Movies like That Darn Cat!
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That Darn Cat! (1965)
9K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wrist watch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than she imagined.
Style:
humorous, retro, family comedy, hilarious, lighthearted, semi serious, fairy tale, funny, light, romantic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
cat, kidnapping, animal, siamese cat, dog, fbi, bank robbery, happy ending, investigation, hostage, suburbs, surveillance, map, fbi investigation, landlady, siblings, federal bureau of investigation, heist, misfit, pets, missing person, rescue, bank, chases and races, law enforcement ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
los angeles, san francisco
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Most similar movies to That Darn Cat!
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, semi serious and entertaining films with plots about disorder, family, slug, dog, animal, pets and friends mostly in Comedy, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like That Darn Cat!: The Ugly Dachshund (1966), The Love Bug (1968), The Shaggy D.A. (1976), The Million Dollar Duck (1971), Snowball Express (1972). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Garrisons (Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette) are the "proud parents" of three adorable dachshund pups -- and one overgrown Great Dane named Brutus, who nevertheless thinks of himself as a dainty dachsie. His identity crisis results in ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, light, sweet, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, animal, dachshund, family drama, justice, happy ending, pets, disorder, mistaken identity, family life, best friend, misfit ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Herbie is a car - but no ordinary car. The story follows the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own from the showroom to the race track, with various close escapes in between. Three further Herbie movies were to follow.
Style:
humorous, sweet, entertaining, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
car, auto racing, racing, car race, hippie, race, auto mechanic, happy ending, chase, rivalry, adaptation, mentor ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
san francisco, california, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wilby Daniels, a successful lawyer running for District Attorney, suddenly finds himself being transformed into an English sheepdog. Somehow he has to keep his change a secret and find just what is causing it, all the while eluding the local dog ...
Style:
slapstick, humorous, semi serious, feel good, psychotronic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
dog, animal, lawyer, animal life, transformation, curse, district attorney, law, conspiracy, body swapping, danger, youth ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
Style:
melancholic, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
duck, treasure hunt, stereotypes, multiple storylines, good versus evil, professor, magic, justice, odd couple, fish out of water, experiment gone awry, partner ...
Time:
year 1971
Place:
australia, san francisco, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and moves the family west to run it. Only to find that the place is a wreck. But together they decide to try to fix it up and run it. But Martin Ridgeway, ...
Style:
family comedy, slapstick, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
mountain, skiing, snow, rocky mountains, ski resort, winter, loan, hotel, family relations, starting over, against the odds, resort ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
usa, colorado, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Marsha Robinson, host of a TV cooking show, takes her family on a working vacation to a South Seas Island, but their yacht is hijacked by pirates, and then shipwrecked, and the Robinsons must survive Marsha's complaints while they build a ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, family comedy ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
pirate, survival, fish out of water, escapades, family life, danger, screwball, disorder, cooking and food, island, bonding, children ...
Time:
90s
Place:
fictional island
Similarity:
100%
19K
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When Phil and Debbie Winslow relocate from their native Kansas to the sunny climes of Orange County, their big-hearted, havoc-wreaking Great Dane gets a taste of the dog's life, California-style.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, sentimental, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, great dane, pets, talking animal, talking dog, dalmatian, pitbull, talking cat, animal life, nothing goes right, german shepherd, husky dog ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, north america, canada
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pompous rich family.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, youth, pets, human dog relationship, family relations, saint bernard dog, partner, mistaken identity, fish out of water, parents and children, escapades, disorder ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and seeks the help of a scientist in order to ...
Style:
cute, mysterious, humorous, freeze frame, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
cat, talking cat, alien, dog, benign alien, human alien relationship, space, friendly alien, telekinesis, space and aliens, mind power, psychokinesis ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, 80s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this until it's too late and is carried off to gangster boss Leo Smooth, who wants Ace to do a job for him. Fearing for his life, Jack plays his ...
Style:
hilarious, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
pre-teens, date night
Plot:
mistaken identity, heist, artwork, gangster, silly humor, escape, disorder, hitman, estate, tough heroes, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
60s, 1930s
Place:
paris france, france, new york
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Everyone's favorite St. Bernard returns in this family film about man's best friend. Richard Newton, his wife Beth and kids Brennan and Sara shove off in their camper for a road trip. Along the way, they gain a new passenger: slobbery ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, independent film, feel good
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
dog, human dog relationship, animal, pets, family relations, family life, silly humor, disorder, escapades, nothing goes right, parents and children, mischievous children ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Live action adaptation of a Disney Classic. When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Style:
retro, fairy tale, anamorphic, parody, hilarious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, girls' night, kids, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, animal, dalmatian, pets, childhood, puppy, kids and family, talking animal, fashion designer, profanity, canine, wedding ...
