Movies Like Starting from Hatch

If you liked Starting from Hatch (1953), a animation and comedy movie directed by Seymour Kneitel, 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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   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.

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   Little Quacker (1950)

   ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom steals an egg from a mother duck's nest, but soon the resultant hatchling runs away from the cat and into a mouse hole, where it finds an able protector in Jerry.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   Hatch Up Your Troubles (1949)

   ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

   A baby woodpecker mistakes Jerry for his mother. The mouse rejects the newly hatched bird but soon finds himself protecting it against his feline nemesis, Tom.

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   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…

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   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…

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   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.

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    Puss n' Toots (1942)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and animation

    Tom is playing with Jerry when a cute lady cat is delivered to Mammy for her to take care of. Tom is smitten at first sight.

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    Donald's Vacation (1940)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy

    Donald takes a kayak trip. When he gets to his campsite, he unloads the kayak, fights with his folding chair, and goes to sleep. Meanwhile, the chipmunks of the forest (precursors of Chip 'n Dale), attracted by his…

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    Donald's Golf Game (1938)

    ★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy

    Donald Duck tries to exhibit his golfing ability to his nephews only to have them tease him with sneezes, noises and "trick" clubs. Finally, they put a grasshopper in a ball and it "jumps" all over.

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    Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)

    ★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy

    Donald Duck's gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, comes for a visit and practically eats him out of house and home. When the direct approach to getting rid of his voracious houseguest fails, Donald resorts to desperate…

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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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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    Slicked-up Pup (1951)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy

    Spike has just washed his pup. Tom and Jerry's chase knocks him into a mud puddle. Spike makes Tom clean him up again and promise to keep him clean which of course is Jerry's opening to get Tom in trouble.

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    Kitty Foiled (1948)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy

    Tom subjects Jerry to his usual harassment; but the cat finds a new enemy, and the mouse finds a new friend, in the canary of the house.

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    The Framed Cat (1950)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

    Tom filches a drumstick from a fresh-baked chicken. When Mammy is about to discover him, he hands it off to Jerry; this lets him be a hero to Mammy and still get his chicken. Jerry is miffed, and sees his chance to…