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10 Best Movies Like Rent-a-Cat

If you loved Rent-a-Cat, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
10 Lives

10 Lives

2024★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent-a-Cat for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When he loses his ninth life, fate s...

#2
Nine Lives

Nine Lives

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent-a-Cat for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat....

#3
If Cats Disappeared from the World

If Cats Disappeared from the World

2016★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent-a-Cat for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in ...

#4
Rudolf the Black Cat

Rudolf the Black Cat

2016★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent-a-Cat for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Rudolf, a black stray cat, is suddenly separated from his beloved master. He unexpectedly wakes up in a long-distance truck that takes him to metropolis Tokyo. There, he meets Ippa...

#5
A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent-a-Cat for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends hi...

#6
Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent-a-Cat for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board....

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