Movies like Cats
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Cats (2019)
59K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA, Canada, Australia, China, Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.
Style:
light, enigmatic, humorous, futuristic, cult classic, psychotronic, independent film, bizarre, campy, ridiculous ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
cat, singing, friendship, rebirth, dancing, female protagonist, love, fight, broadway, singer, rescue, actor, outcast, anthropomorphic animal, friend, experiment, theater, hate, migration, talk show host, animal, tiny, resurrection, magic, train ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019
Place:
england, london
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Most similar movies to Cats
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, light and semi serious films with plots about dancing, friendship, singing, song, dance, children and love mostly in Comedy, Musical and Family genres. Some movies like Cats: Company (2011), Gordy (1994), Wicked: For Good (2025), Wicked (2024), Mary Poppins (1964). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Following five couples and their friend Robert (Neil Patrick Harris), the perpetual bachelor, Company explores the true meaning of being in a relationship through a series of vignettes. Winner of the 1971 Tony Award for Best Musical, Neil Patrick ...
Style:
semi serious, stylized, realistic, humorous, feel good
Plot:
live performance, theater, friends, redheaded woman, friendship, concert, bachelor, couple relations, artists and showbiz, love and romance, broadway, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
2K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A talking pig named Gordy becomes involved in a quest to save his family from the slaughterhouse.
Style:
light, feel good, humorous, touching, hilarious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
pig, on the road, talking animal, farm, kids and family, rescue, danger, heroic mission, youth, animal, death, inheritance ...
Place:
boston, st. louis missouri
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they ...
Style:
emotional, dramatic, epic, heartfelt, dark fantasy
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
witch, magic, power struggle, moral ambiguity, transformation, friendship, good versus evil, witchcraft, identity, sisterhood, adaptation, spectacle ...
Similarity:
100%
224K
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
This is the story of how Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, and it involves love, loss, hatred, envy and an unwillingness to accept anything that is different.
Style:
fairy tale, absurd, sinister, crying, powerful ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
bullying, wizard of oz, witch, magic, feminism, abuse of power, talking animal, prejudice, based on broadway musical, dancing, rebellion, fighting the system ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
197K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Style:
feel good, touching, sweet, uplifting, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, toddlers, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, nanny, female protagonist, imagination, mischievous children, kite, child's point of view, child, brother sister relationship, literary, dance, dog ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 1910s, 1930s
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe, britain ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, China, Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, sweet, light, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
cat, transformation, pets, switching bodies, kids and family, happy ending, animal, magic, love, children, redemption, father daughter relationship ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle — a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and great music — living in the ...
Style:
sincere, light, captivating, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
kids
Plot:
crocodile, animal, neighbor, zoo, child, life, gain trust, animal that acts human, family relations, animals family, singing, anthropomorphic animal ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
13-year-old Nate Foster has big Broadway dreams but there’s only one problem — he can’t even land a part in the school play. When his parents leave town, Nate and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple for a once-in-a-lifetime ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, feel good, entertaining, satirical ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
gay interest, nightmare, broadway, teenager, love, teenage boy, best friend, follow your dream, direction and purpose, coping, coming of age, music ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A Bar Mitzvah boy from Manhattan comes to terms with his family's move to the Midwest.
Style:
teen comedy
Plot:
teenage boy, coming of age, social differences, divorced parents, bar mitzvah, parents, based on broadway musical, young boy, dance, first kiss, friend, singing ...
Place:
indiana, new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, Italy, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
Style:
fairy tale, gothic, stylized, melancholic, talky ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
witch, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, woods, good versus evil, singing, broadway, wizards and magicians, cinderella, medieval, imaginary, fantasy world ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
24%
53K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is ...
Style:
feel good, period piece, sentimental, entertaining, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
orphan, little girl, child, redhead girl, broadway, dancing, childhood, dance, coming of age, wealth, love, orphanage ...
Time:
90s, year 1982, 1930s, 20th century, year 1933 ...
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
24%
30K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
After the PTA of a conservative high school in Indiana bans same-sex couples from attending the annual prom, a gang of flamboyant Broadway stars try to boost their image by showing up to support two lesbian students.
Style:
sincere, thought provoking, sentimental, captivating, comedy drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, teens
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, lesbian teen, lgbt teen, prom, gay, high school, lesbian interest, sapphic, lesbian love, civil rights, lgbtqi ...
Time:
2000s, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, new york, ohio
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Rock-and-roll icon Conrad Birdie is about to go into the Army, and plans are being made to arrange his final going-away concert.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
dancing, theater, couples, friends, teenage life, rock, musician's life, lifestyle, contests and competitions, ambition, artists and showbiz, performer's life ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, captivating, feel good
Plot:
live performance, theater, dance, fat girl, racism, equality, race, broadway, dancing, society, rivalry, social relations ...
