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Movies that feel likeMonica and Friends: Bonds (2019)

Fluffy, Jimmy Five's pet dog, vanished. He develops an infallible plan to rescue the little dog, but, he will need help from his faithful friends: Monica, Maggy and Smudge. Together, they will face challengers and live incredible adventures to get Fluffy back home.

If you loved Monica and Friends: Bonds, the closest films we have are Long Way North (2015), Coyote vs. Acme (2026) and Where Am I Going? (2016). All three share Monica and Friends: Bonds' warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Paper Planes (2014).

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Long Way North
2015 · dir. Rémi Chayé
🍅 98%★ 7.2adventure · animation · dramaPrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: growing up

The difference: Goes its own way on the wit

In 1892 Saint Petersburg, when her explorer grandfather's failure to return from his latest expedition brings dishonour to her aristocratic family, a resilient teenager runs away to follow in his trail in search of his famed ship.

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Coyote vs. Acme
2026 · dir. Dave Green
🍅 96%★ 7.6comedy · adventure · familyRent or buy

Warm and cozy in the same breath

The difference: Lighter on wistfulness

After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.

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Where Am I Going?
2016 · dir. Gennaro Nunziante
🍅 60%★ 6.7comedy · family · adventure

Both land scale and wit at once

Checco is 39 and lived his entire life with his parents. He loves his job where he does nothing the whole day, until something happens that will change his behavior and his life forever...

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

Family built on play, twice over

The difference: Played as drama first

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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Paddington 2
2017 · dir. Paul King
🍅 99%★ 7.8adventure · comedy · familyMax

Warm adventure, and it commits to that

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008 · dir. Kenny Ortega
🍅 64%★ 5.1comedy · drama · familyDisney+

Common ground: growing up

As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

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Fala Sério, Mãe!
2017 · dir. Pedro Vasconcelos
★ 6.1comedy · family

Cozy comedy in both cases

Ângela Cristina, mother of teenager Maria de Lourdes, has to deal with the difficulties and delights of guiding her daughter during one of the most complicated stages of life.

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Marley & Me
2008 · dir. David Frankel
🍅 64%★ 7comedy · family

Both are built on the same subject: nostalgic

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · dir. Jason Reitman
🍅 63%★ 7fantasy · comedy · adventureHuluStarz

The same preoccupation in both: nostalgic

When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

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

Family with a pulse of scale, in both cases

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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The Goonies
1985 · dir. Richard Donner
🍅 77%★ 7.7adventure · comedy · family

Both lean on wistfulness more than on adventure

The difference: 34 years apart, and the 1980s show

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.

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The Muppet Movie
1979 · dir. James Frawley
🍅 89%★ 7.6family · comedy · adventureDisney+

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

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