Movies like Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day (2007)
The best movies like Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day (2007) are Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020), The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945) and Max Keeble's Big Move (2001). If Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day
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- Highest rated10 Lives (2024)7.7/10 from 235 votes
- NewestBad Apples (2026)Released 2026
Cats & 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 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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMax Keeble's Big Move (2001)
Max Keeble, the victim of his 7th grade class, plots revenge when he learns he's moving; it backfires when he doesn't move after all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisTom 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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPuss n' Toots (1942)
Tom is playing with Jerry when a cute lady cat is delivered to Mammy for her to take care of. Tom is smitten at first sight.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBecause of Winn-Dixie (2005)
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven. Wanting to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing so damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy, to prep his retaliation. He stumbles upon an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares of what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKitty 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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThree O'Clock High (1987)
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell. When Jerry accidentally invades Buddy's personal space and touches him, Buddy challenges Jerry to an afterschool fight in the parking lot, which Jerry tries to avoid at all costs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDetachment (2011)
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHomeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the Golden Gate Bridge. But the road is blocked by a series of hazards, both man and beast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPuss 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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeavenly 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?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies 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
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlue Cat Blues (1956)
Jerry narrates in voiceover: Tom has fallen hard for the cat next door, and competes with rich cat Butch for her affections. But Butch outspends Tom to a ludicrous level at every turn. Tom goes downhill after that, until we see him contemplating suicide.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBad Apples (2026)
A struggling primary school teacher is forced to take drastic action because of a foul-mouthed, violent student, and uncovers how her community will turn a blind eye to the most outrageous events to preserve harmony and their sense of safety.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Emperor's Club (2002)
William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMouse 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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day?
The closest matches to Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day are Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020), The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945) and Max Keeble's Big Move (2001). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day?
Start with Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020), the closest match to Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day.
What is the highest-rated movie like Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day?
10 Lives (2024), rated 7.7/10 by 235 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day?
Bad Apples (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day?
Yes: Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020), The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945) and Max Keeble's Big Move (2001).
How are movies similar to Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day chosen?
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