Movies like Dadnapped (2009)
The best movies like Dadnapped (2009) are Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006), Cadet Kelly (2002) and The Thirteenth Year (1999). If Dadnapped hooked you with its comedy and adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDrake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006)7.1/10 from 233 votes
- NewestBad Hair Day (2015)Released 2015
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)
It is the story of an average, popular American teenager named Wendy Wu who discovers that in order to win the coveted crown she must first learn the way of the warrior. Wendy Wu has a one track mind, and that track leads directly to the title of homecoming queen -- no unscheduled stops, and no unnecessary detours. When a mysterious Chinese monk named Shen arrives to mold Wendy into a fearless kung fu warrior, however, her royal aspirations suddenly jump the track as she desperately attempts to juggle her boyfriend, her homework, and of course, the fierce competition to become homecoming queen. Now, as Wendy begins to train her mind, body, and spirit in the ancient tradition of the martial arts and her inner warrior gradually begins to emerge, the girl who once obsessed over popularity finally begins to put that popularity into perspective as she gradually realizes what truly matters in life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCadet Kelly (2002)
Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Thirteenth Year (1999)
A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisQuints (2000)
A teenager goes to desperate lengths to get attention when her mother gives birth to quints.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMinutemen (2008)
When three high-school friends invent a time-machine, they decide to use it to go back in time and prevent other youngsters from making humiliating mistakes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOpposite Day (2009)
The world goes backwards on Opposite Day. The kids become adults, and the adults become kids.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
The Luck of the Irish (2001)
A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWizards on Deck with Hannah Montana (2009)
The S.S. TIPTON embarks on a triple-length comedy crossover event when Justin wins a Teen Cruise to Hawaii – and a chance to meet London. Both Justin and Max do their best to win the heiress's affection, while Cody tries to win concert tickets for Bailey, and Alex accuses Zack of being a prankster. Between the kids' pranks (who turned Justin blue?!) and crazy schemes (Alex sneaks Harper on board to take her make-up science class?!), the excitement goes overboard when international superstar Hannah Montana checks in on her way to a sold-out concert in Hawaii. But when Miley Stewart loses her lucky charm anklet and her Hannah wig, are her days as the world's biggest pop star over forever?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStuck in the Suburbs (2004)
Brittany Aarons is one of the many girls who has a crush on popular singer and boy-toy Jordan Cahill. However, she is bored of living a suburban existence and seeks a little something more.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrenemies (2012)
Three pairs of friends relationships go from good to bad and back again. Several couple fall out over girls, boys and work. Can all these couples settle their differences and be friends again?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisCow Belles (2006)
In order to learn how to be responsible, two wealthy teen sisters are forced to work in the family business by their exasperated father. When company funds goes missing, it's up to the girls to save the day.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisPixel Perfect (2004)
Samantha's band, the Zettabytes, is meeting with little success, so her friend Roscoe uses his knowledge of technology designed by his father to create a holographic lead singer, Loretta Modern. The band instantly becomes successful, but Samantha begins to feel alienated, Roscoe discovers feelings for Samantha, and Loretta struggles with individuality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBad Hair Day (2015)
Monica is desperate to be prom queen, but on the big night, her hair is an uncontrollable mess. Meanwhile, FBI agent Liz Morgan is on the hunt for a jewel thief who is looking for a stolen necklace, which Monica has in her possession. Soon, she and the agent chase the jewel thief, and she's whizzed on a wild adventure in the city.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGet a Clue (2002)
A wealthy student with too much fashion sense, her equally rich friends, and her rival/superior from the school paper work together to solve the case when their teacher goes missing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBig Fat Liar (2002)
After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDrake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006)
When Drake and Josh accidentally send their little sister Megan on a plane to L.A., they soon find themselves in the middle of a dangerous situation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHatching Pete (2009)
