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Movies that feel likeMr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

If you loved Mr. Peabody & Sherman, the closest films we have are Stuart Little 2 (2002), Meet the Robinsons (2007) and Hoppers (2026). All three share Mr. Peabody & Sherman's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Coyote vs. Acme (2026).

πŸ… 81% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Rob Minkoffcerebralwittyplayfulepicwarmcozy
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If Mr. Peabody & Sherman hit the spot, these will too

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Stuart Little 2
2002 Β· dir. Rob Minkoff
πŸ… 82%β˜… 5.5family Β· adventure Β· comedy

Rob Minkoff working the same nerve twice

The difference: Takes it somewhere less cerebral than Mr. Peabody & Sherman does

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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Meet the Robinsons
2007 Β· dir. Stephen J. Anderson
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.9animation Β· comedy Β· familyDisney+

Common ground in both: friendship and adoption

Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.

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Hoppers
2026 Β· dir. Daniel Chong
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· animation Β· comedyDisney+

Cerebral where it counts, witty underneath

Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

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Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018 Β· dir. Phil Johnston
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7animation Β· comedy Β· adventureDisney+

Both land play and scale at once

Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet β€” the netizens β€” to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube.

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989 Β· dir. Joe Johnston
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.5adventure Β· comedy Β· familyDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: parents and children

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.

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Where Am I Going?
2016 Β· dir. Gennaro Nunziante
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.7comedy Β· family Β· adventure

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

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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Ice Age: Collision Course
2016 Β· dir. Michael Thurmeier
πŸ… 18%β˜… 5.7adventure Β· animation Β· familyNetflixHulu

Animation built on ideas, twice over

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling to exotic new lands and locations.

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Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021 Β· dir. Malcolm D. Lee
πŸ… 25%β˜… 4.5family Β· comedy Β· adventureMax

Witty science fiction, and it commits to that

When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court. It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life.

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Paddington
2014 Β· dir. Paul King
β˜… 7.3comedy Β· adventure Β· family

Common ground: anthropomorphism

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

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Sky High
2005 Β· dir. Mike Mitchell
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· comedy Β· familyDisney+

One thread runs through both: friendship

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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Lilo & Stitch
2002 Β· dir. Dean DeBlois
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.4animation Β· family Β· comedyDisney+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dog

As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and Κ»ohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

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Coyote vs. Acme
2026 Β· dir. Dave Green
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· adventure Β· familyRent or buy

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

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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