Movies Like The Muppet Movie (1979)

The Muppet Movie is a 1979 adventure, comedy, family, music film from James Frawley with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Muppets Take Manhattan and Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.

Adventure Comedy Family Music

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.

6.6

MagicScore

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977

A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.

6.9

MagicScore

Muppets Most Wanted

2014

While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.

6.3

MagicScore

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999

Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. However, when Elmo's blanket gets sucked through a colorful, swirling tunnel into Grouchland, the yuckiest place on earth, Elmo goes on an adventure to Grouchland to retrieve his prized possession.

6.4

MagicScore

Muppets Haunted Mansion

2021

Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.

6.4

MagicScore

Muppets from Space

1999

When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. It's hard to believe Gonzo's story at first, but Kermit and friends soon find themselves on an epic journey into outer space filled with plenty of intergalactic misadventures.

6.0

MagicScore

Muppet Treasure Island

1996

After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.

6.7

MagicScore

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.

6.2

MagicScore

Follow That Bird

1985

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

The Christmas Toy

1986

It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the next day. Balthazar, the old and wise bear, explains to the other toys that they must welcome the newcomers even though each of them may be replaced as one of the children's new favorite toys.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

2004

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Labyrinth

1986

When Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she inadvertently summons the Goblin King who whisks Toby away to his castle at the center of a labyrinth. Sarah enters into a bargain with the Goblin King where she is given just thirteen hours to solve the labyrinth and rescue Toby, or else lose him forever.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Valentino

1977

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

5.7

MagicScore

#15

The Muppets

2011

When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet brother, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a show and raise the $10 million they need to save the day.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.

5.2

MagicScore

#17

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008

When Gonzo forgets to mail three letters to Santa, he convinces Kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the North Pole. Along the way, they discover that Christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to make a friends Christmas wish come true.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987

Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and preparations. The Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock regulars join the festivities, but to Kermit's dismay, the only one missing is Miss Piggy, who has been caught in a snowstorm.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

The Great Muppet Caper

1981

Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002

The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Muppet Movie?

The top films similar to The Muppet Movie by MovieMagicScore are The Muppets Take Manhattan (6.6), Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (6.9), Muppets Most Wanted (6.3). Each shares adventure/comedy/family/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Muppet Movie worth watching?

The Muppet Movie holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 667 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Muppet Movie?

The Muppet Movie (1979) is a adventure, comedy, family, music film directed by James Frawley, starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Muppet Movie?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more adventure recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Muppet Movie

This ranked list pairs The Muppet Movie (1979), a adventure and comedy and family and music film from James Frawley, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jim Henson take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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