Time:
60s, year 1962
Place:
baltimore, maryland
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Sherina is now an adult and works as a journalist. While Sadam is no longer Mami's child but a traveler. The two then went on an adventure in the jungles of Borneo.
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jungle, orangutan, worker, police arrest, arrest, cookie, train, journey, job, partner, planet, police ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one heck of a growth spurt, becomes a gigantic dog and attracts the attention of a ...
Style:
3d animation, sentimental, light, sincere, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dog, puppy, animal, pet dog, little girl, giant, kaiju, friendship, talking animal, school, urban setting, friend ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Denmark, Australia, Canada, India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she ...
Style:
light, fairy tale, sincere, atmospheric, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, teens, adult
Plot:
magic, flying, nanny, female protagonist, imagination, levitation, fatherhood, drawing, family relations, love, housekeeper, discipline ...
Time:
1930s, future
Place:
big ben london, england, london
Similarity:
22%
145K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Pleasantly plump teenager, Tracy Turnblad and her best friend, Penny Pingleton audition to be on The Corny Collins Show – and Tracy wins. But when scheming Amber Von Tussle and her mother plot to destroy Tracy, it turns to chaos.
Style:
rom com, romantic, teen, cute, lyrical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, kids ...
Plot:
dance, dancing, dream come true, teenage girl, artists and showbiz, fat girl, teenage love, interracial romance, racism, broadway, follow your dream, music ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 60s, year 1962, 2000s
Place:
baltimore, usa, maryland
Similarity:
21%
Movie in collections
312K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Singapore, Canada, Czech Republic, Serbia, China
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name.
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, entertaining, visually stunning, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
aladdin, arabian nights, wish fulfillment, genie, princess, magic, disney princess, giant bird, palace, sultan, happy ending, shapeshifting ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, 18th century
Place:
baghdad iraq, arabia, saudi arabia, middle east, iraq
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and future.
Style:
funny, christmas special, humorous, talky, christmas classics ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, adult, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, ghost, muppets, childhood, redemption, christmas carol, lost love, charles dickens, puppetry, scrooge, greed ...
Time:
19th century, year 1992, 1840s, 90s, 1800s ...
Place:
england, london, usa, europe
Similarity:
21%
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:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Claude Duty's feature-length debut Filles Perdues, Cheveux Gras (Hypnotized and Hysterical, (Hairstylist Wanted)) is an offbeat comedy about three women. Elodi (Olivia Bonamy) is a struggling single mother. Natacha (Marina Fois) is an upbeat ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, black comedy ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
friendship, family relations, human nature, best friend, love and romance, introspection, couples, storytelling, mother daughter relationship, single mother, friends, pets ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, family comedy, lighthearted, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
peanuts, children, childhood, friendship, heartwarming, comic book, adaptation, light comedy, innocence, stage musical, slice of life, superhero ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, tense, funny, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dream, nightmare, boy, father, monster, king, girl, secret, adventure hero, superhero, dancing, 11 year old girl ...
Similarity:
100%
142K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, 3d animation, colorful, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
childhood, friendship, deforestation, environmental, environment, justice, environmentalism, greed, talking animal, chase, heroes, society ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A modern reimagining of the traditional tale of the orphaned girl with an evil stepmother.
Style:
fairy tale, rom com, costume drama, captivating, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens
Plot:
cinderella, cinderella story, evil stepmother, magic, kingdom, true love, love and romance, princess, love, prince, fairy, happy ending ...
Time:
future, 19th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
19K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a 24-year-old schoolteacher named Dorothy Gale (Diana Ross) lives with her Aunt Em (Theresa Merritt) and Uncle Henry (Stanley Greene). Extremely introverted, she ...
Style:
stylized, cult classic, dark drama, sweet, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
wizard of oz, broadway, black, scarecrow, magic, fantasy world, dancing, music, african american, wizard, black woman, dog ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
new york, harlem, new york city, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Style:
surreal, clever, stylized, allegory, mind blowing ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family outing, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
animal, monkey, piglet, kids and family, heartwarming, culture clash, children, anthropomorphism, talking dog, ape, animal protagonist, mission ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place:
manhattan new york city, sydney australia, australia, new york
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the tradition of disney's classic holiday tales comes a heartwarming movie about the power of giving and the true meaning of christmas. Discover how the legendary friendship of Santa Claus and Santa Paws began in the inspiring original film, ...
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, feel good, christmas classics
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, santa claus, christmas, pets, friendship, youth, animal life, orphan, save the day, young heroes, disorder, memory loss ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When the secret notebook of a young girl who fancies herself a spy is found by her friends, her speculations make her very unpopular! Can she win her friends back?
Style:
intense, entertaining, enigmatic, epic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing
Plot:
friendship, teenage girl, bullying, child, coming of age, childhood, espionage, notebook, best friend, lone hero, secrets, disorder ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
new york
Similarity:
20%
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