Movies Like I Am a Cat
If you liked I Am a Cat (1975), a drama and comedy movie directed by Kon Ichikawa, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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10 Lives (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also comedyA pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When he loses his ninth life, fate steps in to set him on a transformative…
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Madadayo (1993)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and comedyIn postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in…
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Rudolf the Black Cat (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyRudolf, a black stray cat, is suddenly separated from his beloved master. He unexpectedly wakes up in a long-distance truck that takes him to metropolis Tokyo. There, he meets Ippai-attena, a big boss cat feared by…
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Rent-a-Cat (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaA young woman who rents out cats to lonely old folks finds her life turned upside down when a young man from her past shows back up in her life.
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If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in the world that will disappear. The man…
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Ghost Cat Anzu (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyPrecocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her…
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyThe popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to help an orphan girl who is being berated and exploited by a greedy guardian.
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Gifted (2017)
★ 8/10Also drama and comedyFrank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
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Whisper of the Heart (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaShizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
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Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyWhen the Ministry of Education goes back on its promise to keep Ooarai Girls Academy open, the task of saving the five-mile-long Academy Ship from the wreckers falls to Miho and her barely-seasoned tankery team…
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Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaLonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that isolates him from his peers. But on the night of the Festival of Stars, he is magically transported onto a…
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Nine Lives (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyA stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also comedySomething sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.
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Assassination Classroom (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyA mysterious creature destroys part of the moon and then warns that, if it is not destroyed before March of the following year, Earth will be next. It also demands to become the homeroom teacher of Class E, a…
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Wood Job! (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and comedyAfter failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually after passing the training course, he…
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A Taxing Woman (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyIntrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at…
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Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyIt's been ten years since the creation of the Great Truce, an elaborate joint-species surveillance system designed and monitored by cats and dogs to keep the peace when conflicts arise. But when a tech-savvy villain…
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The Cat Returns (2002)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaYoung Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
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One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyThe Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, who asks them to complete a series of ordeals if they wish to stay on the island. Luffy accepts and the Straw Hats work together to complete them, but…
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993)
★ 7/10Also comedyEveryone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be?