Movies like The Curie Case (2018)
The best movies like The Curie Case (2018) are Recess: All Growed Down (2003), Pups Alone (2021) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011). If The Curie Case 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 ratedMarcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)7.6/10 from 757 votes
- NewestGet The Ball Rolling (2025)Released 2025
Recess: All Growed Down (2003)
T.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPups Alone (2021)
After receiving an exciting new job opportunity at a cutting edge Pet Invention company, Robert, his teenage daughter Jenna and their trusty and special border collie Charlie make the move to the new neighborhood, right before Christmas. Upon arriving, Robert meets his gorgeous next door neighbor Holly, and her sassy and spunky border collie Gidget. Before the sparks can fly, they are set upon my Robert’s conniving and obnoxious next door neighbor and project manager Victor, his neighborhood bully bulldog “Vinnie P” and the sycophantic sidekick Chihuahua “Jose”.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisRookie of the Year (1993)
When the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThunderstruck (2012)
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
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 comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Spy (2020)
A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006)
RJ the raccoon produces a nature video, which turns out to be an excuse for him and the porcupine children to play pranks on Hammy the squirrel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Loud House Movie (2021)
The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!) (1980)
Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie travel to France as foreign exchange students. Also along is Snoopy and Woodstock. While everyone is excited about the opportunity to travel to a foreign country, Charlie is disturbed by a letter he receives from a mysterious girl from France who invites him as a her guest only to find that he does not seem welcomed to her Chateau.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 · both family & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCorner Gas: The Movie (2014)
It’s been a few years, and there’s still not a lot going on 40 kilometers from nowhere. But that’s all about to change as the fine folks of Dog River, Saskatchewan face their biggest crisis ever. Brent and the gang discover that the town’s been badly mismanaged, leaving residents with little choice but to pack up and leave. As residents make one last rally to save Dog River as they know it, they discover a devious plan by a corporate chain that would change life for Dog Riverites forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Air Up There (1994)
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisProblem Child 2 (1991)
Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHiccups (2013)
When Lightning McQueen gets the hiccups, everyone in Radiator Springs thinks they have the cure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
Fred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaption of the classic Christmas story, but is acting a bit stingy in real life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGroot Takes a Bath (2022)
Everybody needs some alone time to relax and wash up, but things go quite differently when you’re a Flora Colossi toddler.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisToot! (2024)
Brian Michaels is sailing across the ocean, when disaster strikes and leaves him stranded! The red bear must be clever, and use his surroundings to escape!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy
Litterbugs (2016)
Helped by her self-made flying mechanical creatures, a young inventor and an enigmatic pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an unexpected friendship.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. When a documentarian discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, his resulting short film brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMog's Christmas (2023)
Mog feels a little ignored during the Thomas family's Christmas preparations. When she spots the huge Christmas tree, she freaks out and climbs to the roof, where she refuses to move no matter how hard the family tries.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy
Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship (1991)
Long ago in Russia, a proclamation went out through all the land that whosoever could build a flying ship would win the hand of the Tsar's daughter. But when a country bumpkin and his oddball crew of extraordinary friends show up to claim her, the dumbfounded Tsar quickly has second thoughts.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family
Get The Ball Rolling (2025)
Mira and Renata are sisters who are constantly at odds, and moving to a new house only intensifies their arguments. Passionate about soccer, Mira wants to play with a group of three boys on the new street, but faces resistance from them simply because she’s a girl. With Renata’s unexpected help and undeniable talent on the field, Mira is determined to prove that soccer has no gender — and that on the pitch, what truly matters is the game.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family
Timur & His Commando$ (2004)
Timur, the son of a criminal authority named Sperm Whale hiding in an offshore zone, comes to Russia for summer holidays after several years of studying in England. Now he has his father's huge cottage, a personal cook and a squad of heavily armed guards at his disposal.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy
Aabra Ka Daabra (2004)
A young wizarding student sets out on a quest for a magic potion that can bring back his missing father. He faces several hardships while trying to find and rescue his father.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
The Ugly Duckling (2016)
In a distant place, there is a beautiful bird kingdom, but soon its tranquility is shattered by a mutiny of the opposition, and Ugly Duckling's parents mysteriously disappear to protect the Lurid Bird. In order to unlock the secret of the glazed bird and find his parents, Ugly Duckling and his best friend Ugly Little Eight embark on a journey to find the old cat mage, unaware of the danger that is sneaking up on them. In order to prevent the war from expanding further, Ugly Duckling, who is carrying a big secret, resolutely climbs the glazed tower…
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Merry Christmas: Max's Miraculous Gift (1993)
It is Christmas Eve. Max is excited. Because he has wished for something very special – but only quietly – he did not dare to wish aloud. At last, it is time for the presents. Max is overjoyed. How did his parents know what he had wished for? And the present is even better than he imagined. The craziest adventures can be experienced with it. And what he does experience, how he makes Kimba the lion his friend, or why he gets splashed soaking wet by Dicki the elephant, you can witness in the animated story of “Max and his wonderous present”. Do you already know what kind of present it is?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
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What are the best movies like The Curie Case?
The closest matches to The Curie Case are Recess: All Growed Down (2003), Pups Alone (2021) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Curie Case?
Start with Recess: All Growed Down (2003), the closest match to The Curie Case.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Curie Case?
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022), rated 7.6/10 by 757 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Curie Case?
Get The Ball Rolling (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to The Curie Case chosen?
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