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Movies Like Cat Fishin'

If you enjoyed Cat Fishin', are likely to find resonance in stories that questions the purpose and weight of our choices while maintaining targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this a compelling continuation of these themes.

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Standard feature-length experiences.

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Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

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The Cat and the Mermouse
6.8

The Cat and the Mermouse

1949

Tom drowns in a lake and sinks to the bottom. There, he finds a mermouse, which he tries to capture and eat.

Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
6.5

Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos

2012

Puss in Boots is on a mission to recover the Princess' stolen ruby from the notorious French thief, Whisperer. Reluctantly accompanied by three little kittens, Three Diablos, Puss must tame them before they endanger the mission.

The Simple Things
6.3

The Simple Things

1953

Mickey and Pluto go fishing. Pluto has a run-in with a clam, who eventually lodges in Pluto's mouth; Mickey thinks the clam is Pluto's tongue and can't understand why Pluto keeps begging for more food. After they get rid of the clam, Mickey's attempts to use his minnows as bait are thwarted by a hungry seagull; he brings his friends, and they chase our heroes away.

Jerry and the Goldfish
6.9

Jerry and the Goldfish

1951

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.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
7.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse

1947

Tom, sick of Jerry stealing the milk out of his bowl, poisons it. Instead of killing the mouse, the potion transforms him into a muscular beast.

Man's Favorite Sport?
7.0

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.

Professor Tom
6.7

Professor Tom

1948

Tom, complete with mortarboard, is teaching a kitten the basics: "cats chase mice." But Jerry keeps subverting this lesson at every opportunity.

Mouse Trouble
7.3

Mouse Trouble

1944

Tom's new book on "how to catch a mouse" doesn't prove too helpful against Jerry; actually, Jerry seems to make better use of it than Tom.

More Movies Like Cat Fishin'

Puss Gets the Boot
7.0

Puss Gets the Boot

1940

Jasper 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".

Triplet Trouble
7.1

Triplet Trouble

1952

Someone 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.

Kitty Foiled
7.1

Kitty Foiled

1948

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.

Dog Trouble
7.1

Dog Trouble

1942

Tom's chasing Jerry when he runs right into a sleeping dog and the two of them must work together to fend him off.

A Mouse in the House
7.0

A Mouse in the House

1947

Mammy Two-Shoes tells Tom and Butch that the cat who gets rid of the icebox-raiding, breadbox-invading mouse (Jerry) is the one who can stay.

Gone Fishing
6.5

Gone Fishing

2017

On Motunui, Maui tries to catch a fish with his magical fishhook, only to be comically foiled by the ocean.

Mouse Cleaning
6.9

Mouse Cleaning

1948

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.

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
6.0

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

2004

While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean...

Part Time Pal
7.0

Part Time Pal

1947

Tom is given the task of guarding the fridge during the night by Mammy-Two-Shoes, but as soon as he has started he is tricked by Jerry into falling into the basement, where he lands in a barrel of cider. Now drunk, Tom staggers around in the house getting up to no good with Jerry.

The Missing Mouse
6.8

The Missing Mouse

1953

A moment after a bottle of white shoe polish pours on Jerry, Tom hears on the radio that a white mouse, having swallowed an explosive, has escaped from an experimental laboratory and that slightest jar of the mouse could cause it to explode and blow up the entire city. It is then that Tom notices now-white Jerry and concludes it's the escapee.

The Fox and the Hound 2
6.0

The Fox and the Hound 2

2006

Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd. It is important that they perform well because a talent scout is visiting.

Luca
7.8

Luca

2021

Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Cat Fishin' (1947): Animation and Comedy themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of Cat Fishin'.

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