Movies like Cat Burglar (2000)
The best movies like Cat Burglar (2000) are Nine Lives (2016), To Catch a Thief (1955) and Gay Purr-ee (1962). If Cat Burglar hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA Street Cat Named Bob (2016)7.9/10 from 1,608 votes
- NewestFrench Girl (2024)Released 2024
Nine Lives (2016)
A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisTo Catch a Thief (1955)
When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling daughter in a seductive game of pursuit, deception, and desire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGay Purr-ee (1962)
Mewsette is a starry-eyed cat who grows weary of life on a French farm and heads for the excitement of 1890s Paris. Her tomcat suitor, Jaune-Tom, and his furry cohort, Robespierre, chase after Mewsette, but she's already fallen under the spell of a feline modeling-school racket run by Madame Rubens-Chatte and her slimy assistant, Meowrice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThat Darn Cat! (1965)
A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wristwatch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than she imagined.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cat and the Canary (1939)
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020)
It's been ten years since the creation of the Great Truce, an elaborate joint-species surveillance system designed and monitored by cats and dogs to keep the peace when conflicts arise. But when a tech-savvy villain hacks into wireless networks to use frequencies only heard by cats and dogs, he manipulates them into conflict and the worldwide battle between cats and dogs is BACK ON. Now, a team of inexperienced and untested agents will have to use their old-school animal instincts to restore order and peace between cats and dogs everywhere.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Aristocats (1970)
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat and his jazz-playing alley cats come to the aristocats’ rescue.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Nine Lives of Christmas (2014)
With Christmas approaching, a handsome fireman afraid of commitment adopts a stray cat and meets a beautiful veterinary student who challenges his decision to remain a confirmed bachelor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMerrily We Live (1938)
Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of Geraldine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAdventures in Babysitting (1987)
When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHail, Caesar! (2016)
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisCan You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Servant (1963)
An indolent aristocrat gets more than he bargained for when he hires a competent but silently devious manservant.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSleepwalkers (1992)
Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMidnight (1939)
An unemployed American showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian high society.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRed-Headed Woman (1932)
Lil works for the Legendre Company and causes Bill to divorce Irene and marry her. She has an affair with businessman Gaerste and uses him to force society to pay attention to her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrench Girl (2024)
Sweet Gordon, an affable English teacher in Brooklyn, has beaten the odds; a French Girl has fallen in love with him and he’s fallen even harder back. But their future is thrown into limbo when she interviews for an executive chef position in her hometown of Quebec City. To Gordon’s dismay her future boss also happens to be her former lover, a celebrity Chef with oceanic eyes and a hit TV show. Good luck Gordon.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMona Lisa (1986)
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Million Dollar Cat (1944)
Tom 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?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Cat Burglar?
The closest matches to Cat Burglar are Nine Lives (2016), To Catch a Thief (1955) and Gay Purr-ee (1962). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Cat Burglar?
Start with Nine Lives (2016), the closest match to Cat Burglar.
What is the highest-rated movie like Cat Burglar?
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016), rated 7.9/10 by 1,608 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Cat Burglar?
French Girl (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Cat Burglar?
Yes: Nine Lives (2016), To Catch a Thief (1955) and Gay Purr-ee (1962).
How are movies similar to Cat Burglar chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Cat Burglar, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.