Movies like Vending Machine (2025)
The best movies like Vending Machine (2025) are The Big Bad Wolf (1934), The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023) and Barbie & Her Sisters in a Puppy Chase (2016). If Vending Machine hooked you with its animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)6.9/10 from 251 votes
- NewestSun Scream (2024)Released 2024
The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023)
Mickey and gang must stop hundreds of old film reel versions of Mickey from wreaking havoc all over town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbie & Her Sisters in a Puppy Chase (2016)
Barbie and her sisters go to an island paradise for a dance competition, but they must work together as a team to find their pets after their furry friends go missing at a horse festival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStarDog and TurboCat (2019)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBalto III: Wings of Change (2004)
Balto and the other sled dogs are feeling dejected because the mail that used to be delivered by dogsled is now being delivered by airplanes. But when a mail plane crashes in the mountains, the dogs come to the rescue.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
Bugs Bunny hosts an award show featuring several classic Looney Tunes shorts and characters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and right into Gargamel’s trap! Can Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them–or worse, they come face-to-face with the legendary ghost, the Headless Horseman?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLet's Stick Together (1952)
Even with his long white beard and aching back, an aging Donald still has to make ends meet by lancing trash in the park. When he happens upon his old partner, an elderly honey bee named Spike, it conjures up memories of the good ol' days.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWinnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)
On Halloween, Mickey tells a tale of two witches-in-training, Minnie and Daisy, who must pass four tests to graduate from the With Academy in Happy Haunt Hills.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOpen Season 2 (2008)
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisMonster High: Friday Night Frights (2012)
After Monster High’s roller skating team is defeated at the Skulltimate Roller Maze tournament, the ghouls team up to face an all-boys league, with the hope of winning back the school crest and restoring school spirit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBalto: Wolf Quest (2002)
Balto and his daughter Aleu embark on a journey of adventure and self discovery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrouble (2019)
A pampered dog named Trouble must learn to live in the real world while trying to escape from his former owner's greedy children and must learn how to survive on the big-city streets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThru the Mirror (1936)
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMickey's Steam Roller (1934)
While streetworker Mickey romances Minnie, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie take control of his steamroller and it's full speed ahead on a very destructive ride.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWinnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)
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 hoping a second bite from the love bug will cure him, they set out on a wild adventure to capture the Smitten. This wonderful story, filled with magic and whimsy, and sweetened with three new songs, reminds us all that the heart is big and always has plenty of room for friends -- old and new.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Presentation - Literature Work (2023)
"THE COMPUTER WAS ON FIRE" An animated short film made for a literature assignment in a high school class. In a metalanguage, a group of young people try to present their work to the class, but a harsh teacher and other problems get in their way.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Chomp (2023)
A young boy sneaks into the kitchen to steal some chips, only to encounter some night time monsters
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Soccer Passion (2010)
BR is a good ball teenager who dreams of being a great soccer player to be able to help your community, Morro Ball. When BR and his friends invade the Lawn Club Bacanas to hit a naked, opened a huge rift between the two communities. And this dispute will only be resolved in a thrilling football, watered the Brazilian music and magic.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Chapeuzinho Vermelho (2002)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Sternenstaub und Seelenvogel (2019)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Hoola Boola (1941)
Jim Dandy lands on a tropical island and falls in love with a beautiful maiden. A Puppetoon animated short film.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares? (2009)
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the "Powerpuff Girls" series, the cast and crew reminisce about the cartoon's development and history.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Sun Scream (2024)
Sun Scream tells the comedic tale of a down-on-his-luck vampire named 'Pippin', and his last-ditch efforts to sell at least one bottle of sunscreen before facing the wrath of his ferocious boss 'Cy the Cyclops'. Luckily for Pippin, the truck of an extremely sunburned farmer breaks down in front of his stall on the hottest day of the year. However, 'Billy' ain't no bumblin' yokel, and Pippin will have to do everything in his power to prove his product will protect anyone, even a vampire, from the sun's deadly rays.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
The haunted grove (1960)
Chlorophylle and Minimum are about to savor a well-deserved vacation. Surprised by a storm, they take refuge in a grove. However, this grove is peculiar. Unbeknownst to them, they have entered a haunted grove.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Hikawa Maru Monogatari (2015)
Hirayama Jirou has lost his mother in the Great Kanto Earthquake and now runs a soba stall with his father. He decides to join the crew of the famous ocean liner Hikawa Maru and finds work cooking in the ship's galley. Through his eyes, the film explores the ship's 85-year history.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Vending Machine?
The closest matches to Vending Machine are The Big Bad Wolf (1934), The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023) and Barbie & Her Sisters in a Puppy Chase (2016). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Vending Machine?
Start with The Big Bad Wolf (1934), the closest match to Vending Machine.
What is the highest-rated movie like Vending Machine?
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016), rated 6.9/10 by 251 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Vending Machine?
Sun Scream (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Vending Machine?
Yes: The Big Bad Wolf (1934), The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023) and Barbie & Her Sisters in a Puppy Chase (2016).
How are movies similar to Vending Machine chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Vending Machine, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.