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2009 · Movie · PG · your starting pointIf Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, ranked
1. Short Circuit (1986)
A tinkering engineer's invention spirals into chaos when it gains unintended agency, forcing the creator to confront both their creation and the destruction it's causing—all wrapped in genuinely funny, heart-filled adventure.
2. Meatballs (1979)
The film features the same anarchic comedic sensibility and celebration of lovable misfits triumphing through unorthodox creativity, though grounded in live-action summer camp chaos rather than food-based weather disasters.
3. Chicken Little (2005)
This film shares the same slapstick chaos of an inventor's well-intentioned creation spiraling into catastrophe, complete with absurdist weather-based destruction and a misfit hero racing to save their skeptical town.
4. Flubber (1997)
An eccentric inventor's well-intentioned creation spirals into chaos, requiring him to fix his mistake before it destroys everything around him, all while delivering the same slapstick charm and heart.
5. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
This stop-motion adventure matches the slapstick charm and escalating chaos of watching everyday objects become catastrophic obstacles that heroes must outsmart through improvisation and teamwork.
6. The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
The film pairs absurdist invention-gone-wrong chaos with a misfit-hero dynamic, as an accidental experiment spirals into town-wide catastrophe that only its creator can contain.
7. The Cat in the Hat (2003)
The Cat in the Hat shares the same anarchic energy and escalating household chaos as a well-meaning inventor's creation spirals hilariously out of control, forcing characters to frantically restore order before catastrophe strikes.
8. Epic Movie (2007)
This absurdist comedy shares the same rapid-fire visual gags and gleeful destruction of beloved story tropes through exaggerated fantasy scenarios that spiral hilariously beyond control.
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