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The 25 Best Cat Movies for Your Family

Cat movies you can enjoy with the entire family, including links to watch, rent or buy.

The 25 Best Cat Movies for Your Family

There’s something about cat movies that make you smile! Do you have a kitty-loving family? Grab some snacks (like these options from 6 Fun Snacks for Kids) and settle in for some feline fun.

What better way to spend a lazy weekend than checking out these 25 best (family-friendly) cat movies:

Kitty Cartoons
 

  1. The Aristocats (Watch the trailer on YouTube.)
  2. Oliver & Company
  3. Cats Don’t Dance
  4. Garfield’s Pet Force (View the trailer at IMDB.)
  5. An American Tail (Watch the trailer on Rotten Tomatoes.)
  6. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
  7. Tom and Jerry: The Movie
  8. Gay Purr-ee
  9. Alice in Wonderland (Watch the trailer on YouTube.)
  10. The Great Mouse Detective
  11. The Rescuers
  12. Garfield: The Movie
  13. Shrek 2
  14. Puss in Boots (Watch the trailer on Rotten Tomatoes.)
  15. A Cat in Paris

Live-Action Cats
 

  1. That Darn Cat
  2. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (Watch the trailer on Disney’s website.)
  3. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
  4. The Adventures of Milo and Otis (Watch the trailer on Crackle’s YouTube channel.)
  5. The Cat from Outer Space
  6. Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever (Check out the trailer on Amazon.)
  7. The Incredible Journey (1963)
  8. Miss Minoes
  9. Rhubarb
  10. Cats & Dogs

To learn why a cat might be a great addition to your family, check out 6 Ways Cats Make Your Life Better.

Do you have a favorite movie that features cats? Let us know in the comments!

Margie Mars is the mother of eight, Oma of three and mama to a chocolate lab with OCD. She writes for several top parenting sites on family, pet and health topics, specializes in attachment parenting and autism.