10 Movies To Watch If You Like Stuart Little

The first Stuart Little film was a charming family comedy that adapted E.B. White’s 1945 novel with immense success. It was put together on a massive budget that allowed for genuinely convincing CGI to bring Stuart Little himself to life amongst the live-action Little family, and was a hit at the box office. Thanks to lovable characters and a great screenplay from M. Night Shyamalan, critics and fans were happy with it.

While we got a TV show and a couple of sequels out of it, there hasn’t been a lot coming out of the Stuart Little world as of late. As such, we’ve put together a list of things to watch if you were a fan of the anthropomorphic mouse back in the early 2000s.

10 Stuart Little 3: Call Of The Wild (2005)

If you’ve seen the original Stuart Little film, chances are you’re familiar with its less successful sequel. What many audiences probably aren’t aware of is the third entry into the franchise, Stuart Little 3: Call Of The Wild. Direct-to-video and animated, the film takes a vastly different approach to the first two, but somehow manages to keep hold of its stellar cast. Maintaining the presence of Michael J Fox and Hugh Laurie for a direct-to-video threequel is an achievement in itself, to be honest.

9 The Secret Life Of Pets (2016)

The Secret Life Of Pets was a surprise hit in the world of anthropomorphic animation. The track record Illumination Studios have provided themselves through their long line of animated films that appeal to both children and adults meant that they were able to take home almost a billion dollars from the box office with this release. If you like Stuart’s animal points of view, then The Secret Life Of Pets will suit you, as it almost exclusively follows a set of, you guessed it; pets.

8 Over The Hedge (2006)

Over The Hedge is criminally underrated in the animation world. Fronted by Bruce Willis and supported by a cast that includes Steve Carell in his hilarious role as Hammy, Avril Lavigne as a mostly disinterested opossum, and the late Gary Shandling as a concerned turtle, it was always bound to be an impressive affair.

Much like Stuart Little, we get to take an entertaining and heartfelt look into the lives of animals, though their relationship with the humans that surround them couldn’t be more different here.

7 101 Dalmatians (1961)

In Stuart Little, the Little family can inexplicably hear and understand every single word that Stuart says to them, and we get to explore the love that connects them through that dialogue. In 101 Dalmatians, Roger and Anita can’t communicate with their litter of puppies, but still show undying love for them. It’s a great change of perspective.

6 The Lion King (1994)

The Lion King connects to Stuart Little in more ways than one. On the surface, it is an animated film that gives life and personality to a selection of animals that we would otherwise never hear from. Deeper than that, however, is the presence of director Rob Minkoff. He directed both Stuart Little and Stuart Little 2, while also co-directing the biggest animated film of all time back in 1994. The stories are quite different and their setting couldn’t be more contrasting, but there are definitely overlaps in approach.

5 Back To The Future (1985)

Back To The Future gave Michael J Fox his biggest career moment as he took on the lead role in the huge time travel franchise. After his Parkinson’s diagnosis, the actor stepped back from the limelight and mostly took on voice-over roles (such as Stuart Little). Revisiting the iconic first Back To The Future film allows viewers a window into the early on-screen career of a brilliant actor.

4 The Witches (1990)

The Witches is one of the many adaptations of Roald Dahl’s iconic children’s novels. It brought dark humor and a subtle sense of horror to the children’s market, presenting us with a story about a group of witches looking to turn every child into a mouse. Not only is there a striking visual similarity between Stuart Little‘s George and The Witches‘ Luke, but we are also treated to a very long sequence in which Luke actually turns into an animated mouse. Remind you of anyone?

3 Babe: Pig In The City (1998)

Babe: Pig In The City is the follow-up to the biggest pig-starring film of all time. It might have been a box office bomb and not managed to live up to the critical response of the original, but there are many reasons to give it a watch.

Its connection to Stuart Little comes from the film’s basic premise: we get to see an innocent anthropomorphic lead character adventure his way through a city.

2 Ratatouille

Ratatouille is pretty obvious in its connection to Stuart Little. The lead character might not be a mouse, but he is a close cousin: a rat. Interestingly, where the Stuart Little films don’t give a whole lot of time for Stuart to mingle with other mice, we see a lot of interaction between the groups of rats in this film.

1 The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense is certainly not an obvious choice for a list of films similar to Stuart Little, but there is a distinct connection buried in there somewhere. 1999 was the year that M. Night Shyamalan wrote and directed The Sixth Sense, the film that allowed him to shoot to worldwide fame. In the same year, he (as many don’t know) wrote the screenplay to Stuart Little. The films themselves couldn’t be more different, but if you look closely, there are certain elements of his writing style that are common to both films.