Movies Like The Mouse Comes to Dinner
If you liked The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945), a animation and comedy movie directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, 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

The Lonesome Mouse (1943)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedyJerry crashes a vase onto Tom's head, which gets Mammy to throw Tom out. Jerry at first revels in his freedom, but soon tires of this, and, under a flag of truce, hatches a plan with Tom.
- 2

Professor Tom (1948)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedyTom, complete with mortarboard, is teaching a kitten the basics: "cats chase mice." But Jerry keeps subverting this lesson at every opportunity.
- 3

Mucho Mouse (1957)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedyA Spanish cat is more interested in playing flamenco guitar than trying to catch the mouse El Magnifico (Jerry). Tom arrives from the States with world champion mouse-catching credentials to have a go.
- 4

Mice Follies (1954)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedyJerry and his diapered little mouse friend flood the kitchen, then use the freezer to turn it into a skating rink. Even though Tom finds a pair of ice skates, the mice have no problem outmaneuvering him.
- 5

Polka-Dot Puss (1949)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyTom pretends to have a cold in order to trick Mammy into letting him stay inside for the night. Jerry tricks Tom by making him think he really is sick - with the measles.
- 6

Kitty Foiled (1948)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedyTom 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.
- 7

Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and 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.
- 8

Cruise Cat (1952)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedyTom is the official cat on the cruise ship S.S. Aloha, but he'll be kicked off if the captain finds even one mouse. That one, of course, is Jerry, who sneaks on board just before sailing.
- 9

Puss Gets the Boot (1940)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyJasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".
- 10

Just Ducky (1953)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyJerry Mouse befriends a newly hatched duckling who can't swim and ends up protecting him against his feline nemesis, Tom.
- 11

Mouse Cleaning (1948)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyMammy 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.
- 12

Pecos Pest (1955)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyJerry'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…
- 13

Fraidy Cat (1942)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedyTom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes advantage of it, using a variety of tricks to scare Tom.
- 14

Smarty Cat (1955)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedyNobody's home, so Tom invites his alley cat friends in to look at home movies (clips from earlier cartoons where Tom gets the drop on Spike). While they're showing them, Spike sneaks in.
- 15

Jerry and the Lion (1950)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyJerry agrees to help an escaped circus lion, whose first need is food. But first they'll have to evade Tom, who heard the news bulletin and is armed with a shotgun.
- 16

The Night Before Christmas (1941)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedyIt's snowy and cold outside, and warm inside where Jerry squeezes past a mousetrap to cavort under a present-laden Christmas tree. Mistaking the sleeping Tom for a plush toy, Jerry wakes him and a mad chase ensues.
- 17

Jerry's Diary (1949)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and animationThe kiddie radio host, Uncle Dudley, reminds his listeners that it is "Be Kind to Animals" week. Tom resolves to be kind to his mouse-nemesis, Jerry, but the cat changes his mind after sneaking a look at Jerry's diary.
- 18

The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyMickey and gang must stop hundreds of old film reel versions of Mickey from wreaking havoc all over town.
- 19

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedyAfter a deadly storm, Tom and Jerry find themselves stranded on an unknown island ruled by the evil Wizard of Oz. As they try to find their way back home, they worry for their master Dorothy's safety.
- 20

Pet Peeve (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedyThe couple that owns Tom and Spike decides they can't afford to keep both. They agree that the first one to catch the mouse can stay - bad news for Jerry.