TV Animated Cartoon Series Adaptations (Live-Action)
by dean11mck | created - 26 Aug 2011 | updated - 18 Jul 2019 | PublicThese live-action feature films, straight-to-DVDs and TV movies are based on the TV animated cartoon series from the 1960s to present.
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1. Boris and Natasha (1992 TV Movie)
PG | 88 min | Action, Comedy
The classic cartoon spies, Boris and Natasha, get their very own live-action adventure. Sent to America to find an important microchip, the usually villainous duo begin to question who they're working for and why.
Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Sally Kellerman, Dave Thomas, Andrea Martin, John Calvin
Votes: 1,018
2. The Flintstones (1994)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In a parallel modern-day Stone Age world, a working-class family, the Flintstones, are set up for an executive job. But they learn that money can't buy happiness.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'Donnell, Halle Berry
Votes: 86,400 | Gross: $130.51M
3. George of the Jungle (1997)
PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.
Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree
Votes: 84,302 | Gross: $105.26M
4. Mr. Magoo (1997)
PG | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The myopic millionaire defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner.
Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund
Votes: 16,151 | Gross: $21.38M
5. Inspector Gadget (1999)
PG | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A security guard's dreams come true when he is selected to be transformed into a cybernetic police officer.
Director: David Kellogg | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher, Michelle Trachtenberg
Votes: 50,839 | Gross: $97.40M
6. Dudley Do-Right (1999)
PG | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The inept Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-Right chases after villain Snidely Whiplash and woos girlfriend Nell Fenwick.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina, Eric Idle
Votes: 11,380 | Gross: $9.69M
7. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
In this live-action prequel to The Flintstones (1994), the Flintstones and the Rubbles go on a trip to Rock Vegas, where Wilma Slaghoople is pursued by playboy Chip Rockefeller.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Kristen Johnston, Jane Krakowski
Votes: 25,424 | Gross: $35.27M
8. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When enemies Boris, Natasha, and Fearless Leader escape into the real world with a nefarious scheme, Rocky and Bullwinkle do the same, and team up with a young F.B.I. Agent to stop the trio.
Director: Des McAnuff | Stars: Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Piper Perabo, Jason Alexander
Votes: 21,189 | Gross: $26.00M
9. Scooby-Doo (2002)
PG | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini
Votes: 125,367 | Gross: $153.29M
10. Inspector Gadget 2 (2003 Video)
G | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Inspector Gadget returns in this sequel to the 1999 hit. A glitched Gadget once again must fight his arch nemesis, Claw, with the aid of a female Gadget: G2.
Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: French Stewart, Elaine Hendrix, Tony Martin, Caitlin Wachs
Votes: 7,051
11. George of the Jungle 2 (2003 Video)
PG | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
George, now a father, goes to Las Vegas, where he has to help out his brother.
Director: David Grossman | Stars: Christopher Showerman, Julie Benz, Angus T. Jones, Thomas Haden Church
Votes: 7,872
12. Thunderbirds (2004)
PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When The Hood finds and invades International Rescue's secret base and traps most of the Tracy family, only young Alan Tracy and his friends can save the day.
Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards, Ben Kingsley, Brady Corbet
Votes: 14,468 | Gross: $6.77M
13. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The Mystery Inc. gang must save Coolsville from an attack of their past monsters brought to life by an evil masked figure trying to take down the gang.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini
Votes: 64,793 | Gross: $84.22M
14. Fat Albert (2004)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids come to life and step out of their animated, inner-city Philadelphia world.
Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Omarion, Marques Houston
Votes: 12,933 | Gross: $48.12M
15. Æon Flux (2005)
PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Æon Flux is a mysterious assassin working for the Monicans, a group of rebels trying to overthrow the government. When she is sent on a mission to kill the Chairman, a whole new mystery is found.
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sophie Okonedo, Marton Csokas
Votes: 132,713 | Gross: $25.87M
16. Underdog (2007)
PG | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Beagle must use his newly-bestowed superpowers to defend Capitol City from mad scientist Simon Barsinister.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Jason Lee, Amy Adams, Jim Belushi
Votes: 22,711 | Gross: $43.76M
17. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Three musical chipmunks are discovered by an aspiring songwriter who wants to use their amazing singing abilities to become famous.
