 · dir. Donald Petrie
🍅 27%★ 5.5comedy · family

Both lean on comfort more than on family

Billionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia Schiffer as a personal trainer -- but no playmates. What's more, scoundrel Laurence Van Dough is scheming to take over the family empire. Uh-oh! Enter faithful butler Cadbury to save the day.

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101 Dalmatians
1996 · dir. Stephen Herek
🍅 39%★ 5.8family · comedyDisney+

Witty comedy in both cases

An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.

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Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011 · dir. Mark Waters
🍅 47%★ 6comedy · family

Common ground: little boy

Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.

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Garfield
2004 · dir. Peter Hewitt
🍅 14%★ 5.1comedy · familyDisney+

Another one that scratches it

Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't want. Competition.

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Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007 · dir. Steve Bendelack
🍅 50%★ 6.4family · comedy

Both run warm where it counts

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.

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