Movies Like A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)

A Matter of Loaf and Death is a 2008 animation, comedy, family, mystery film from Nick Park with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with A Grand Day Out and The Wrong Trousers.

Animation Comedy Family Mystery

A Grand Day Out

1990

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

7.5

MagicScore

The Wrong Trousers

1993

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

7.8

MagicScore

A Close Shave

1996

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

7.6

MagicScore

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005

Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park's animated adventure, in which the lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods that turn their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.

7.1

MagicScore

Shaun the Sheep Movie

2015

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.

7.0

MagicScore

Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions

2002

Wallace and Gromit try out ten of their latest inventions—which rarely work as planned.

7.4

MagicScore

Creature Comforts

1989

A humorous and thought-provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings.

7.2

MagicScore

Last Year's Snow Was Falling

1983

Funny adventures of the clumsy fellow whom his wife dispatched to the forest to bring home a New Year tree...

7.2

MagicScore

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

2019

When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Chicken Run

2000

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Early Man

2018

Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

A Plasticine Crow

1981

Short animation of a Russian folk tale, made in 1981. A parody of the fable by Ivan Krylov "The Crow and the Fox".

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

2024

Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again!

7.5

MagicScore

#15

Darkness, Light, Darkness

1989

A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas

2015

Shaun bluffs his dimwitted farmer master into bidding for three llamas at a county fair. Once they arrive, however, they cause such chaotic destructive mayhem that Shaun has to carefully remove them – high-speed chases, careful rooftop scrambles and dangerous falls ensue.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

Beast

2022

Inspired by real events, "Bestia" enters the life of a secret police agent in the military dictatorship in Chile. The relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations, reveal a macabre fracture in her mind and a country.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Madame Tutli-Putli

2007

Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood

1990

A Soviet claymation short film created by Garri Bardin in 1990 that retells the story of Red Riding Hood while incorporating political metaphors and themes about the USSR's demise; the wolf representing communism, devouring innocent creatures who have never known him.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

The Witness

2018

An ordinary man witnesses a cruel murder and becomes entangled in circumstances out of his control.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Matter of Loaf and Death?

The top films similar to A Matter of Loaf and Death by MovieMagicScore are A Grand Day Out (7.5), The Wrong Trousers (7.8), A Close Shave (7.6). Each shares animation/comedy/family/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Matter of Loaf and Death worth watching?

A Matter of Loaf and Death holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 573 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is A Matter of Loaf and Death?

A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) is a animation, comedy, family, mystery film directed by Nick Park, starring Peter Sallis, Sally Lindsay, Melissa Collier.

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This ranked list pairs A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008), a animation and comedy and family and mystery film from Nick Park, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Peter Sallis 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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