Movies like Getting There
If Getting There hooked you with its family and comedy, these are the films to watch next. Every pick says why it matches.
College Road Trip (2008)
When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
A Heffley family road trip to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course thanks to Greg's newest scheme to get to a video gaming convention.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisWinning London (2001)
When Chloe and Riley Lawrence are invited to London to participate in the international Model U.N. competition, they enjoy seeing the sights and head over heals romance with cute british boys of course.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPassport to Paris (1999)
Sent to Paris to visit their grandfather, the twins fall in love with France, not to mention two French boys.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Challenge (2003)
Estranged twins Lizzie and Shane are chosen for a Survivor-like popular game show with college scholarships as the prize.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSwitching Goals (1999)
Twin sisters Emma and Sam come up with a scheme to switch places so each can play in the soccer team they prefer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
SnoozefestMovies like thisHow the West Was Fun (1994)
Twin sisters help a woman save her dude ranch from developers who would like to turn the property into a theme park.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
SnoozefestMovies like thisBillboard Dad (1998)
High above Hollywood Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are playing Matchmakers! One's a surfer. The other's a high diver. When these two sisters team up to find a new love for their newly single Dad, it's a fun-loving, eye-catching California adventure gone wild. Mary-Kate and Ashley star in this fabulously funny love-struck comedy filled with crazy schemes and cool surprises. Determined to find their Dad, Max, a new love, the girls paint a personal ad on a giant billboard in the heart of Hollywood. After a few disastrous dates, Max finally meets Brooke and it's love at first sight. There's just one hitch, her unruly skateboarding son is the girls' arch rival. Now, with the girls plotting every action-packed step of the way, they've got to find out if love really does conquer all. Full of outrageous events, mixed-up matches and lots of laughs, Billboard Dad tops the charts as Mary-Kate and Ashley's coolest mischief-making adventure ever!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMotocrossed (2001)
Teenage Andrea Carson who loves motocross, despite her father finding her unsuited for the sport, being that she is "just a girl". When her twin brother Andrew breaks his leg just before a big race, their father is forced to go to Europe to find a replacement rider. In the meantime, Andrea secretly races in Andrew's place with her mother's help.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
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 thisHoliday in the Sun (2001)
Sisters Alex and Madison are whisked away to the Bahamas for winter break but soon find themselves crossing paths with a man smuggling stolen artifacts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & adventure
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 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 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 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 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 thisMiracle in Lane 2 (2000)
Young tween Justin Yoder, who's known for his outgoing demeanor and wit despite being confined to a wheelchair, dreams to be like his athletic older brother and propels himself into the world of soapbox derby racing. It's a field he's sure he has a chance in. Unfortunately, he finds that because of his condition, not everyone is eager to see him compete.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisThe 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 thisThe Big Green (1995)
In a depressed Texas town, British foreign exchange teacher Anna attempts to inject some life into her hopeless kids by introducing them to soccer. They're terrible at first, but Anna and her football-hero assistant whip them into shape. As they work overtime, the pair help kids build their self-esteem and also get involved in solving family squabbles.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager's dream come true.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGenius (1999)
Charlie Boyle finds that even his high IQ can't solve all of his problems when he takes on a double life in order to make friends his own age.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohnny Tsunami (1999)
A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwo Heads Are Better Than None (2000)
The Rockmores set out on a family road trip with an uninvited Kel stashed in the trunk. While camping out in the woods, Kenan has a scary encounter with a mysterious, shadowy figure...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Our Lips Are Sealed (2000)
Mary-Kate and Ashley star in this Down Under adventure filled with nonstop Aussie intrigue, laughs and romance. After running afoul of a notorious gangster, Mary-Kate and Ashley take refuge in the FBI Witness Protection Program. Unfortunately, the girls are uncontrollable blabbermouths and they blow their cover in town after town until there's only one hiding place left - Australia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhen in Rome (2002)
Teenage sisters Charli and Leila are on the verge of an experience beyond their wildest dreams! Pack your bags and jet off to Rome as the girls start their summer internship working for the legendary Derek Hanson - the totally cool international tycoon whose empire reaches from airlines to cutting-edge fashion. Amid the fabulous sights of this exciting city, the girls do their best to impress their boss, while still finding time to design their own line of very hip clothing, meet some very cute guys and turn their summer abroad into one awesome adventure they - and you - will never forget!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisShorts (2009)
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisCheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
The Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
Dora, Diego, and their new friends trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient and powerful treasure of Sol Dorado to keep it out of enemy hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwo by Two: Overboard! (2020)
Two misfit castaways struggle to reunite an unorthodox family, out-run a volcano, and negotiate a peace deal on a creaking Ark.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Getting There?
The closest matches to Getting There are College Road Trip, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, Winning London.
How are movies similar to Getting There chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Getting There, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.
Are there English movies like Getting There?
Yes: College Road Trip, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, Winning London.