From one goofy family to another, Cheaper by the Dozen is one of those classics you can never get rid of on your holiday watchlist.
Thankfully, there are plenty of similar comedic family movies just like it, and here’s a list of where to watch them all.
The Parent Trap (1998)
Streaming Platforms: Disney+
Who could forget one of Lindsay Lohan’s biggest breaks? The Parent Trap doesn’t consist of twelve kids, but it does have twin sisters Annie and Hallie, who never even knew they had a twin all along.
Well, as fate (and luck) would have it, these two ended up meeting one another and found out that their parents kept them separate when they divorced. Annie and Hallie cooked up a plan: switch places and pretend to be one another so they could spend time with the other parent they never got to grow up with.
The Pacifier (2005)
Streaming Platforms: Disney+
Elite Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe (played by Vin Diesel) can handle anything thrown his way, be it explosives or hijacking computers, but who could’ve guessed he would end up babysitting scientist Howard Plummer’s (Tate Donovan) kids and keep them safe from assassination?
Plummer’s on double duty as he’s not only babysitting the five kids, but he’s going to have to get along with rebellious Zoe (Brittany Snow), Seth (Max Thieriot), and clingy Lulu (Morgan York).
Family Switch (2023)
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
Think Freaky Friday, except it's switching with the entire family: parents end up switching with their teenage children, and even the baby switches with the family dog.
Parents Jess (Jennifer Garner) and Bill (Ed Helms) are struggling to connect with their independent teenagers, CC (Emma Myers) and Wyatt (Brady Noon). As fate would have it, each family ends up having a life-altering event, in which they must work together and convince their high school friends and co-workers that everything's still normal within the family dynamics.
Alex and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
Streaming Platforms: Disney+
Alex is used to being the unluckiest kid in the world, be it gum in his hair and failing to impress the girl he likes, but the night before his birthday, he made a wish that everyone would have their own bad day.
The next day, the strangest thing happened: his father mishandles taking care of their youngest sibling, Trevor; his mother is late to work and had a misprint on a newly published children’s book; his sister has a cold and screws up her part as Peter Pan in the school play; and his older brother fails his driving test.
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
Streaming Platforms: Disney+
From the original film, Honey, I Blew Up the Baby, inventor Wayne Szalinski (played by Rick Moranis) is back to tinkering at home. Except this time, he ends up shrinking himself, his wife, brother, and sister-in-law with his shrinking machine.
The miniaturized adults are forced to navigate their own house, fight off giant insects, and find out how their children act behind their backs, especially when no one's around to watch them.
Instant Family (2018)
Streaming Platforms: Paramount+
Instant Family, as the title implies, centers on a couple who decide to foster-adopt three siblings, which includes a rebellious 15-year-old girl, and must learn how to parent every one of them practically overnight. The film was inspired by the real-life experiences of the director, Sean Anders, who also adopted three siblings with his wife.
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Purchase or Rent: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
Dysfunctional families are more often than not funnier to watch, and that's how the Hoover family works in Little Miss Sunshine. The Hoovers took a chaotic road trip in their old bus to get their 7-year-old daughter, Olive, to the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant in California. And you know how family road trips always go: the hilarious mishaps and the traditional imperfections found along the way.
Parental Guidance (2012)
Purchase or Rent: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
Parental Guidance follows old-school grandparents, Artie (Billy Crystal) and Diane (Bette Midler), who look after their tech-savvy, modern grandkids for a week. Considering the huge generation gap, this often leads to clashes between their traditional parenting styles and the kids' 21st-century behavior. If they truly want to get along, both sides will have to find a middle ground.
We’re the Millers (2013)
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
With a mix of found family in this crime comedy film, We’re the Millers stars Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Will Poulter, and Emma Roberts as the titular family who went under the disguise so they could smuggle drugs out of Mexico without being detected. Could this group of strangers really band together and convince the police they’re family?
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
Streaming Platforms: AMC+, Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video
Admiral Frank Beardsley (Dennis Quaid) and Helen North (Rene Russo) are high school sweethearts who reunite as adults, marry, and must blend their two large, conflicting families (Frank's 8 kids and Helen's 10) into one chaotic household.
The big twist is how the disciplined Beardsleys and the free-spirited Norths come up with a scheme to break up the marriage, only to realize in the end how much better they worked as a family.
Daddy Day Care (2003)
Streaming Platforms: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Daddy Day Care is a family comedy about two dads, Charlie (Eddie Murphy) and Phil (Jeff Garlin), who have recently been laid off. They decided to spend their time more wisely, and that is by starting their own unconventional daycare center, Daddy Day Care, where they look after their own sons and other kids.
Who would've thought that their Kickstarter business would lead to a humorous rivalry with an upscale preschool run by a tough director, Miss Harridan?
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