Movies like Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2025)
The best movies like Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2025) are Extinct (2021), Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015) and Nobody (2025). If Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass hooked you with its animation and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedZootopia (2016)7.8/10 from 18,730 votes
- NewestNobody (2025)Released 2025
- In ChineseMonkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)Also in Chinese
Extinct (2021)
Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, trans fats, and worst of all, that flummels are now extinct. It's up to this bumbling pair to save themselves and their species...and, just maybe, change the course of history.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)
The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the Gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains. 500 years later, monsters attack a small village and a child flees to the mountains. Unknowingly, the child releases the Monkey King from his curse. With the help and encouragement from this special child, Monkey King saves the village from the evil monsters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNobody (2025)
The Little Pig Yao decides to leave Langlang Mountain to join the pilgrimage. On the journey west, what trials will the little monsters face? In the end, will they achieve their dreams and live as they truly desire?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBoonie Bears: The Big Shrink (2018)
Briar and Bramble, two bear brothers who constantly annoy Vick, are about to have a rude awakening. Vick goes to meet them to make them disappear and remove them from his life. During the commotion, all three are caught in by a shrink ray and miniaturized. The tiny team must return to the device to reverse the effects, but their efforts are thwarted by Vick's father. All three of them embark on a crazy race through a beautiful world, right under our feet, not only to return to their right , but also to find their families.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Abominable (2019)
A group of misfits encounter a young Yeti named Everest, and they set off to reunite the magical creature with his family on the mountain of his namesake.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Legend of Hei 2 (2025)
When an attack shatters the fragile peace between the spirit world and humanity, Hei teams up with Luye, the last disciple of his Shifu Wuxian, to expose a conspiracy that threatens both realms - and the bond they've sworn to protect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & fantasy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Monkey King (2023)
A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCats (2018)
A cat named Blanket lives in the city with his son, Cape. One day, Cape decides to leave home and embarks on an adventure to find the legendary cat's paradise. To find his son, Blanket must overcome his fear and reconcile with his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZootopia (2016)
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBoonie Bears: The Wild Life (2021)
Bear brothers Briar and Bramble set off on an adventure with their human friend Vick to Wild Land, an amusement park where humans can turn into animals using a gene-technology bracelet.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace. Under reluctant guidance by Master Shifu and the Furious Five, Po must embrace who he is to unlock the power that no scroll can teach.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLegend of Kung Fu Rabbit (2011)
In order to keep his promise to an aging kung fu master, Fu the Rabbit must venture out of the comfort of his kitchen and team up with Penny, a kung fu prodigy, on a heroic quest to save their kung fu academy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & animation
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOnward (2020)
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHome (2015)
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Croods (2013)
The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night. When a more evolved caveman named Guy arrives on the scene, Grug is distrustful, but it soon becomes apparent that Guy is correct about the impending destruction of their world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Secret Life of Pets (2016)
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Emperor's New Groove (2000)
When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2017)
The classic Roald Dahl tale gets a modern twist when Tom and Jerry enter the amazing world of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lego Movie (2014)
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNew Gods: Yang Jian (2022)
Fifteen hundred years after the war of gods, the heaven declined. Yang Jian, the God of Erlang, made a living by working as a catcher. One day, Yang Jian was ordered to hunt down a young man, his own nephew.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Guardian Brothers (2015)
There's a crisis in the Chinese Spirit World -- humans don't believe in gods anymore! A Door God, facing unemployment, ventures into the human world to prove his worth, leading to unexpected encounters and transformations for humans and spirits alike.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Magician's Elephant (2023)
Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His only question is: is his sister still alive? The answer, that he must find a mysterious elephant and the magician who will conjure it, sets Peter off on a journey to complete three seemingly impossible tasks that will change the face of his town forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
Tad accidentally unleashes an ancient spell, endangering the lives of his friends Mummy, Jeff, and Belzoni. With everyone against him and only helped by Sara, he sets off on an adventure to end the Curse of the Mummy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShrek (2001)
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAvane Srimannarayana (2019)
In the pursuit of solving an ancient mystery of Amaravati, Narayana, a corrupt cop, must battle the dangerous clan of dacoits and it's fierce leader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & adventure
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
After a deadly storm, Tom and Jerry find themselves stranded on an unknown island ruled by the evil Wizard of Oz. As they try to find their way back home, they worry for their master Dorothy's safety.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Willoughbys (2020)
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass?
The closest matches to Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass are Extinct (2021), Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015) and Nobody (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass?
People who watched Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass most often go on to Extinct (2021), Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015) and Nobody (2025).
What is the highest-rated movie like Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass?
Zootopia (2016), rated 7.8/10 by 18,730 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass?
Nobody (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Chinese movies like Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass?
Yes: Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015), Nobody (2025) and Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink (2018).
How are movies similar to Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.