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Movies that feel like Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

If you loved Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, the closest films we have are Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009), Doctor Dolittle (1998) and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022). All three share Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes - Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.

πŸ… 21% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 4.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Betty Thomaswittyplayfulwarmcozywhimsicaldreamlike
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

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Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
2009 Β· dir. Luc Besson
πŸ… 14%β˜… 5.3adventure Β· fantasy Β· animation

Both are built on the same subject: live action and animation

The difference: Without the same wit

Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.

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Doctor Dolittle
1998 Β· dir. Betty Thomas
πŸ… 44%β˜… 5.4comedy Β· family Β· fantasy

Both are Betty Thomas's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Not nearly as whimsical

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022 Β· dir. Derek Drymon
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6animation Β· comedy Β· family

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Reviewed even better

When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster. In their new mismatched bodies, Drac and Johnny must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it's too late, and before they drive each other crazy.

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The Boxtrolls
2014 Β· dir. Graham Annable
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.8animation Β· comedy Β· family

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

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The Smurfs
2011 Β· dir. Raja Gosnell
πŸ… 21%β˜… 5.4animation Β· family Β· adventure

One thread runs through both: live action and animation

The difference: Leans further into adventure

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013 Β· dir. Kris Pearn
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.3animation Β· family Β· comedy

Both lean on whimsy more than on comedy

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

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The Croods: A New Age
2020 Β· dir. Joel Crawford
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.9animation Β· family Β· adventure

Family built on dream logic, twice over

Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans -- a family that's a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. As tensions between the new neighbors start to rise, a new threat soon propels both clans on an epic adventure that forces them to embrace their differences, draw strength from one another, and survive together.

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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018 Β· dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.3animation Β· comedy Β· family

Witty animation in both cases

Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka, who’s secretly a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, the notorious monster slayer.

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Dumb and Dumber To
2014 Β· dir. Peter Farrelly
πŸ… 31%β˜… 5.6comedy

Playful fantasy, and it commits to that

20 years since their first adventure, Lloyd and Harry go on a road trip to find Harry's newly discovered daughter, who was given up for adoption.

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Trolls
2016 Β· dir. Mike Mitchell
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.4adventure Β· animation Β· comedy

Music with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

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Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012 Β· dir. Steve Martino
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.5animation Β· comedy Β· adventure

Cozy comedy, and it commits to that

Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

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Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 Β· dir. Luc Besson
πŸ… 21%β˜… 6adventure Β· fantasy Β· animation

Family built on whimsy, twice over

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.

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