Movies Like Based on a True Story

If you liked Based on a True Story (2012), a animation and comedy movie directed by Jacob Kafka, 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.

1
Dog Trouble (1942)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Tom's chasing Jerry when he runs right into a sleeping dog and the two of them must work together to fend him off.
2
Pecos Pest (1955)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
Jerry's eccentric uncle, Pecos, a Texan mouse, comes to spend the night with him before his musical performance on television the next day. He decides to rehearse with his guitar for the performance but each time he…
3
Cat Napping (1951)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
Tom has plans to take a nice long nap in a hammock, but Jerry has gotten there first and is snoozing happily, so the two fight it out to see who gets to sleep there.
4
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
5
Mickey's Steam Roller (1934)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedy
While streetworker Mickey romances Minnie, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie take control of his steamroller and it's full speed ahead on a very destructive ride.
6
Mouse Cleaning (1948)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Mammy Two-Shoes threatens to throw Tom out of the house if he makes a mess. Jerry sees an opportunity to rid himself of his feline nemesis.
7
Flirty Birdy (1945)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
Tom is all set to eat Jerry when a hawk swoops down and grabs Jerry. To get Jerry back, Tom poses as a female hawk and quickly finds his new lover to be more than he bargained for.
8
Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemporary urban environment, with Little Red Riding…
9
Welcome to the Club (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy
Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun.
10
Baseball Bugs (1946)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.
11
Coyote Falls (2010)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
Wile E. Coyote has ordered an ACME bungee cord and has set up a birdseed trap under a highway bridge. It’s a "foolproof" plan that takes everything into consideration... except oncoming traffic.
12
Jerry's Cousin (1951)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
When Tom's harassment gets out of hand, Jerry writes to his Cousin Muscles, a tough inner city mouse, and asks for his help.
13
Nullarbor (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.
14
King-Size Canary (1947)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
A hungry cat has the idea of giving "Jumbo Gro" fertilizer to a scrawny canary to make him a bigger meal, which leads to a race between the cat, the canary, a dog, and a mouse to see who can grow the biggest.
15
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (1944)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
The bears tempt Goldilocks with carrot soup, the scent of which brings Bugs on the scene. Bugs romances Mama Bear, and she becomes infatuated with him.
16
Bone Trouble (1940)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Pluto is on the run after stealing a bone from Butch the bulldog and finds refuge in a carnival Hall of Mirrors.
17
Jerry and the Goldfish (1951)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
Tom, whose appetite was whetted by a radio cooking program, wants to make a meal out of the pet goldfish. Jerry, who is friends with the fish, does what he can to thwart their feline foe.
18
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and animation
Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.
19
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedy
When Canterlot Highschool goes on a trip to Camp Everfree, they’re surprised to find a magical force is causing strange things to happen around camp. With the help of the Mane 6 and especially Sunset Shimmer, Twilight…
20
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.