20 movies like That Darn Cat, ordered by similarity : Paddington 2(2017), Frankenweenie(2012), Baby's Day Out(1994), Dennis the Menace(1993), That Darn Cat!(1965), Dora and the Lost City of Gold(2019), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days(2012), Abominable(2019), A Simple Favor(2018), SCOOB!(2020), The Addams Family(2019), Over the Hedge(2006) ...
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1997
89 Minutes
Christina Ricci Doug E. Doug Dean Jones George Dzundza Peter Boyle Michael McKean Bess Armstrong Diane Cannon John Ratzenberger Megan Cavanagh Estelle Parsons
teen girl fbi agent cat mother husband maid amusing playful massachusetts suburb mansion gas station house kidnapping investigation pets ransom boredom small-town life mystery
A maid is kidnapped and scratches a message onto D.C. the cat's collar and when his owner Patti discovers this, she plays amateur detective with the help of D.C. to try to find the culprits.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|France|USA|China|Canada
2017
103 Minutes
Hugh Grant Sally Hawkins Hugh Bonneville Brendan Gleeson Julie Walters Jim Broadbent Samuel Joslin Madeleine Harris Peter Capaldi Tom Conti Joanna Lumley
teddy bear family aunt amusing charming confident creative inspiring lighthearted playful positive united kingdom london theft family life investigation mystery adventure quest
Paddington (Ben Whishaw), now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's (Imelda Staunton's) 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2012
87 Minutes
nerd dog science teacher father mother girl quirky playful amusing household town graveyard human-animal friendship scientific experiments resurrection saving the day metamorphosis wretched excess 2010s
When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1994
98 Minutes
Joe Mantegna Lara Flynn Boyle Joe Pantoliano Brian Haley Cynthia Nixon Fred Dalton Thompson John Neville Matthew Glave Brigid Duffy Eddie Bracken Adam Robert Worton
baby kidnapper con artist mother father kidnapped child amusing lighthearted playful chicago hideout mansion department store zoo construction site kidnapping escape ransom family ineptitude
After three kidnappers lose the baby they have kidnapped, both the cops and kidnappers go looking for the baby.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1993
96 Minutes
Walter Matthau Mason Gamble Joan Plowright Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Robert Stanton Paul Winfield Amy Sakasitz Kellen Hathaway Billie Bird Arnold Stang
young boy neighbor wife burglar mother father amusing madcap river suburbia party garage backyard suburban life kidnapping practical jokes summer vacation robbery transformation adventure
When his parents have to go out of town, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who's arrived in town.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Hayley Mills Dean Jones Dorothy Provine Roddy McDowall Neville Brand Elsa Lanchester William Demarest Frank Gorshin Richard Eastham Grayson Hall Ed Wynn
young woman sister cat fbi agent bank robber bank teller amusing lighthearted united states household apartment cats siblings investigation kidnapping romance mystery discovery 1960s
After a kidnapped bank teller uses a neighbor's wandering cat to send an S.O.S., the F.B.I. assigns a cat-allergic Agent to the case.
Mystery & Thriller, Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
USA|Mexico|Australia
2019
102 Minutes
Isabela Moner Eugenio Derbez Michael Peña Eva Longoria Adriana Barraza Temuera Morrison Jeff Wahlberg Nicholas Coombe Madeleine Madden Christopher Kirby Isela Vega
young girl monkey explorer teenager parent playful fascinating engaging charming amusing high school classroom house outdoors growing up mystery adventure saving the day inca empire adventure
Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA|Canada
2012
94 Minutes
Zachary Gordon Robert Capron Devon Bostick Rachael Harris Steve Zahn Peyton List Grayson Russell Karan Brar Laine MacNeil
boy father mother best friend love interest brother amusing playful suburbia household country club swimming pool adolescence schemes summer vacation fitting in underdog growing up 2010s
School's out. Summer vacation is on. However, Greg may not have the best summer vacation ever. What could go wrong?
