Movies like Catboy and the New Year (2016)
The best movies like Catboy and the New Year (2016) are Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986), Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne (2021) and Shrek's Yule Log (2010). If Catboy and the New Year hooked you with its animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Catboy and the New Year
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Apartment (1960)8.2/10 from 2,848 votes
- Newest10 Lives (2024)Released 2024
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986)
It's the night of Peppermint Patty’s New Year’s Eve bash, but Charlie Brown has to write a book report about War and Peace. Hoping to join the fun for a special dance with the Little Red-Haired Girl, he tries desperately to finish in time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSnoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne (2021)
After finding out her grandmother won't be visiting for Christmas, Lucy decides to cheer herself up by throwing the ultimate New Year's Eve party. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown tries to fulfill one of his resolutions before the clock strikes midnight.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShrek's Yule Log (2010)
Inside the Shrek home, a fire blazes in the fireplace during a Christmas party. Christmas music plays in the background as Shrek, his family, and his friends, come and go while tending the fire and engaging in various Christmas activities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Snowman (1982)
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (2022)
Christmas Eve takes a twisty turn when the Boss Baby accidentally swaps places with one of Santa's elves and gets stranded at the North Pole.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Christmas Carol (1997)
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlien Xmas (2020)
A young elf mistakes a tiny alien for a Christmas gift, not knowing her new plaything has plans to destroy Earth's gravity — and steal all the presents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThree from Prostokvashino (1978)
Little Fedor brings a cat to home despite his mother's distaste for cats. He runs away with his talking cat, to make more friends on the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Night Before Christmas (1941)
It'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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMonster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (2012)
Draculaura’s Sweet 1600th birthday is an extra special occasion to party at Monster High! But her high expectations lead to deadly results when she’s faced with the choice between practical boyfriend Clawd, and new vampire heartthrob, Valentine, a romantic blast from her past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Twelve Months (1956)
A poor girl was given an impossible task by her stepmother: to gather snowdrops in a winter forest. Suddenly she stumbled across twelve brothers who happened to be the twelve months.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Nutcracker Prince (1990)
After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse King. At stake is the Nutcracker's freedom - and Clara's future happiness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLorenzo (2004)
A cat named Lorenzo is dismayed to discover that his tail has developed a personality of its own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like this10 Lives (2024)
A 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 journey.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLou (2017)
A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBarbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008)
On Christmas Eve, Kelly is reluctant to go to a Christmas Eve ball, so Barbie tells her the story of Eden Starling, a glamorous singing diva in the Victorian England and the owner of a theatre house. However, Eden is self-centered and loves only herself. She is frequently accompanied by her snooty cat, Chuzzlewit. She does not believe in Christmas and orders all her employees to work on Christmas.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMickey's House of Villains (2002)
The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the house and kick out Mickey, Donald and Goofy. It's all up to Mickey and his friends to overthrow evil and return the House of Mouse to normal--or as close to normal as it gets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAn American Tail (1986)
A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhere is the New Year? (2006)
The Kowalski family is preparing for the new year party, when the news announce the new year has gone missing.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Newbird (2021)
A lazy cat moves out of the way to let a baby bluebird finally come to life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Glare (1981)
The flames in the fireplace create whimsical reflections, creating a New Year's mood in the house.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNovogodnee priklyuchenie (1980)
The story of the acquaintance of two dads - a boy and a teddy bear. One dad did not have time to buy a Christmas tree and went to the forest to get it, and dad-bear went to the city to look for toys for the forest Christmas tree. That's how they met.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
New Year's Story (1986)
About a hedgehog who dreamed of a miracle on New Year's Eve.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Mighty Mighty Monsters in New Fears Eve (2013)
Scorned by monster girls and unable to get a hook up for the New Years Eve monster dance, Vlad accepts Dr. Shcherbatova's "invite" to participate in the James A. Meredith middle school talk show production "BOYS TALK GIRLS". Dragging Frankie and Gunnar along, Vlad's vanity sinks the bros into a lame talk-show filled with soul bearing emotions, facial makeovers and the dreaded New Years Eve human kiss! Will Vlad choose his friends over being right? Will Frankie kiss a human girl on a live televised event?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Let's Celebrake (1938)
Popeye and Bluto pick up Olive to celebrate New Year's Eve with them. Popeye brings along her granny out of sympathy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Strange Days (1995)
In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of murder, blackmail and intrigue.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Apartment (1960)
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Catboy and the New Year?
The closest matches to Catboy and the New Year are Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986), Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne (2021) and Shrek's Yule Log (2010). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Catboy and the New Year?
Start with Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986), the closest match to Catboy and the New Year.
What is the highest-rated movie like Catboy and the New Year?
The Apartment (1960), rated 8.2/10 by 2,848 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Catboy and the New Year?
10 Lives (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Catboy and the New Year chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Catboy and the New Year, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.