Movies Like Lightning Sketches

If you liked Lightning Sketches (1907), a comedy and animation movie directed by J. Stuart Blackton, 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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   The Bodyguard (1944)

   ★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy

   Spike the bulldog, grateful to Jerry for getting him out of the dogcatcher's van, offers to help the little mouse any time he whistles. Tom, Jerry's feline tormentor, seeks to overcome this new disadvantage.

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   Casanova Cat (1951)

   ★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom heads for a big city penthouse to become acquainted with a rich pretty female cat that lives there. He brings her Jerry as a gift and does some humiliating things to Jerry. Jerry, in turn, attracts the attention of…

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   Sea Scouts (1939)

   ★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedy

   Donald is an admiral on a seagoing voyage with his nephews in which they encounter a ravenous shark.

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   Solid Serenade (1946)

   ★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass, hoping to woo her with his song, much to the annoyance of a sleeping Jerry.

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   Good Scouts (1938)

   ★ 6.3/10Also animation and comedy

   Donald is leading a scout troop consisting of his nephews on a hike in the woods. Donald isn't nearly the expert on the woods that he thinks he is, much to the amusement of the boys. In a bid for sympathy, he douses…

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   A Knight for a Day (1946)

   ★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy

   By accident, Cedric (Goofy), replaces his master, Sir Loinsteak, in the armor just before the joust with champion Sir Cumference.

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   The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)

   ★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy

   As Tom and Jerry stage their typical fight sequences, the patriotic soldier theme of the title is evidenced by such things as a carton of eggs labeled "Hen Grenades"; Jerry dropping light bulbs from an airplane like…

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   The Big Bad Wolf (1934)

   ★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy

   The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

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   Two Little Indians (1953)

   ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

   "Scoutmaster" Jerry is asked to take a couple orphans with American Indian heritage on a hiking trip. But the mischievous orphans turn the hike into a real war against Tom Cat with axes, bows and rifles.

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    The Olympic Champ (1942)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and animation

    A narrator explains the history of the Olympic Games while Goofy demonstrates events.

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    Donald's Nephews (1938)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy

    Donald's sister Dumbella sends her three sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit their uncle Donald. They prove to be quite a handful for Donald, even with help from his book on child rearing.

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    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.

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    Screwball Squirrel (1944)

    ★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedy

    A crazy squirrel provokes a dog into trying to catch him throughout the picture.

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    Competition (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10Also animation

    Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive.

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    Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy

    This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via…

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    Barbecue Brawl (1956)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and animation

    Spike is showing his son Tyke how to barbecue when his cooking is disrupted by a typical Tom-and-Jerry chase.

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    Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and animation

    Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

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    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.

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    His Mouse Friday (1951)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy

    Tom is shipwrecked on an island, which is inhabited by at least one mouse - Jerry. To thwart the hungry cat, Jerry disguises himself as a cannibal.

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    Day & Night (2010)

    ★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy

    When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they…