Time:
year 1996, 20th century, 90s
Place:
big ben london, england, europe, britain, london
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, animal, youth, saint bernard dog, family relations, friendship, family life, partner, best friend, friends, escapades, odd couple ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Lisa Dolittle sends her daughter to 'Durango', a Dude Ranch, to find herself. While there, she uses her talent to talk to the animals in order to save Durango from being taken over by a neighboring Ranch.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, romantic, offbeat
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
pets, friends, family life, family relations, animal, talking animal, misfit, imaginary, disorder, teenage life, partner, youth ...
Time:
year 2006
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Benji is lost and becomes a stray animal in Athens, Greece, trying to reunite with his family while secret agents pursue him, trying to get a formula which was glued to his paw in order to get it past customs.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, feel good, humorous, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, animal, friendship, pets, chase, doberman, canine, kidnapping, espionage, anti hero, partner, family relations ...
Time:
70s
Place:
greece, europe, athens greece, crete
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
veterinarian, silly humor, kids and family, heroic mission, race against time, danger, pets, escapades, save the day, imaginary, disorder, catastrophe ...
Time:
year 2008
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't ...
Style:
entertaining, light, 3d animation, not serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
cat, talking animal, pets, happy ending, disorder, animal life, rescue, adaptation, animal shelter, runaway, comic book, truth ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a large and lovable St. Bernard whose fabulous movie "audition" catapults the dog to stardom. However, a trio of unscrupulous ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, pets, human animal relationship, filmmaking, danger, rescue, disorder, mischievous children, odd couple, fish out of water, hollywood, animal ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Maya Dolittle can talk to animals. She gets discovered and Tiffany Monaco, a Hollywood star, brings her to L.A. to help her little puppy, who turns out to be a boy.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, unusual plot structure, contemplative
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
dog, pets, hollywood, showbiz, disorder, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, follow your dream, kids and family, supernatural, urban ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Hard-as-nails cop Jake Stone moves in with the Robbersons so he can watch a hitman who has moved in next door. The Hitman is one thing, but can you survive the Robberson family.
Style:
humorous, light, emotional, sitcom, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
housewife, unlikely friendships, police surveillance, justice, family relations, disorder, frame up, odd couple, nothing goes right, goofy hero, fish out of water, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california
Similarity:
38%
921
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
dog, caper, rescue, escapades, crime gone awry, rivalry, disorder, danger, odd couple, nothing goes right, stash, animal ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the ...
Style:
clever, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
dog, pets, goofy hero, animal, friendship, crime gone awry, fish out of water, hidden identity, danger, save the day, nothing goes right, mischievous children ...
Place:
alaska, seattle
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the ...
Style:
humorous, surreal, melancholic, funny, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
prison, crime gone awry, electric chair, dysfunctional family, escapades, mistaken identity, cons and scams, prison life, false accusation, dishonesty, misfit, criminal heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
tennessee
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, humorous, light, romantic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, orphan, mischievous children, siblings relations, husky dog, young heroes, pets, animal, hotel, pitbull, friends, happy ending ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco, antarctica
Similarity:
37%
3K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Bingo, the runaway circus dog, is off the leash and saving Chuckie's life! Bingo and the boy become the best of friends in this canine comedy featuring doggy disguises and skateboarding, pinball and prison. Chuckie and his parents (Cindy ...
Style:
humorous, touching, not serious, spoof, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, friendship, on the road, american football, rescue, escapades, youth, pets, kidnapping, boy dog relationship, dysfunctional family, trial ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK, Monaco
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely alliance, the outrageous Waddlesworth... a parrot who thinks he's a Rottweiler... teams up with ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, girls' night
Plot:
dog, dalmatian, pets, animal, puppy, talking animal, released from prison, children, happy ending, chase, parole officer, escapades ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
england, paris france, europe, tower bridge london, london ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Josh is off to his first year of college and buddy has stayed behind with joshs little sister andrea and the rest of the family. Adrea attempting to fit in with her jr. High classmates decides to join the baseball team and along the way discovers ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, semi serious
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
dog, golden retriever, baseball, pets, sport team, youth, contests and competitions, underdog, family relations, disorder, fish out of water, family life ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Disney's irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them halfway across the world to the ruins of ancient Egypt. With the help of some exotic new friends, this epic adventure is a treasure trove of pure Buddy fun. In a ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, semi serious, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
dog, pets, youth, young heroes, friendship, escapades, danger, heroes, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, friends, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for two hapless safe crackers, they become part of the plan.
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, feel good, slapstick ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
safecracker, youth, coming of age, family relations, kidnapping, friendship, airport, chase, silly humor, partner, friends, disorder ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Garfield is back and this time Garfield and his canine sidekick Odie follows their owner, Jon Arbuckle, to England, the U.K. may never recover, as Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherited a castle.
Style:
entertaining, funny, not serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, teens ...
Plot:
talking cat, talking animal, animal, cat, dog, partner, friendship, disorder, resort, rescue, dishonesty, danger ...
Time:
20th century, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe
Similarity:
37%
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