Pete is very inconspicuous at school, unlike his extrovert mate Cleatis who's happy to don a chicken suit and be the school mascot, but unfortunately, Cleatis is allergic to the suit. When there's an uproar at the chicken's disappearance, Pete is forced into the limelight as the school's basketball reputation is at stake.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisRead It and Weep (2006)
A young girl turns into an A-List celebrity over night when her private journal is accidently published and becomes a best-seller.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisJett Jackson: The Movie (2001)
Jett Jackson, who is the star of Silverstone, is considering quitting Silverstone when it is given a three year extension. During the filming of the last episode, Jett is accidently sucked into Silverstone's world when a prop malfunctions. Silverstone is zapped into Jett's world as well. In Silverstone's world, Jett has to save the world from Dr. Kragg's evil plans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & family
Up, Up, and Away (2000)
A boy is the only member of his family without superpowers, yet the world depends on him saving his family from computerized brainwashers. Will he realize that it doesn't take superpowers to be a hero in time to help them defeat the villains?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisAgent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisDen Brother (2010)
Alex Pearson has a lot to learn about teamwork. As the star of the Lemon Oaks hockey team, Alex almost always has his way on and off the ice. That is until he pulls a stunt so outrageous not even his own coach can give him a pass. His punishment? Suspension from the team, a never-ending list of chores and a job watching his little sister Emily after school.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Suite Life Movie (2011)
Cody and Zack are approached to join the Gemini Project, a high-tech research center studying the dynamics between twins. Shockingly, they find themselves interconnected in a whole new way! When one twin experiences something, the other twin feels it too. This newfound revelation helps them see eye to eye for the first time, and it puts them in more danger than they could have imagined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisiCarly: iGo to Japan (2008)
Carly, Sam and Freddie kick off their adventure in Japan on a tin can of a plane packed with caged possums and piloted by Spencer's odd acquaintance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpy School (2008)
Spy School is the story of a twelve year old boy known for telling tall tales who overhears a plot to kidnap the President's daughter. When he goes public with his story, no one believes him, and he is forced to save her on his own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisAgent Cody Banks (2003)
Recruited by the U.S. government to be a special agent, nerdy teenager Cody Banks must get closer to cute classmate Natalie in order to learn about an evil plan hatched by her father. But despite the agent persona, Cody struggles with teen angst.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisDouble Teamed! (2002)
Heather and Heidi play volleyball for their school team, when their family decides that they need to go to a bigger school so that they will have a better chance for scholarships. But at the new school, the twins are discovered by the basketball coach. Inspired by the true story of Heather and Heidi Burge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Clique (2008)
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisBig Time Movie (2012)
In Big Time Movie, the guys must tap their inner spy as their adventure finds them driving exotic cars and jumping out of helicopters, while trying to make it to their first world tour concert on time. Hot on their trail are evil henchmen named Maxwell, British secret agents and Swedish spies as well as billionaire businessman, Sir Atticus Moon who wants back his precious device code named: “The Beetle,” an anti-gravitational device with enormous power. Once they learn they’re carrying this precious cargo, the guys get pulled into a madcap mission throughout London, which threatens the onset of their world tour. With the help of teen spy Penny Lane, the guys set out to save Penny’s father MI6 Agent Simon Lane and stop Sir Atticus Moon’s plot to use “The Beetle” to gain world domination.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisZenon: Z3 (2004)
Zenon Kar, a teenager living on a space station in the year 2054, competes in the first ever Galactic Teen Supreme contest.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Dadnapped?
The closest matches to Dadnapped are Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006), Cadet Kelly (2002) and The Thirteenth Year (1999). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dadnapped?
People who watched Dadnapped most often go on to Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006), Cadet Kelly (2002) and The Thirteenth Year (1999).
What is the highest-rated movie like Dadnapped?
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006), rated 7.1/10 by 233 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dadnapped?
Bad Hair Day (2015) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Dadnapped?
Yes: Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006), Cadet Kelly (2002) and The Thirteenth Year (1999).
How are movies similar to Dadnapped chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dadnapped, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.