Movies Like That Darn Cat!

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

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968·1h 46m·★ 6.8·Robert Stevenson

2 shared crewBoth star Dean Jones & Elsa LanchesterDir. Robert Stevenson

Son of Flubber

1963·1h 40m·★ 6.1·Robert Stevenson

2 shared crewDir. Robert StevensonDP: Edward Colman

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961·1h 36m·★ 6.7·Robert Stevenson

2 shared crewDir. Robert StevensonDP: Edward Colman

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964·1h 31m·★ 6.2·Robert Stevenson

2 shared crewDir. Robert StevensonDP: Edward Colman

Dog Day Afternoon

1975·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Sidney Lumet

Themes: hostage, bank robberyTMDB recommends

The Cat from Outer Space

1978·1h 44m·★ 6.0·Norman Tokar

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Meet Me in St. Louis

1944·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Vincente Minnelli

TMDB recommendsComedy & Family

In Order of Disappearance

2014·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Hans Petter Moland

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

Baby's Day Out

1994·1h 39m·★ 6.3·Patrick Read Johnson

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See Spot Run

2001·1h 34m·★ 5.4·John Whitesell

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A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

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Singin' in the Rain

1952·1h 43m·★ 8.3·Stanley Donen

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Heat

1995·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Michael Mann

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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10 Lives

2024·1h 27m·★ 6.0·Christopher Jenkins

Fans also likedComedy & Family

Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

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Highway

2014·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Imtiaz Ali

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Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

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The Garfield Movie

2024·1h 41m·★ 5.7·Mark Dindal

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How Good Is That Darn Cat!?

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