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Movies like Outside (2020)

The best movies like Outside (2020) are Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red (2022), Solid Serenade (1946) and The Bodyguard (1944). If Outside hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red (2022)

    A feature length documentary about the all-women team at the helm of Pixar's original feature, Turning Red. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to Director Domee Shi and her core leadership crew, this story shines a light on the powerful professional and personal journeys that brought this incredibly comical, utterly relatable, and deeply heartfelt story to the screen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Solid 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

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  3. The 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

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  4. Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020)

    Featuring interviews with filmmakers and industry legends, discover the origins and evolution of The Joker, and learn why The Clown Prince of Crime is universally hailed as the greatest comic-book supervillain of all time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Very Nice, Very Nice (1961)

    Arthur Lipsett's first film is an avant-garde blend of photography and sound. It looks behind the business-as-usual face we put on life and shows anxieties we want to forget. It is made of dozens of pictures that seem familiar, with fragments of speech heard in passing and, between times, a voice saying, "Very nice, very nice." The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Casanova 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

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  7. Being James Bond (2021)

    Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Our Wife (1931)

    Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and run away to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. No Time for Nuts (2006)

    Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Far 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

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  11. Barbecue Brawl (1956)

    Spike is showing his son Tyke how to barbecue when his cooking is disrupted by a typical Tom-and-Jerry chase.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Sea 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

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  13. Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)

    Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Beau Hunks (1931)

    Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Forky 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

  16. Pigeon: Impossible (2009)

    The tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2012)

    After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2012.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Day & 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

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  19. A Woman (1915)

    Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. Charlie leads him into a lake. Both dozing ladies on the bench fall for Charlie and invite him for dinner. The father returns home with a friend. Charlie rushes upstairs and dresses like a woman, shaving his mustache. Both men fall for Charlie.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. His 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

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  21. Warm Snow (2015)

    An animated short about the relationship between a father and his grown up daughter. The daughter is waiting for her dinner and is irritated by her father’s nagging questions and suggestions. Soon we’re transported into the surreal and snowy world swirling in her head.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  22. Nevermind The Grief (1983)

    A soldier served a long time service. He took as a reward an old drum and went where his eyes were looking. He walked for a long time, and went to the hut, and in it the small girl was crying, because the fierce witch has destroyed her parents.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  23. It's a Wonderful Day (1975)

    The cartoon based on the works of Alexander Pushkin was created on the basis of drawings from the exhibition "Pushkin through the eyes of children".

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  24. Fesu Gojira 3: Gaigan Raishū (2022)

    Some time after Godzilla's battle with Hedorah, a new threat emerges. Gigan, a cyborg dinosaur from the outer space, confronts Godzilla while trying to invade the Earth.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  25. In Between (2017)

    A group of young people deals with the strange things happening in the weekend cottage.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  26. New Horizons (2015)

    A brief visualisation of NASA’s historic spacecrafts Mariner, Pioneer, Voyager, and Dawn, exploring the solar system, culminating in the New Horizons mission.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  27. Drop by Sometimes (2013)

    Emmy works the night shift in the drugstore that night. She is a young girl, enormously fat and old-fashioned. While she, like every other night, kindly serves the customers in the late hours, does not even remotely sense danger...

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  28. True Life Romance (1985)

    Performance video about a holiday romance at St Ives, Cornwall.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  29. Ashes and Dust (2020)

    When her grandfather unexpectedly dies, Ane is forced to leave the big city and return to her hometown. Her homecoming leads to a tense reencounter with the women in her family that takes a bizarre turn when she becomes suspicious of the funeral parlour's actions.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  30. Vegeversary (2022)

    A bunny's friends take her on a meat-bender to celebrate her vegan anniversary, indulging in the kinds of foods she avoids all year long.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Outside?

The closest matches to Outside are Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red (2022), Solid Serenade (1946) and The Bodyguard (1944). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Outside?

Start with Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red (2022), the closest match to Outside.

What is the highest-rated movie like Outside?

Far from the Tree (2021), rated 8.1/10 by 395 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Outside?

Fesu Gojira 3: Gaigan Raishū (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Outside?

Yes: Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red (2022), Solid Serenade (1946) and The Bodyguard (1944).

How are movies similar to Outside chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Outside, 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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