If you loved Garfield, try Thunderpants

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Thunderpants has roughly 48.0× fewer votes than Garfield — 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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Garfield

2004 · dir. Peter Hewitt

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Thunderpants

2002 · dir. Peter Hewitt

What they share

Both films are directed by Peter Hewitt, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to Garfield, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

playful

What Thunderpants is

Here's a film that dares to ask, what if farts could fly? A flatulent young lad befriends a reclusive ex-astronaut as he learns to control his special gift. It really exists, and it's probably for children.

If you loved Garfield, try Thunderpants

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What they share

What Thunderpants is

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