Movies like Shapes and Gestures (1977)
The best movies like Shapes and Gestures (1977) are Dog Star Man (1965), The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943) and Solid Serenade (1946). If Shapes and Gestures hooked you with its animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedFar from the Tree (2021)8.1/10 from 395 votes
- NewestCreation (2026)Released 2026
Dog Star Man (1965)
Described as a "cosmological epic" and "creation myth", Dog Star Man illustrates the odyssey of a bearded woodsman climbing through a snow-covered mountain with his dog to chop down a tree. While doing so, he witnesses various mystical visions with various recurring imagery such as a woman, child, nature, and the cosmos while making his ascent.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)
As Tom and Jerry stage their typical fight sequences, the patriotic soldier theme of the title is evidenced by such things as a carton of eggs labeled "Hen Grenades"; Jerry dropping light bulbs from an airplane like bombs; and Jerry sending a telegram with the message "Sighted Cat - Sank Same." Musical phrasings from various patriotic war songs are heard throughout. The cut scene after Jerry hitting Tom with the board 4 times was cut from the 1950 reissue print for a war bond joke, and the original footage is currently considered "lost" due to the negatives destroyed in the 1978 George Eastman House fire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSolid Serenade (1946)
Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass, hoping to woo her with his song, much to the annoyance of a sleeping Jerry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFar from the Tree (2021)
On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Art of Skiing (1941)
Goofy, staying at the Sugar Bowl resort, demonstrates the basics of downhill skiing, which the titles and announcer insist is pronounced "SHEEing". The equipment is, of course, of the era. As you can imagine, Goofy has much trouble keeping his skis parallel and pointing downhill. The final ski jump conveniently lands Goofy right back in bed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHis Mouse Friday (1951)
Tom is shipwrecked on an island, which is inhabited by at least one mouse - Jerry. To thwart the hungry cat, Jerry disguises himself as a cannibal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Knight for a Day (1946)
By accident, Cedric (Goofy), replaces his master, Sir Loinsteak, in the armor just before the joust with champion Sir Cumference.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCasanova Cat (1951)
Tom heads for a big city penthouse to become acquainted with a rich pretty female cat that lives there. He brings her Jerry as a gift and does some humiliating things to Jerry. Jerry, in turn, attracts the attention of another cat who also becomes interested in the female cat. It eventually turns into a fight between Tom and the other cat for the lady's hand but Jerry is the one who gets her in the end.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArctic Dogs (2019)
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisHow to Play Football (1944)
Taking all the places on both teams, Goofy demonstrates the game of football with varying results, having problems with the coach and the goal post.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPluto's Sweater (1949)
Minnie Mouse knits a sweater for Pluto. When she puts it on him, Pluto does whatever he can to try to get it off, eventually shrinking it to the perfect size for Figaro.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisForky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer? (2019)
Trixie explains to Forky what a computer does as they experience the common stresses of technology.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisSea Scouts (1939)
Donald is an admiral on a seagoing voyage with his nephews in which they encounter a ravenous shark.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Art of Self Defense (1941)
Goofy takes a lighthearted look at self defense through the ages: cavemen, knights, the age of chivalry, and finally boxing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Big Bad Wolf (1934)
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bodyguard (1944)
Spike the bulldog, grateful to Jerry for getting him out of the dogcatcher's van, offers to help the little mouse any time he whistles. Tom, Jerry's feline tormentor, seeks to overcome this new disadvantage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Olympic Champ (1942)
A narrator explains the history of the Olympic Games while Goofy demonstrates events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDay & Night (2010)
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe House (2022)
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMountain Music (1976)
Mountain Music illustrates what happens when technology gets too advanced too soon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Ein Traum der Liebenden (1964)
In EIN TRAUM DER LIEBENDEN [A DREAM OF LOVERS], Monk meanders through a maze of Minoan bull-leaping, satyrs and revelatory rainbows.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Things to Come (1953)
A vibrant animation by Patricia Marx. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Rectangle & Rectangles (1984)
This is a didactic film in disguise. A progression of brilliant geometric shapes bombard the screen to the insistent beat of drums. The filmmaker programmed a computer to coordinate a highly complex operation involving an electronic beam of light, colour filters and a camera. This animation film, without words, is designed to expose the power of the cinematic medium, and to illustrate the abstract nature of time.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Andrey Svislotskiy (1991)
This animated short focuses on the lives of three eccentric people living on a farm in the Ukrainian countryside. Told in a non-linear, stream of consciousness style, the film depicts the deceitful relationship between a master and his two servants.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Creation (2026)
The Hungarian word "alkotás" (artwork) has a dual meaning – it can refer both to the process of creation and to the finished artwork. The film tells the story of how a canvas comes alive, how playful, abstract forms are created, each one carrying its own human narrative.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
On the Road to Kandahar (2003)
One of Rimmer's early 2000s video works which he made by hand-painting 35mm film, running it on a flatbed viewer, and shooting it off the screen with a video camera to then subject it to further manipulation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
How to Bridge a Gorge (1942)
An instructional video that teaches, through stop-motion animation, how to build a bridge over a gorge that can hold heavy military equipment. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Artificial Intelligence, 2023 (2024)
Composed entirely of AI-generated visuals and providing an abstract representation of the evolution of AI video, processed entirely through a VCR.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Shapes and Gestures?
The closest matches to Shapes and Gestures are Dog Star Man (1965), The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943) and Solid Serenade (1946). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Shapes and Gestures?
Start with Dog Star Man (1965), the closest match to Shapes and Gestures.
What is the highest-rated movie like Shapes and Gestures?
Far from the Tree (2021), rated 8.1/10 by 395 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Shapes and Gestures?
Creation (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Shapes and Gestures?
Yes: Dog Star Man (1965), The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943) and Solid Serenade (1946).
How are movies similar to Shapes and Gestures chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Shapes and Gestures, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.