Movies Like The Cat Came Back

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

Triplet Trouble

1952·7m·★ 7.7·Joseph Barbera

4 shared themes: kitten, cartoon mouse, cartoon cat...Fans also likedAnimation & Comedy

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

1992·1h 23m·★ 5.5·Phil Roman

Themes: cartoon mouse, cartoon catFans also likedAnimation & Comedy & Family

Canary Row

1950·7m·★ 7.2·Friz Freleng

Themes: cartoon cat, short filmDir. Friz FrelengAnimation & Comedy

The Gruffalo

2009·27m·★ 7.5·Max Lang

Themes: cartoon mouse, short filmFans also likedAnimation & Family

The Milky Way

1940·8m·★ 6.6·Rudolf Ising

Themes: kitten, short filmAnimation & Family & ComedyStarring Bernice Hansen

The Simpsons Movie

2007·1h 27m·★ 7.3·David Silverman

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Comedy & Family

Spirited Away

2001·2h 5m·★ 8.6·Hayao Miyazaki

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Family

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005·1h 55m·★ 6.7·Tim Burton

TMDB recommendsComedy & Family

I Wanna Play House

1936·7m·★ 5.8·Friz Freleng

Animation & Comedy & FamilyStarring Bernice HansenDir. Friz Freleng

Pigs Is Pigs

1937·7m·★ 6.4·Friz Freleng

Comedy & Family & AnimationStarring Bernice HansenDir. Friz Freleng

A Star Is Hatched

1938·8m·★ 6.4·Friz Freleng

Animation & Comedy & FamilyStarring Bernice HansenDir. Friz Freleng

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

2013·1h 15m·★ 6.8·Victor Cook

Fans also likedFamily & Animation & Comedy

Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin

2024·40m·★ 7.2·Raymond S. Persi

Fans also likedAnimation & Family & Comedy

StarDog and TurboCat

2019·1h 28m·★ 5.2·Ben Smith

Fans also likedAnimation & Comedy & Family

Lamp Life

2020·7m·★ 6.7·Valerie LaPointe

Fans also likedAnimation & Comedy & Family

Hawaiian Vacation

2011·7m·★ 7.2·Gary Rydstrom

Fans also likedAnimation & Family & Comedy

The Garfield Movie

2024·1h 41m·★ 5.7·Mark Dindal

Fans also likedFamily & Comedy & Animation

Home Makeover

2010·5m·★ 6.9·Samuel Tourneux

Fans also likedAnimation & Family & Comedy

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

2025·1h 38m·★ 5.5·Ryan Crego

Fans also likedFamily & Comedy & Animation

The Boxtrolls

2014·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Graham Annable

Fans also likedAnimation & Comedy & Family

How Good Is The Cat Came Back?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.