Movies Like The Reluctant Pup

If you liked The Reluctant Pup (1953), a animation and comedy movie directed by Mannie Davis, 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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   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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   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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   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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   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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   Fixed (2025)

   ★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy

   After learning he's getting neutered, a dog has 24 hours to squeeze in one last balls-to-the-wall adventure with the boys.

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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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   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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   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.

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   Arctic Dogs (2019)

   ★ 5.9/10Also animation and comedy

   Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.

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    Trouble (2019)

    ★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy

    A pampered dog named Trouble must learn to live in the real world while trying to escape from his former owner's greedy children and must learn how to survive on the big-city streets.

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    Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also animation

    Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.

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    Old Rockin' Chair Tom (1948)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and animation

    Mammy Two-Shoes replaces Tom with a younger cat who is a lightning-quick mouser. Tom and Jerry form an alliance in order to get rid of this dangerous newcomer.

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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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    Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy

    Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.

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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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    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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    Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy

    For their first day on the job as the new protectors of Metro City, Megamind and Minion are selling off the gadgets from their evil lair. But when one seemingly harmless "button" unleashes the gigantic robot…

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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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    Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

    This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little…

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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.