Movies Like Babes in Toyland (1961)

Babes in Toyland is a 1961 comedy, family, fantasy, music film from Austen Jewell with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Klaus and Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.

Comedy Family Fantasy Music

Klaus

2019

A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.

8.2

MagicScore

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

2020

An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.

6.6

MagicScore

Cricket on the Hearth

1967

A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.

5.0

MagicScore

Big

1988

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

7.2

MagicScore

The Wizard of Oz

1925

A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.

5.4

MagicScore

Hugo

2011

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

7.2

MagicScore

Dolls

1986

A precocious girl, her nasty parents, two punk-rock losers and a weak-kneed salesman inadvertently become the guests of two ghoulish senior citizens in their dark, haunted mansion.

6.4

MagicScore

Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker

1991

A toy maker's creations display some very human -- and deadly -- tendencies.

4.6

MagicScore

The Toymaker

2017

In Germany, 1941, the Nazis pursue a Toymaker who has acquired a mystical book which gives life to inanimate objects.

4.0

MagicScore

#10

Annie

1999

Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-down orphanage determined to find her mom and dad. It's an adventure that takes her from the cold, mean streets of New York to the warm, comforting arms of bighearted billionaire Oliver Warbucks - with plenty of mischief and music in between.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Babes in Toyland

1934

Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

2022

On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

Peter Pan

1960

In this magical tale about the boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of Wendy, Michael and John Darling. With a sprinkling of pixie dust, Peter and his new friends fly out the nursery window and over London to Never-Never Land. The children experience many wonderful and exciting adventures with the Lost Boys, Tiger Lily's Indian tribe, and Peter's arch enemy the dastardly pirate Captain Hook.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

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

#15

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

#16

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995

A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Halloween Is Grinch Night

1977

When the sour-sweet wind starts blowing again, the Whos retreat to their homes because they know the Grinch will soon be a'prowlin. Young Eukariah Who has to make a trip to the Euphemism (outhouse), when the wind blows him away to a confrontation with the gruesome Grinch. Eukariah decides that the Grinch must be stopped, so he faces his fears and confronts the Grinch and his spooks.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Three Blind Mouseketeers

1936

As the title implies, the three blind mice are musketeers. The cat sets a number of traps for them, which they all evade (apparently without realizing it) while he sleeps. The cat eventually wakes up and begins chasing them unsuccessfully, thanks to their teamwork.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical

2025

Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.

7.8

MagicScore

#20

Orphans' Benefit

1941

Mickey and friends put on a revue for the orphans. Donald recites nursery rhymes, but the orphans torment him. Horace, Goofy, and Clarabelle do a dance number. Donald tries again. Clara clucks a song while Mickey plays piano (with support from an unseen orchestra). Donald returns, and the orphans finally send a parade of bricks and eggs on balloons over him and use slingshots to drop them on his head.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Babes in Toyland?

The top films similar to Babes in Toyland by MovieMagicScore are Klaus (8.2), Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (6.6), Cricket on the Hearth (5.0). Each shares comedy/family/fantasy/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Babes in Toyland worth watching?

Babes in Toyland holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 99 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Babes in Toyland?

Babes in Toyland (1961) is a comedy, family, fantasy, music film directed by Austen Jewell, starring Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello.

Where can I find more recommendations like Babes in Toyland?

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

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About movies like Babes in Toyland

This ranked list pairs Babes in Toyland (1961), a comedy and family and fantasy and music film from Austen Jewell, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ray Bolger 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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