Movies Like Rent-a-Cat

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Glasses

2007·1h 46m·★ 7.1·Naoko Ogigami

Both star Mikako Ichikawa & Ken MitsuishiDir. Naoko OgigamiComedy & Drama

Memories of Matsuko

2006·2h 10m·★ 7.8·Tetsuya Nakashima

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Annaluise & Anton

1999·1h 47m·★ 7.0·Caroline Link

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Antonia's Line

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Marleen Gorris

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

An American Tail

1986·1h 20m·★ 6.9·Don Bluth

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Sleepless in Seattle

1993·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Nora Ephron

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Together Together

2021·1h 30m·★ 6.4·Nikole Beckwith

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

How It Ends

2021·1h 23m·★ 5.4·Daryl Wein

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Shrek

2001·1h 30m·★ 7.9·Andrew Adamson

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August Rush

2007·1h 54m·★ 7.4·Kirsten Sheridan

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Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947·1h 12m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

1996·1h 29m·★ 5.9·David R. Ellis

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Dead End Run

2003·1h·★ 6.4·Gakuryu Ishii

Both star Mikako Ichikawa & Ken Mitsuishi

Bride for Rent

2014·1h 55m·★ 6.3·Mae Cruz-Alviar

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A Dog Year

2009·1h 20m·★ 6.0·George LaVoo

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

My Life Without Me

2003·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

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Other People's Money

1991·1h 43m·★ 6.2·Norman Jewison

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Tokyo Oasis

2011·1h 23m·★ 5.8·Kayo Nakamura

Both star Mikako Ichikawa & Ken Mitsuishi

Tamako in Moratorium

2013·1h 18m·★ 6.5·Nobuhiro Yamashita

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

The Ice Tower

2025·1h 58m·★ 6.0·Lucile Hadžihalilović

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How Good Is Rent-a-Cat?

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