Movies like He Nanny (2007)
The best movies like He Nanny (2007) are Uncle Buck (1989), Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024) and Fatherhood (2021). If He Nanny hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedFatherhood (2021)7.5/10 from 1,585 votes
- NewestYou're Cordially Invited (2025)Released 2025
Uncle Buck (1989)
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice, and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBig City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024)
When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each other's unique perspectives in order to prevent Big City from being destroyed by an interstellar disaster.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFatherhood (2021)
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAdventures in Babysitting (2016)
Two teen rival babysitters, Jenny and Lola, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally ran away into the big city without any supervision.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDon't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue Ellen finds a sweet job in fashion by lying about her age and experience on her résumé. But, while her siblings run wild, she discovers the downside of adulthood
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLook Who's Talking (1989)
After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn baby is narrated through voice-over.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUptown Girls (2003)
Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of a music executive - she learns what it means to be an adult while teaching Ray how to be a child.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhere to Invade Next (2015)
To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYou're Cordially Invited (2025)
When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family's special moment while making the most of the unanticipated tight quarters. In a hilarious battle of determination and grit, the father of the bride and sister of the other bride chaotically go head-to-head as they stop at nothing to uphold an unforgettable celebration for their loved ones.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMe Time (2022)
With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisNever Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 film about a man who wants to sell a film story to Esoteric Studios. On the way he gets insulted by little boys, beaten up for ogling a woman, and abused by a waitress. W. C. Fields' last starring role in a feature-length film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSitting Pretty (1948)
Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFamily (2018)
Kate Stone is career-focused with a brash attitude that keeps relationships at an arm's length. When her estranged brother calls asking her to baby-sit her tween niece Maddie, Kate reluctantly agrees to help. But baby-sitting overnight unexpectedly turns into a week, and Kate's life spins into chaos. As Maddie reveals stories of being bullied and of wanting to run away and be a Juggalo, the two form a unique bond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHouseboat (1958)
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLady and the Tramp (2019)
The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved from a pack by Tramp, who tries to show her to live her life footloose and collar-free.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)
Two years after defeating a satanic cult led by his babysitter Bee, Cole's trying to forget his past and focus on surviving high school. But when old enemies unexpectedly return, Cole will once again have to outsmart the forces of evil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHappiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (2011)
Linus is pushed to his limits when he learns Grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDennis the Menace (1993)
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Loud House Christmas (2021)
Lincoln Loud gears up for the ultimate Christmas, until he finds out that most of his sisters have plans to be elsewhere for the big day. Determined to remind his family that they all need to be together, Lincoln and his best friend Clyde McBride embark on a mission to preserve the family’s holiday traditions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like He Nanny?
The closest matches to He Nanny are Uncle Buck (1989), Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024) and Fatherhood (2021). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after He Nanny?
Start with Uncle Buck (1989), the closest match to He Nanny.
What is the highest-rated movie like He Nanny?
Fatherhood (2021), rated 7.5/10 by 1,585 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like He Nanny?
You're Cordially Invited (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like He Nanny?
Yes: Uncle Buck (1989), Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024) and Fatherhood (2021).
How are movies similar to He Nanny chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside He Nanny, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.