Movies Like Mickey Down Under (1948)

Mickey Down Under is a 1948 animation, comedy film from Charles August Nichols with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Mad Max 2 and Donald's Ostrich.

Animation Comedy

Mad Max 2

1981

Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.

7.4

MagicScore

Donald's Ostrich

1937

Donald is the baggagemaster at a remote railway station. Part of the latest cargo shipment is Hortense the Ostrich, who is a bit too friendly with Donald, and who eats everything in sight, whether it's food or not (mostly not): a concertina, an alarm clock, some balloons, all of which start reacting when Hortense gets the hiccups.

6.1

MagicScore

A Crime

2006

Vincent's life is on hold until he finds his wife's killer. Alice, his neighbor, is convinced she can make him happy. She decides to invent a culprit, so that Vincent can find revenge and leave the past behind. But there is no ideal culprit and no perfect crime.

5.4

MagicScore

Wings, Legs and Tails

1986

An ostrich is trying to learn how to fly in a dessert.

6.8

MagicScore

The Desert Child

2026

14-year-old Sun has written and successfully published a story based on an incredible story told by her late grandfather about a wild child called Hadara, who is saved by a group of ostriches when he becomes separated from his family in a storm, and is then raised in the desert amid a host of wild animals, including his best friend, a desert fox. When Sun is invited to travel to the Sahara by a local community who has heard about her book, she meets Kharouba, a Nomad girl of her own age, and realizes there may be much more to Hadara than just a character in a bedtime story.

7.6

MagicScore

The Song of Sparrows

2008

When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter's hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him - incredibly hectic Tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and challenge him. But his honor and honesty, plus traditional authority over his inventive clan, are tested, as he stumbles among vast cultural and economic gaps between his village nestled in the desert, and a throbbing international metropolis.

7.5

MagicScore

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.

6.9

MagicScore

The Ardennes

2015

A brutal home-jacking goes hopelessly wrong. Dave, one of the two robbers, manages to run off, leaving his brother Kenneth behind. Four years later, Kenneth is released from prison and much has changed. Dave has his life back on track and is trying to help Kenneth however possible, but is witnessing how the highly strung Kenneth tries to win back his ex-girlfriend Sylvie.

6.6

MagicScore

Mary and Max

2009

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

7.9

MagicScore

#10

Ernie Biscuit

2015

The world of a lonely deaf Parisian taxidermist is turned upside down and back to front when a dead pigeon arrives on his doorstep.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

2018

The Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby is taking an anti-comedy stance in her newest special.

8.0

MagicScore

#12

Bad Genius

2017

Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.

7.9

MagicScore

#13

Grease

1978

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Red Dog

2011

The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994

Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

The Castle

1997

The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia's busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

The Dressmaker

2015

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969

In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Becoming Bond

2017

The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond despite having never acted a day in his life.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Cold Storage

2026

When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Mickey Down Under?

The top films similar to Mickey Down Under by MovieMagicScore are Mad Max 2 (7.4), Donald's Ostrich (6.1), A Crime (5.4). Each shares animation/comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Mickey Down Under worth watching?

Mickey Down Under holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 46 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Mickey Down Under?

Mickey Down Under (1948) is a animation, comedy film directed by Charles August Nichols, starring James MacDonald, Pinto Colvig.

Where can I find more recommendations like Mickey Down Under?

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

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About movies like Mickey Down Under

This ranked list pairs Mickey Down Under (1948), a animation and comedy film from Charles August Nichols, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of James MacDonald 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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