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Movies like The Helicopter (1944)

The best movies like The Helicopter (1944) are Puss Gets the Boot (1940), When the Cat's Away (1929) and The Lonesome Mouse (1943). If The Helicopter hooked you with its animation, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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".

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  2. When the Cat's Away (1929)

    While Tom Cat goes away hunting, Mickey, Minnie, and their mouse friends break into his house and perform music. They play various tunes on the piano while the other mice hit household objects in tune to the music.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

  3. The Lonesome Mouse (1943)

    Jerry crashes a vase onto Tom's head, which gets Mammy to throw Tom out. Jerry at first revels in his freedom, but soon tires of this, and, under a flag of truce, hatches a plan with Tom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  4. 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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  5. Mouse 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 · both animation

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  6. Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)

    A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  7. 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

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  8. The Little Prince (2015)

    Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  9. An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)

    Follow the clues to fun and excitement as the beloved little mouse takes on a big monster in this charming, full-length adventure. When a ferocious, mouse-nabbing creature puts fear into the hearts of New York City's rodents, Fievel and his friends team up with a reporter to chase after the scoop of the century and -- just maybe -- get a close-up look at the bad guy himself!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  10. 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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  11. Mucho Mouse (1957)

    A Spanish cat is more interested in playing flamenco guitar than trying to catch the mouse El Magnifico (Jerry). Tom arrives from the States with world champion mouse-catching credentials to have a go.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  12. The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

    Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  13. Koati (2021)

    Three unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako, a hyperactive glass frog - embark on an adventure to stop wicked coral snake Zaina from destroying their rain forest homeland.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  14. Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)

    Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  15. Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2012)

    After Monster High’s roller skating team is defeated at the Skulltimate Roller Maze tournament, the ghouls team up to face an all-boys league, with the hope of winning back the school crest and restoring school spirit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  16. Piglet's Big Movie (2003)

    When the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood begin a honey harvest, young Piglet is excluded and told that he is too small to help. Feeling inferior, Piglet disappears and his pals Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Roo and Winnie the Pooh must use Piglet's scrapbook as a map to find him. In the process they discover that this very small animal has been a big hero in a lot of ways.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  17. The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023)

    Mickey and gang must stop hundreds of old film reel versions of Mickey from wreaking havoc all over town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  18. PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)

    A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  19. 10 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

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  20. Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)

    After Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Rabbit see Christopher Robin making a valentine for -- gasp! -- a girl, they find he's been bitten by a "Smitten" and is lovesick! Worried that he'll no longer have time for them, and hoping a second bite from the love bug will cure him, they set out on a wild adventure to capture the Smitten. This wonderful story, filled with magic and whimsy, and sweetened with three new songs, reminds us all that the heart is big and always has plenty of room for friends -- old and new.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Helicopter?

The closest matches to The Helicopter are Puss Gets the Boot (1940), When the Cat's Away (1929) and The Lonesome Mouse (1943). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Helicopter?

Start with Puss Gets the Boot (1940), the closest match to The Helicopter.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Helicopter?

10 Lives (2024), rated 7.7/10 by 235 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Helicopter?

10 Lives (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Helicopter?

Yes: Puss Gets the Boot (1940), When the Cat's Away (1929) and The Lonesome Mouse (1943).

How are movies similar to The Helicopter chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Helicopter, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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