20 movies like The Shaggy Dog, ordered by similarity : Ozzy(2016), Lilo & Stitch(2002), One Hundred and One Dalmatians(1961), The Ugly Dachshund(1966), Son of Flubber(1963), The Shaggy Dog(1959), Imagine That(2009), City Island(2009), The Game Plan(2007), Cats & Dogs(2001), Beethoven's 4th(2001), Early Man(2018) ...
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2006
99 Minutes
Tim Allen Robert Downey Jr. Danny Glover Kristin Davis Craig Kilborn Spencer Breslin Zena Grey Jane Curtin Shawn Pyfrom Jeanette Brox
district attorney scientist dog wife daughter son lighthearted amusing tender courtroom laboratory house city hawaii football field genetic experiments mistaken identity dogs work-life balance family
A man tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Spain|Canada
2016
90 Minutes
Nacho La Casa
talking animal dog cartoon character friend airy amusing witty uplifting dog house dog pound prison dogs animation prison fun comedy escape friendship adventure escape
When his family goes on vacation, a young dog finds himself at a dog prison where he must escape with the help of his new friends.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2002
85 Minutes
child alien sister social worker mad scientist agent endearing amusing hawaii household forest courtroom spaceship family adoption experiments friendship love loneliness escape
A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1961
79 Minutes
dog husband wife cruella de vil henchman police officer amusing endearing lighthearted family home london castle park animal cruelty family kidnapping dogs rescue pursuit 1960s
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1966
93 Minutes
Dean Jones Suzanne Pleshette Charles Ruggles Kelly Thordsen Parley Baer Robert Kino Mako Charles Lane Gil Lamb Richard Wessel
husband wife veterinarian neighbor dog lighthearted family home suburbia veterinarian's office backyard street dog show dogs suburban life marriage competition bravery transformation 1960s
The Garrisons live with a Great Dane who thinks he's a dainty dachshund. His identity crisis results in an uproarious series of household crises that reduce the Garrisons' house to shambles.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1963
100 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Elliott Reid Joanna Moore Leon Ames Ed Wynn Charles Ruggles Paul Lynde
professor scientist wife student loan shark government official amusing lighthearted outlandish emotional college classroom house laboratory football field inventions weird science government secrets marriage debt
When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.
Comedy, Kids & Family
1959
104 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Jean Hagen Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Tim Considine Kevin Corcoran Cecil Kellaway Alexander Scourby Roberta Shore James Westerfield Jacques Aubuchon
son father brother mother dog foreign exchange student amusing lighthearted united states household curse childhood dogs espionage magic unlikely hero metamorphosis adventure discovery 1950s
An old ring turns a couple's (Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen) son (Tommy Kirk) into a sheep dog; he must perform an act of heroism to turn back.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA|Germany|UK
2009
107 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Thomas Haden Church Yara Shahidi Nicole Parker Ronny Cox Martin Sheen DeRay Davis Steve Rannazzisi
executive daughter rival wife native american bully amusing heartwarming creative office imaginary world woods france cave family home imagination career vs. family aspirations work father/daughter relationship
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
Comedy
USA
2009
103 Minutes
Andy Garcia Julianna Margulies Steven Strait Emily Mortimer Ezra Miller Dominik García-Lorido Carrie Baker Reynolds Hope Glendon-Ross Alan Arkin Louis Mustillo Jee Young Han
prison guard ex-convict wife daughter father son hilarious touching bronx, n.y. prison audition school family home island family forgiveness father/son relationship responsibility love new life
Prison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
2007
110 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Madison Pettis Kyra Sedgwick Roselyn Sánchez Morris Chestnut Gordon Clapp Hayes MacArthur Brian J. White Jamal Duff Paige Turco Kate Nauta
quarterback daughter agent ballet director sister-in-law ex-wife heartwarming hilarious quirky amusing charming boston football field mall theater fast food restaurant restaurant football family relationships
An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
USA|Australia
2001
87 Minutes
Jeff Goldblum Elizabeth Perkins Miriam Margolyes Alexander Pollock Salome Jens Glenn Ficarra Billy West
boy scientist secret agent dog cat spy amusing madcap campy household dog house factory secret headquarters suburbia talking animal undercover operations family spying conspiracy human-animal friendship
A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, of which their human owners are blissfully unaware.
