Movies like Darrel (2016)

Mickey'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

The House (2022)

Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Panic in the Mailroom (2013)

Two Minions are busy at work in the mailroom. One of them, bored, decides to throw a box of expired PX-41 samples into its designated chute.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Anomalisa (2015)

An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

The Wrong Trousers (1993)

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno trousers created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Creature Comforts (1989)

A humorous and thought-provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Hawaiian Vacation (2011)

The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)

This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015); Panic in the Mailroom (2013). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Super Gidget (2019). From the "Sing" franchise: Eddie's Life Coach (2017); Gunter Babysits (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Serenade (2012); Wagon Ho! (2012).

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Memoir of a Snail (2024)

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Get a Horse! (2013)

Mickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow go on a musical wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete tries to run them off the road.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Lou (2017)

A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 (2011)

This short film continues the adventures of the title character as he tries to retrieve his elusive acorn.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

The Ugly Duckling (1939)

An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Carl's Date (2023)

Carl Fredricksen reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl's pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends—if you're a dog.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

For the Birds (2000)

One by one, a flock of small birds perches on a telephone wire. Sitting close together has problems enough, and then comes along a large dopey bird that tries to join them. The birds of a feather can't help but make fun of him—and their clique mentality proves embarrassing in the end.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Puss Gets the Boot (1940)

Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Puppy (2013)

A Minion, longing for a puppy, humorously tries to catch a dog, a squirrel, and even a ladybug, but none of his attempts succeed. Just as his hopes fade, a tiny UFO swoops down and abducts the ladybug. The Minion watches in fascination as the UFO, making adorable beeping noises, forms an unexpected bond with him, becoming his new "puppy." They share fun adventures, with the UFO using its space powers to entertain, playing music and enlarging snacks like cheese puffs and bananas. One evening, the UFO puppy shows the Minion its home in the stars and expresses a longing to return. The Minion, determined to help, sends an email with their picture to the UFO's home planet, triggering a rescue party. Before leaving, the UFO uses its grow-ray to enlarge the ladybug into a puppy-sized companion. The Minion, surrounded by friends, joyfully accepts the new “puppy,” ready for more adventures together.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)

Wallace and Gromit open a bakery, accidentally getting tied up with a murder mystery in the process. But when Wallace falls in love, Gromit is left to solve the case by himself.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Plankton: The Movie (2025)

Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again!

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Huang Pi: God of Money (2024)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

The House That Jack Built (1976)

Story about the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

Vic the Viking: The Magic Sword (2019)

Vic dreams of going to sea as a member of the crew captained by Halvar, his father, who unfortunately thinks that the child is too weak to embark with him and his brave warriors in search of dangerous adventures; but fate will offer Vic the opportunity to prove to Halvar that he is a true Viking.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

Bearpuncher (2022)

Bearpuncher, a mountaineer with a monstrous curse, aims her ursine fist towards all that may threaten the safety of the Smoky Mountains. But when she discovers a destroyed lab while tracking a mysterious wildfire, she stumbles into a conflict she can’t punch her way out of.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

The ErlKing (2003)

This animated short is a visual representation of Goethe's poem, The ErlKing that uses sand-on-glass animation set to the music of Franz Schubert. The moving images, resembling woodcuts, capture the haunting, nightmarish quality of the tale of the ErlKing who steals and kills a little boy.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin (2022)

A beautiful summer day in Moomin Valley. Suddenly, a wasp stings Moomintroll, who falls ill and has to stay in bed. To cheer him up, Moominpappa recounts his youthful adventures; his misunderstood childhood, escape from an orphanage and his historic meeting with the inventor Hodgkins.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

Robots (2005)

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

Growth Vitamin (1988)

The teacher at school made a scientific experiment - he put two rats in different cages. One of the rats was given carrots containing vitamin of growth, and the other did not feed. Time passed, and the rat, to whom nothing was given, became thicker than the rat that was fed. It turned out that one student from pity fed another rat.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

NO LITTERING (2013)

While enjoying a date in a park, a man carelessly tosses an empty bottle onto the ground. His selfish littering promptly summons an imposing figure wearing a white hockey mask. The gruesome events that follow tell an admonishing tale about the importance of preserving the outdoors and defending the environment from the ugly menace of litter. The short was made for the tve YouTube Relay project, but wasn't included because it's too violent.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

The Lion and the Mouse (1976)

This animated short by Evelyn Lambart is a visual adaptation of the famous Aesop fable "The Lion and the Mouse," in which a mouse proves to a lion that the weak and small may be of help to those much mightier than themselves.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation