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Movies that feel like Paper Planes (2014)

If you loved Paper Planes, the closest films we have are Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Princess Protection Program (2009) and Red Dog (2011). All three share Paper Planes's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Disney Plus, Hulu and fuboTV and others, checked against today's data.

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

πŸ… 85% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Robert Connollywittyplayfulwarmcozycontemplative
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If Paper Planes hit the spot, these will too

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Mrs. Doubtfire
1993 Β· dir. Chris Columbus
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· drama Β· family

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: A 1990s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

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Princess Protection Program
2009 Β· dir. Allison Liddi-Brown
πŸ… 60%β˜… 5.7family Β· tv movie Β· comedy

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

When her nation is invaded, a young princess is taken into the Princess Protection Program. She is relocated to Louisiana, where she stays with a covert agent and his tomboyish daughter, and must learn how to behave like an ordinary teenager.

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Red Dog
2011 Β· dir. Kriv Stenders
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.3drama Β· comedy Β· family

Contemplative comedy in both cases

The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.

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Geek Charming
2011 Β· dir. Jeffrey Hornaday
β˜… 6.3comedy Β· drama Β· family

Witty family, and it commits to that

The difference: Plays it as tv movie more than Paper Planes does

Film geek Josh is looking for the subject of his new documentary when a chance meeting puts the perfect star in his sightsβ€”Dylan, his school's most popular junior. But Dylan's hopes of using the film to become Blossom Queen don't quite match with Josh's goal to make a hard-hitting exposΓ© about popularity. Will Josh shoot the film as planned, or show Dylan as the truly interesting person she is?

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Radio Rebel
2012 Β· dir. Peter Howitt
β˜… 5.7comedy Β· drama Β· family

Drama with a pulse of play, in both cases

The difference: Leans tv movie where Paper Planes does not

High school senior Tara is so painfully shy that she dreads speaking to anyone in the hallways or getting called on in class. But in the privacy of her bedroom with her iPod in hand, she rocks out -- doing mock broadcasts for Miami's hottest FM radio station, which happens to be owned by her stepfather. When a slot opens up at The SLAM, Tara surprises herself by blossoming behind the mike into confident, "Radio Rebel" -- and to everyone's shock, she's a hit!

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Babe
1995 Β· dir. Chris Noonan
πŸ… 98%β˜… 6.9fantasy Β· drama Β· comedy

Comedy built on warmth, twice over

Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.

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Twitches
2005 Β· dir. Stuart Gillard
πŸ… 60%β˜… 5.8comedy Β· drama Β· family

Both trade on comfort more than on being family

Twins separated at birth, Camryn and Alex meet by chance for the first time on their 21st birthday and discover they're witches with the power to save their homeland of Coventry from the evil that threatens it. But when Camryn leaves Alex to face the darkness alone, will Coventry be doomed? Or will the sisters multiply their magic by standing together?

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50/50
2011 Β· dir. Jonathan Levine
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· drama

Both trade on stillness more than on being drama

The difference: None of the comfort that defines Paper Planes

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

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The Intouchables
2011 Β· dir. Olivier Nakache
πŸ… 75%β˜… 8.5drama Β· comedy

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

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The Bucket List
2007 Β· dir. Rob Reiner
πŸ… 40%β˜… 7.3drama Β· comedy

Drama built on play, twice over

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

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The Terminal
2004 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 61%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· drama

Warm family in both cases

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

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Another Round
2020 Β· dir. Thomas Vinterberg
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.7comedy Β· drama

Stillness is the shared currency

Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.

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