If you loved Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, try See Spot Run

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. See Spot Run has roughly 5.4× fewer votes than Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

2011 · dir. John Whitesell

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See Spot Run

2001 · dir. John Whitesell

What they share

Both films are directed by John Whitesell, and they both carry the cozy, playful mood tags, and they sit in Action / Comedy / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

cozyplayful

What See Spot Run is

Here's a movie that understands the comedic value of canine chaos. A mailman ends up protecting a super-dog from the mob, with a kid in tow. It's probably a bit much to call this one a hidden gem.

If you loved Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, try See Spot Run

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

See Spot Run

What they share

What See Spot Run is

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