10 Best Movies Like Pen Pals
If you loved Pen Pals, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pen Pals for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a...

The Court Jester
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pen Pals for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England....

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pen Pals for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his p...

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pen Pals for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
In this feature film based on the hit animated series, the third graders of South Park sneak into an R-rated film by ultra-vulgar Canadian television personalities Terrance and Phi...

The Sword in the Stone
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pen Pals for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He sta...

Metropolis
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pen Pals for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their difference...