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Standard feature-length experiences.

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Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

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Get a Horse!
7.6

Get a Horse!

2013

Mickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow go on a musical wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete tries to run them off the road.

Heavenly Puss
7.4

Heavenly Puss

1949

During yet another pursuit of Jerry, Tom ends up being killed when an upright piano slides down the stairs and slams into him. He meets a feline St. Peter at the gate of the Heavenly Express, but is initially turned away due to his constant torture. However, he will be allowed onto the train if he can have Jerry sign a letter of forgiveness within one hour. If not, it's Hell for Tom. Will he go up or down?

The Secret of NIMH
7.5

The Secret of NIMH

1982

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

Tom and Jerry: The Movie
6.3

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

1992

The 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.

The Amazing Maurice
6.7

The Amazing Maurice

2022

Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents meet a bookworm called Malicia, their little con soon goes down the drain.

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
7.0

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone

2023

GrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.

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".

Dexter's Laboratory
7.1

Dexter's Laboratory

1995

Dexter and Dee Dee wreck havok using Dexter's latest invention: a hand-held device that turns people into various animals. The short film that inspired the TV-series.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6.2

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

2021

Greg Heffley is a scrawny but ambitious kid with an active imagination and big plans to be rich and famous – he just has to survive middle school first.

The Mouse Comes to Dinner
7.1

The Mouse Comes to Dinner

1945

Tom 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.

Plankton: The Movie
6.7

Plankton: The Movie

2025

Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.

Pooh's Heffalump Movie
6.8

Pooh's Heffalump Movie

2005

Who or what exactly is a Heffalump? The lovable residents of the Hundred Acre Wood -- Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and the rest of the pack -- embark on a journey of discovery in search of the elusive Heffalump. But as is always the case, this unusual road trip opens their eyes to so much more than just the creature they're seeking.

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
7.3

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

2020

Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.

Regular Show: The Movie
7.9

Regular Show: The Movie

2015

After a high school lab experiment goes horribly wrong, Mordecai and Rigby must go back in time to battle an evil volleyball coach in order to save the universe — and their friendship.

Mice Follies
7.5

Mice Follies

1954

Jerry 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.

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
7.0

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

2004

Santa Claus, Mickey Mouse and all his Disney pals star in an original movie about the importance of opening your heart to the true spirit of Christmas. Stubborn old Donald tries in vain to resist the joys of the season, and Mickey and Pluto learn a great lesson about the power of friendship.

Rugrats Go Wild
6.3

Rugrats Go Wild

2003

When the Rugrats find themselves stranded on a deserted island, they meet the Thornberrys, a family who agrees to help them escape.

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
5.9

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

2013

Tom And Jerry are among the last animals living in Storybook Town, a fairy tale-inspired theme park "where dreams come true, if you believe."

Once Upon a Studio
8.3

Once Upon a Studio

2023

Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

Welcome to the Club
6.3

Welcome to the Club

2022

Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Katnip's Big Day (1959): Animation 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 Katnip's Big Day.

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