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10 Best Movies Like The Great Mouse Detective

If you loved The Great Mouse Detective, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

2010★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Mouse Detective for fans of Animation & Family & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Tom and Jerry need to learn to work together in order to help Sherlock Holmes with an investigation of a jewel theft. But still, they are cat and mouse!...

#2
One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

1961★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Mouse Detective for fans of Animation & Family & Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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....

#3
The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Mouse Detective for fans of Animation & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates ...

#4
The Aristocats

The Aristocats

1970★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Mouse Detective for fans of Animation & Family & Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, lea...

#5
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Mouse Detective for fans of Mystery & Crime & Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an adv...

#6
The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo's Child

2011★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Mouse Detective for fans of Animation & Family & Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of ...

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