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|China|Japan
2019
97 Minutes
yeti teen girl friend financier zoologist thrilling amusing gripping playful roof apartment building big city corporate headquarters island boat family reunification magical creatures fortune hunters rescue love
Three teenagers must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding a wealthy man and a zoologist who want him for their own needs.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2018
117 Minutes
Anna Kendrick Blake Lively Henry Golding Ian Ho Joshua Satine Andrew Rannells Kelly McCormack Aparna Nancherla Rupert Friend Bashir Salahuddin Jean Smart
widow son friend husband single mother missing person sultry tense intricate confident dark thrilling suburb house school kitchen river airplane missing persons mysterious past
Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2020
94 Minutes
scooby-doo boy high-school student teen girl teen boy ghost amusing lighthearted playful high school beach bedroom secret location spaceship ghosts apocalypse secret past legacy destiny mystery
Scooby and the gang face their most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this dogpocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
Canada|USA
2019
87 Minutes
father mother son daughter uncle grandmother creepy offbeat amusing brooding mansion family home suburbia neighborhood family dysfunction family relationships real estate saving the day pursuit rivalry
The eccentrically macabre family moves to a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams' friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exacerbates conflict between the families.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2006
83 Minutes
raccoon human hero villain cat con artist amusing thrilling heartwarming charming forest suburbia house vehicle suburb woods food following orders wild animals extermination
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|France|USA
2010
109 Minutes
Emma Thompson Maggie Gyllenhaal Rhys Ifans Maggie Smith Sam Kelly Sinead Matthews Katy Brand Oscar Steer Asa Butterfield Lil Woods Eros Vlahos
nanny mother child soldier amusing playful farm household london education war parenthood aspirations childhood magic discovery adventure quest 19th century
Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Jeremy Degruson
cat talking animal rabbit mouse magician amusing engaging fascinating wild mansion abandoned child magical house saving the day adventure discovery rise rescue mystery 21st century
The possibly exaggerated origin story of the real life alien bluegrass band, Future Folk, that has been playing for NYC audiences for the better part of a decade.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
2004
107 Minutes
Jim Carrey Liam Aiken Emily Browning Kara Hoffman Shelby Hoffman Timothy Spall Catherine O'Hara Billy Connolly Meryl Streep Luis Guzman Jamie Harris
sister brother baby villain uncle aunt amusing quirky engaging house lake attic mansion burning house alternate reality family siblings deception murder bad behavior
A dastardly count (Jim Carrey) plots to steal an inheritance from three young orphans (Liam Aiken, Emily Browning) placed in his care.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1976
95 Minutes
Barbara Harris Jodie Foster John Astin Patsy Kelly Vicki Schreck Dick Van Patten Sorrell Booke Alan Oppenheimer Kaye Ballard Ruth Buzzi Marc McClure
housewife daughter brother husband classmate principal airy emotional madcap school suburbia household trading places mother/daughter relationship rebellion magic role reversal self-discovery metamorphosis quest
A mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each other's lives on one strange Friday.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1999
92 Minutes
woody buzz lightyear mr. potato head collector cowgirl prospector amusing playful charming family home toy store abduction road trip rebellion pursuit transformation quest 1990s
When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends set out on a rescue mission to save Woody before he becomes a museum toy property with his roundup gang Jessie, Prospector, and Bullseye.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
95 Minutes
young girl mother father imaginary friend teacher friend amusing charming emotional san francisco house imaginary world school dining room street emotion moving change adaptation hockey
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1961
79 Minutes
dog husband wife cruella de vil henchman police officer amusing endearing lighthearted family home london castle park animal cruelty family kidnapping dogs rescue pursuit 1960s
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.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1964
93 Minutes
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Leon Ames Stuart Erwin Alan Hewitt Connie Gilchrist Dal McKennon Norman Grabowski Kelly Thordsen Michael Fox Burt Mustin
judge scientist hypnotist girl student monkey quirky amusing college courtroom laboratory massachusetts house inventions hypnosis kidnapping crime extrasensory perception writing discovery
Merlin Jones, a precocious and intelligent high-school boy, experiments with hypnosis and creates a mind-reading machine. However, his experiments land him in deep trouble with the law.