Movies like The Breadwinner (2026)

Name: The Breadwinner
Released: 2026

10 films to watch after The Breadwinner, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

After his wife Katie lands a once-in-a-lifetime deal on Shark Tank that takes her on a prolonged business trip - lifelong breadwinner Nate Wilcox now has to fend for his family as a first-time stay-at-home dad.

1

Daddy Day Care (2003)

Fit 62%

Shares Comedy and Family with The Breadwinner.

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.
2

Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

Fit 50%

Shares Comedy and Family with The Breadwinner.

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
3

Jingle All the Way (1996)

Fit 46%

Shares Family and Comedy with The Breadwinner.

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
4

RV (2006)

Fit 42%

Shares Family and Comedy with The Breadwinner.

Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the Munro family – led by dysfunctional patriarch, Bob – prepares for the adventure of a lifetime. But spending two weeks together in one seriously small space has a way of cramping their style.
5

Migration (2023)

Fit 40%

Shares Family and Comedy with The Breadwinner.

After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
6

Playing with Fire (2019)

Fit 40%

Shares Family and Comedy with The Breadwinner.

A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.
7

Imagine That (2009)

Fit 38%

Shares Family and Comedy with The Breadwinner.

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
8

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)

Fit 37%

Shares Comedy and Family with The Breadwinner.

The Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.
9

Vacation (2015)

Fit 36%

Shares Comedy with The Breadwinner.

Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.
10

An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)

Fit 36%

Shares Family and Comedy with The Breadwinner.

It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for college -- but Goofy misses Max so much he loses his job and goes to finish college alongside Max and his friends. But as Goofy tries to get closer to Max, both must go to the extreme to learn how to live their own lives together.