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Movies that feel likeDolittle (2020)

After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.

If you loved Dolittle, the closest films we have are Christopher Robin (2018), The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002). All three share Dolittle's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Paddington 2 (2017).

🍅 15% Rotten Tomatoes★ 5.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Stephen Gaghanwarmcozywittyplayfuldreamlikeepic
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Christopher Robin
2018 · dir. Marc Forster
🍅 73%★ 7.2adventure · comedy · familyDisney+

Common ground: animals

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

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The Christmas Chronicles
2018 · dir. Clay Kaytis
🍅 67%★ 7comedy · adventure · familyNetflix

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.

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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002 · dir. Alain Chabat
🍅 88%★ 6.7family · fantasy · comedyPrime Video

The same mix in both: wit, then play

History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.

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Paddington 2
2017 · dir. Paul King
🍅 99%★ 7.8adventure · comedy · familyMax

The same preoccupation in both: animals

The difference: Takes it somewhere less dreamlike than Dolittle does

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

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Stuart Little
1999 · dir. Rob Minkoff
🍅 66%★ 6family · fantasy · comedyNetflix

Dreamlike and epic in the same breath

The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1990s show

When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic. Stuart resolves to face these difficulties with as much pluck and courage as he can muster.

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Mary Poppins Returns
2018 · dir. Rob Marshall
🍅 80%★ 6.6fantasy · family · comedyDisney+

Warm family in both cases

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

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A Minecraft Movie
2025 · dir. Jared Hess
★ 5.6family · fantasy · comedyMax

Comedy with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.

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Mirror Mirror
2012 · dir. Tarsem Singh
🍅 50%★ 5.6adventure · comedy · family

Fantasy built on wit, twice over

After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White. Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs. evil...

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Gulliver's Travels
2010 · dir. Rob Letterman
🍅 19%★ 4.9family · comedy · adventureDisney+

Both lean on play more than on adventure

Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.

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🍅 48%★ 6.2adventure · comedy · fantasyHuluDisney+

Dreamlike family, and it commits to that

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

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Herbie Fully Loaded
2005 · dir. Angela Robinson
🍅 40%★ 5comedy · family · adventureDisney+

Epic comedy in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to romance than Dolittle does

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

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Doctor Dolittle
1998 · dir. Betty Thomas
🍅 44%★ 5.4comedy · family · fantasyDisney+

One thread runs through both: talking to animals

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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