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10 Best Movies Like The Milky Waif

If you loved The Milky Waif, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Part Time Pal

Part Time Pal

1947★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Milky Waif for fans of Animation & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Tom is given the task of guarding the fridge during the night by Mammy-Two-Shoes, but as soon as he has started he is tricked by Jerry into falling into the basement, where he land...

#2
Trap Happy

Trap Happy

1946★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Milky Waif for fans of Animation & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Tom calls the exterminators, but they send a cat, who despite his various tools, doesn't fare much better than Tom usually does....

#3
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

2001★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Milky Waif for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When the dinosaur families get trapped in a valley by an ice storm, one family of "spike tail" dinosaurs volunteers to leave since they consume more food than the others. Meanwhile...

#4
GO

GO

2001★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Milky Waif for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him....

#5
Six: Inside

Six: Inside

2009★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Milky Waif for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animati...

#6
Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today

Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today

1960★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Milky Waif for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A boy and a girl fall in love but their fathers take a strong dislike to each other, clashing repeatedly during the preparations for the upcoming marriage....