Kids & Family, Comedy
2001
93 Minutes
Judge Reinhold Julia Sweeney Joe Pichler Michaela Gallo Mark Lindsay Chapman Jeff Coopwood Veanne Cox Kaleigh Krish Art LaFleur Matt McCoy Nick Meaney
dog look-alike son father mother daughter amusing frenetic park house obedience school mistaken identity family training snobbishness disaster pets escape transformation rescue
An obedience school mixes up the Newton's (Judge Reinhold, Julia Sweeney) Saint Bernard with a well-mannered one.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA|France|Australia|Japan|Ireland|Germany|Finland|China|Belgium
2018
89 Minutes
caveman pig tribal leader tribesman conquistador prisoner amusing lighthearted emotional cheeky cheery charming forest village woods stadium city prison camp conquest saving the day
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1993
88 Minutes
Charles Grodin Bonnie Hunt Nicholle Tom Christopher Castile Sarah Rose Karr Debi Mazar Chris Penn Ashley Hamilton Maury Chaykin Jeff Corey Virginia Capers
dog father mother daughter son villain amusing emotional household condo school lakefront house fair family divorce dognapping ransom showdown quest rescue
Beethoven, the St. Bernard dog, becomes a father, but his girlfriend Missy is dognapped, and his puppies are in danger of the same fate.
Kids & Family, Comedy
2003
86 Minutes
Christopher Showerman Julie Benz Thomas Haden Church Christina Pickles Angus T. Jones John Cleese Michael Clarke Duncan
wild man wife son ape mother former lover madcap cheery wild lighthearted jungle africa fictional country las vegas treehouse class distinctions family friendship city vs. country gambling
Besides his scheming mother-in-law, George (Christopher Showerman) must deal with a mean lion and rescue his friend in Las Vegas.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2005
102 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Michael Caine Hope Davis Michael Rispoli Gil Bellows Gemmenne de la Peña Nicholas Hoult Judith McConnell David Darlow Mike Bacarella Robyn Moler
weather forecaster father author wife daughter boyfriend amusing heartwarming quirky emotional suspenseful chicago newsroom household family home city apartment redemption family dysfunction career vs. family midlife crisis
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA|Canada
2007
111 Minutes
Josh Hutcherson Bruce Greenwood Dash Mihok Steven Culp Bill Nunn Bree Turner Scotch Ellis Loring Mayte Garcia Teddy Sears Shane Daly Hannah Lochner
dog handler firefighter son father dog catcher positive heartwarming thrilling firehouse building street house hollywood, calif. airplane show business father/son relationship firefighting human-animal friendship responsibility
Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Other
USA
2012
84 Minutes
Tom Arnold C. Thomas Howell Brooke Langton Karan Brar Andy Pandini Jonathan Kowalsky Casey Graf Bryson Sams Cassidy Mack
dog animal boy dog owner father son best friend puppy single father police detective amusing hilarious lighthearted playful positive uplifting united states beach house home
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theatre in America, and manager, Cecil Kaufman's planned to show 4 movies; films so rare, they've never been exhibited publicly on American soil, until tonight.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1994
105 Minutes
Rick Moranis Ed O'Neill Shawna Waldron Mary Ellen Trainor Matthew McCurley Susanna Thompson Brian Haley Sam Horrigan Todd Bosley Eddie Derham Danny Pritchett
coach brother tomboy quarterback father daughter unrestrained lighthearted amusing ohio small town football field football family father/daughter relationship first love competition the big game underdog rivalry
Misfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Canada
2009
86 Minutes
Carter Jenkins Austin Butler Ashley Tisdale Kevin Nealon Robert Hoffman Doris Roberts Tim Meadows Andy Richter Gillian Vigman Ashley Boettcher Henri Young
husband wife son daughter boyfriend alien amusing crafty madcap family home summerhouse attic swimming pool basement alien invasion mind control family vacation siblings brain implants saving the world
A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
2003
97 Minutes
Will Ferrell James Caan Bob Newhart Ed Asner Mary Steenburgen Zooey Deschanel Daniel Tay Faizon Love Peter Dinklage Amy Sedaris Michael Lerner
son father girlfriend elf hilarious new york city department store north pole family home family christmas father/son relationship growing up transformation 2000s
Buddy, a human, is raised amongst elves at the North Pole. When he discovers that he is not an elf, he travels to New York to search for his biological father.