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Movies that feel like Paddington 2 (2017)

If you loved Paddington 2, the closest films we have are Christopher Robin (2018), Stuart Little (1999) and Dolittle (2020). All three share Paddington 2's epic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 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.

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.

πŸ… 99% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Paul Kingepicwittyplayfulwarmcozy
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Paddington (2014)

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Christopher Robin
2018 Β· dir. Marc Forster
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· comedy Β· family

Common ground in both: animals and live action and animation

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

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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Stuart Little
1999 Β· dir. Rob Minkoff
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6family Β· fantasy Β· comedy

Both are working the same pair: talking animal, cgi-live action hybrid

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Paddington 2 does

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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Dolittle
2020 Β· dir. Stephen Gaghan
πŸ… 15%β˜… 5.6family Β· comedy Β· fantasy

The same preoccupation in both: based on children's book

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.

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Β· dir. Taika Waititi
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.8adventure Β· comedy Β· drama

The same mix in both: scale, then wit

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

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The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019 Β· dir. Chris Renaud
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.4animation Β· comedy Β· family

One thread runs through both: talking animal

Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey. Luckily for Max, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his neuroses.

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Where Am I Going?
2016 Β· dir. Gennaro Nunziante
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.7comedy Β· family Β· adventure

Both land play and warmth at once

Checco is 39 and lived his entire life with his parents. He loves his job where he does nothing the whole day, until something happens that will change his behavior and his life forever...

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Open Season
2006 Β· dir. Roger Allers
πŸ… 48%β˜… 6.1animation Β· family Β· adventure

Both keep coming back to the same thing: bear

Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.

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Zootopia 2
2025 Β· dir. Jared Bush
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.3animation Β· adventure Β· comedy

Both are built on the same subject: animals

After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

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Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021 Β· dir. Malcolm D. Lee
πŸ… 25%β˜… 4.5family Β· comedy Β· adventure

Common ground: live action and animation

When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court. It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life.

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Ferdinand
2017 Β· dir. Carlos Saldanha
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.7animation Β· family Β· adventure

Same instincts, same year

Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow. But one day five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madridβ€” and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen.

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Mary Poppins Returns
2018 Β· dir. Rob Marshall
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.7fantasy Β· family Β· comedy

Both rooted in London

The difference: Missing the scale of Paddington 2

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

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The BFG
2016 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Common ground: candid

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

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