Movies like Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
The best movies like Beethoven's Big Break (2008) are Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Beethoven's 5th (2003) and Beethoven's 3rd (2000). If Beethoven's Big Break hooked you with its family and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPatrick (2018)6.7/10 from 265 votes
- NewestPatrick (2018)Released 2018
- Same seriesBeethoven's 2nd (1993)Beethoven
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem is that Missy's owner, Regina, wants to sell the puppies and tear the clan apart. It's up to Beethoven and the Newton kids to save the day and keep everyone together.
Why it matches: Same series: Beethoven · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBeethoven's 5th (2003)
When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe Selig. Now everybody wants to be the dog's best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's cast of kooky creatures. With help from Uncle Freddie and Garrett (a friend or maybe more), Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the crazy little town for years.
Why it matches: Same series: Beethoven · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBeethoven's 3rd (2000)
Everyone's favorite St. Bernard returns in this family film about man's best friend. Richard Newton, his wife Beth and kids Brennan and Sara shove off in their camper for a road trip. Along the way, they gain a new passenger: slobbery Beethoven. The Newtons plan to return Beethoven to his owner -- but not before he turns hero when a pair of thieves enter the picture.
Why it matches: Same series: Beethoven · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBeethoven's 4th (2001)
The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pompous rich family.
Why it matches: Same series: Beethoven · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHotel for Dogs (2009)
Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
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 tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them - because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. So Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisCool Dog (2010)
Jimmy lives in the tranquil town of Eagle Rock, Louisiana, with his father, stepmother and his best friend Rainy, a German Shepherd. When Jimmy's father gets a promotion, the family must relocate to an apartment in New York City that has a strict no pet policy. Unwilling to let his master go without a fight, Rainy embarks on a cross-country journey to New York but navigating the Big Apple is just the beginning of his challenging adventure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner Viv's niece, Rachel, gets lost and must rely on her friends to help her get back home before she is caught by a dognapper who wants to ransom her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisDr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (2009)
Maya Dolittle can talk to animals. She gets discovered and Tiffany Monaco, a Hollywood star, brings her to L.A. to help her little puppy, who turns out to be a boy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisLassie (1994)
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd. It is important that they perform well because a talent scout is visiting.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMax 2: White House Hero (2017)
Max is assigned to the White House while Butch, the secret service dog, is on maternity leave. He meets TJ, a 12 year old boy, who is the President's son. Due to his father's high profile, he is trying hard to fit in and lead a normal life. During a state visit by the Russian President and his daughter, Alexandra (Alex), TJ is asked to accompany her, during their stay. TJ befriends Alex, but when they get into trouble, Max comes to the rescue!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZeus & Roxanne (1997)
Mary Beth is a marine biologist that gets annoyed when a dog called Zeus stows aboard her research boat. Nevertheless she is intrigued when the intrusive canine makes best-friends with her captive dolphin, Roxanne. She falls in love with Zeus's owner, Terry, a musician who rides a bike.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisSee Spot Run (2001)
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, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPatrick (2018)
A woman's chaotic life becomes more complicated when she inherits her grandmother's dog.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisK-911 (2000)
LAPD detective Mike Dooley and his dog, the German Shepherd Jerry Lee, have been successfully partnered for ten years, but Jerry’s advancing age has Dooley’s superiors suggesting retirement and they are forced to work with a younger K-9 team: female cop Sergeant Welles and her disciplined Doberman Zeus.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPup Star (2016)
A Yorkshire Terrier, competing in a televised singing competition, is separated from her owner by an opportunist dog pound worker.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years (2011)
Fall into puppy love with “the world’s worst dog”, who now has a frisky voice and an attitude to match. Join Marley for his mischievous puppy years, as he and his summer pal, Bodie Grogan, wreak havoc on a neighborhood dog contest. Marley outwits Dobermans, Shepherds and Collies, while stealing hearts in his own unique and lovable way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisK-9: P.I. (2002)
Dooley and his K-9 partner Jerry Lee are ready to retire from the police force. But before he can retire with his pension he must work as a P.I. to find a set of high tech computer chips.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBingo (1991)
A dog named Bingo escapes a circus and befriends a young boy named Chuckie. When Chuckie’s family moves away and leaves Bingo behind, the brave canine sets off on a perilous cross-country trek to reunite with his friend, overcoming countless obstacles—including dangerous criminals and his own fear of fire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009)
Zeus, a Labrador Retriever and a former police dog, has lost his bark after his barking ended up blowing off a five-year investigation and his partner can't shoot straight again and ends up at the pound. He is adopted by a father as both an early Christmas present and as a guard dog for the house, but the mom remains hesitant.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAir Bud: Spikes Back (2003)
Air Bud finds that he has the uncanny ability to play volleyball.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisBeethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)
After everyone's favorite St. Bernard gets fired from a movie, Beethoven begins the long journey home with his trainer, Eddie. On their way, they become stranded in a small coastal town where the beloved canine befriends a young boy who is searching for buried treasure.
Why it matches: Same series: Beethoven · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBeverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! (2012)
When Papi, Chloe, the pups, Uncle Pedro, and their owners move to a hotel, the smallest pup Rosa feels like she doesn't fit in, and Papi wants to make her feel better by showing her how special she is.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChilly Christmas (2012)
Eleven-year-old Bobby Cole and his dog Chilly are best friends, living happily in their Southern California beach house. But when Bobby's father Patrick (C. Thomas Howell), a single parent and police detective, accepts a job in New York City, they must find Chilly a new home. In an attempt to show his dad that Chilly can be a city dog, Bobby and his friends teach Chilly the indoor way of life. But Bobby's dad is not convinced, and it's not until Christmas Eve when corrupt dog thief Mr. Quarterman (Tom Arnold) breaks into the family home, that Chilly and Bobby can put their new training to the test! Can they band together to save Christmas -- and Chilly's future with the family?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
My Dog Skip (2000)
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like this101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
Being one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSnow Dogs (2002)
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisShow Dogs (2018)
Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAir Bud (1997)
A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Beethoven's Big Break?
The closest matches to Beethoven's Big Break are Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Beethoven's 5th (2003) and Beethoven's 3rd (2000). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Beethoven's Big Break?
People who watched Beethoven's Big Break most often go on to Hotel for Dogs (2009), Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) and Cool Dog (2010).
What is the highest-rated movie like Beethoven's Big Break?
Patrick (2018), rated 6.7/10 by 265 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Beethoven's Big Break?
Patrick (2018) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Beethoven's Big Break part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Beethoven, which includes Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Beethoven's 5th (2003), Beethoven's 3rd (2000) and Beethoven's 4th (2001).
Are there English movies like Beethoven's Big Break?
Yes: Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Beethoven's 5th (2003) and Beethoven's 3rd (2000).
How are movies similar to Beethoven's Big Break chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Beethoven's Big Break, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.