Movies Like Polka-Dot Puss
If you liked Polka-Dot Puss (1949), a animation and comedy movie directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, 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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedyTom invites Toots to an elegant dinner. However, he's made the mistake of trying to put Jerry to work, as a serving boy, a corkscrew, and other tasks. Jerry puts up with a little of this, but mostly gets revenge on Tom.
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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.
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The Million Dollar Cat (1944)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyTom inherits $1,000,000 from an eccentric aunt on the condition that he not harm any living thing - even a mouse. And guess which mouse keeps following him around and pointing this out to him?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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Little Quacker (1950)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyTom 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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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.
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Designs on Jerry (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedyTom designs a better mousetrap that would have made Rube Goldberg jealous. While he sleeps, the mouse that Tom drew wakes Jerry and they get chased by the cat Tom drew. As Tom awakes, they make a strategic alteration…
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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.
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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.
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Old Rockin' Chair Tom (1948)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and animationMammy 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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Triplet Trouble (1952)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedySomeone drops off three cute little kittens; Tom is put in charge of them while Mammy goes shopping. But behind her back, the three little angels are real devils.
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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.
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10 Lives (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedyA pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When he loses his ninth life, fate steps in to set him on a transformative…