Movies like The Debut of Thomas Cat (1920)
The best movies like The Debut of Thomas Cat (1920) are Puss Gets the Boot (1940), Triplet Trouble (1952) and Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992). If The Debut of Thomas Cat hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
The Debut of Thomas Cat
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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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTriplet Trouble (1952)
Someone drops off three cute little kittens; Tom is put in charge of them while Mammy goes shopping. But behind her back, the three little angels are real devils.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisLittle School Mouse (1954)
Professor Jerry teaches a course in how to outwit cats, but his pupil seems to know more than Jerry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Gruffalo (2009)
The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisProfessor Tom (1948)
Tom, complete with mortarboard, is teaching a kitten the basics: "cats chase mice." But Jerry keeps subverting this lesson at every opportunity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGet a Horse! (2013)
Mickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow go on a musical wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete tries to run them off the road.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMucho 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
Popcorn FlickMovies 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHatch Up Your Troubles (1949)
A baby woodpecker mistakes Jerry for his mother. The mouse rejects the newly hatched bird but soon finds himself protecting it against his feline nemesis, Tom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCruise Cat (1952)
Tom is the official cat on the cruise ship S.S. Aloha, but he'll be kicked off if the captain finds even one mouse. That one, of course, is Jerry, who sneaks on board just before sailing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMouse for Sale (1955)
Tom sells Jerry to a local pet store that's buying white mice. Yes, Jerry's brown, but a little paint fixes that.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTimid Tabby (1957)
Tom's cousin George, who's terribly afraid of mice, comes to visit. Jerry's confused, since Tom and George look alike.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThree Orphan Kittens (1935)
Three orphan kittens are entering a society house in winter and ruin the furniture. But when they're caught by the maid, the young daughter of the house "rescues" them from the cold outside.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bowling Alley-Cat (1942)
Tom and Jerry are in a bowling alley. Both spend a lot of time sliding on the well-polished lanes. Eventually, Jerry takes up residence among the pins and Tom tries to bowl him down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHorton Hears a Who! (1970)
In this story, Horton discovers there is a microscopic community of intelligent beings called the Who's living on a plant that only he can hear. Recognising the dangers they face, he resolves to keep them safe. However, the other animals around him think Horton has gone crazy thinking that there are such beings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTerra das Canções de Ninar (1933)
A baby is transported to Lullaby Land, where pacifiers grow on trees, diapers, bottles, and potty chairs march on parade, and the gingham dog comes to life. He wanders into the "keep out" cave, full of things like scissors, knives, and fountain pens that are not for baby and begins smashing watches with hammers and playing with giant matches. The matches chase after him; baby escapes by riding a bar of soap across a pond, but the smoke from the matches turns into boogey-men. The benevolent sandman, dressed as a wizard, spots baby hiding and works his magic, bringing us back to the real nursery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wise Little Hen (1934)
Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpeedy Gonzales (1955)
Speedy comes to the aid of a group of mice trying to get the cheese from a factory guarded by Sylvester.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSmarty Cat (1955)
Nobody's home, so Tom invites his alley cat friends in to look at home movies (clips from earlier cartoons where Tom gets the drop on Spike). While they're showing them, Spike sneaks in.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like The Debut of Thomas Cat?
The closest matches to The Debut of Thomas Cat are Puss Gets the Boot (1940), Triplet Trouble (1952) and Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Debut of Thomas Cat?
Start with Puss Gets the Boot (1940), the closest match to The Debut of Thomas Cat.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Debut of Thomas Cat?
Get a Horse! (2013), rated 7.5/10 by 287 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Debut of Thomas Cat?
Get a Horse! (2013) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Debut of Thomas Cat?
Yes: Puss Gets the Boot (1940), Triplet Trouble (1952) and Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992).
How are movies similar to The Debut of Thomas Cat chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Debut of Thomas Cat, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.