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10 Best Movies Like Dad for Rent

If you loved Dad for Rent, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina

Barbie Presents: Thumbelina

2009★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad for Rent for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Meet a tiny girl named Thumbelina who lives in harmony with nature in the magical world of the Twillerbees that's hidden among the wildflowers. At the whim of a spoiled young girl ...

#2
Barbie: The Pearl Princess

Barbie: The Pearl Princess

2014★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad for Rent for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Barbie plays Lumina, a mermaid girl with the power to change the color of pearls. Cheerful and creative, Lumina finds herself working in a mermaid salon customizing fabulous hairst...

#3
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad for Rent for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#4
The Last One of the Six

The Last One of the Six

1941★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad for Rent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens is put in charge of the investigation into the murder of one of six friends who, in the past, made a very profitable promise....

#5
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad for Rent for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are fo...

#6
Barbie in the Pink Shoes

Barbie in the Pink Shoes

2013★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad for Rent for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

About a young girl who finds a pair of pink ballet shoes and is taken to a magical ballet land.There she learns how to help her friends and follow her instincts....