Director: Tim Hill | Stars: Jason Lee, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, David Cross
Votes: 94,627 | Gross: $217.33M
18. Ben 10: Race Against Time (2007 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 67 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Ben Tennyson returns home from summer vacation only to discover that a rapidly aging alien criminal named, Eon, is planning to use an ancient alien artifact to destroy Bellwood.
Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Graham Phillips, Christien Anholt, Haley Ramm, Beth Littleford
Votes: 5,290
19. Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009 TV Movie)
PG | 82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The story of how Mystery Inc. was formed.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Kate Melton, Hayley Kiyoko, Robbie Amell, Nick Palatas
Votes: 7,430
20. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, David Cross, Justin Long
Votes: 54,431 | Gross: $219.61M
21. Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 69 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Against his grandfather's orders, Ben Tennyson teams up with the daughter of an old enemy in order to prevent an alien infestation of earth.
Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Shaun Bowman, Ryan Kelley, Alyssa Diaz, Nathan Keyes
Votes: 5,441
22. The Last Airbender (2010)
PG | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, must master all four elements and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Votes: 174,721 | Gross: $131.56M
23. Yogi Bear (2010)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A documentary filmmaker travels to Jellystone Park to shoot a project and soon crosses paths with Yogi Bear, his sidekick Boo-Boo and Ranger Smith.
Director: Eric Brevig | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh
Votes: 23,417 | Gross: $100.25M
24. Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010 TV Movie)
PG | 79 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
School is out and the familiar Scooby gang are looking to enjoy a long vacation. However, sightings of a Lake Monster cause them to band together once again to solve yet another mystery.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko, Kate Melton, Nick Palatas
Votes: 5,435
25. The Smurfs (2011)
PG | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, Jonathan Winters, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 96,633 | Gross: $142.61M
26. A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! (2011 TV Movie)
PG | 48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Timmy turns 23 and his godparents are fighting to keep him, while Crocker is still up to his nefarious schemes.
Director: Savage Steve Holland | Stars: Drake Bell, Daniella Monet, Steven Weber, Daran Norris
Votes: 3,723
27. Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Horrid Henry finds himself doing things he never ever thought he'd do, and then some.
Director: Nick Moore | Stars: Theo Stevenson, Richard E. Grant, Parminder Nagra, Mathew Horne
Votes: 3,070
28. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
G | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Jason Lee
Votes: 39,479 | Gross: $133.11M
29. A Fairly Odd Christmas (2012 TV Movie)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Timmy Turner been going overboard with his wish granting, and now that Christmas is just around the corner, there's almost nothing left for Santa to do! Now it's up to Timmy to save ... See full summary »
Director: Savage Steve Holland | Stars: Drake Bell, Daniella Monet, David James Lewis, Daran Norris
Votes: 1,052
30. The Smurfs 2 (2013)
PG | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been abducted by Gargamel, since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation, creatures called "The Naughties", into real Smurfs.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Katy Perry, Hank Azaria
Votes: 45,964 | Gross: $71.02M
31. Jem and the Holograms (2015)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.
Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Aubrey Shea, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko
Votes: 8,317 | Gross: $2.18M
32. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The Chipmunks believe that Dave plans to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami.--and dump them. They have three days to get to him and save themselves not only from losing Dave but also from gaining a terrible stepbrother.
Director: Walt Becker | Stars: Jason Lee, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney
Votes: 22,519 | Gross: $85.89M
33. A Fairly Odd Summer (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 68 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In the third live action movie based on The Fairly Oddparents series, Timmy Turner and his friends head to Hawaii!
Director: Savage Steve Holland | Stars: Drake Bell, Daniella Monet, Tara Strong, Ella Anderson
Votes: 666
34. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Teenage explorer Dora leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
Director: James Bobin | Stars: Isabela Merced, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria
Votes: 34,648 | Gross: $60.48M
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