32 Movies Like The Great Mouse Detective (1986) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View The Great Mouse Detective details →If you loved The Great Mouse Detective (1986) by Ron Clements, here are 32 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Tintin, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to The Great Mouse Detective
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with The Great Mouse Detective in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Guy Ritchie
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
In common: Adventure · Crime · Mystery
The Adventures of Tintin
2011 · Steven Spielberg
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mys
In common: Adventure · Animation · Mystery
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Guy Ritchie
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 advantage over the dete
In common: Adventure · Crime · Mystery
Enola Holmes 2
2022 · Harry Bradbeer
Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the hel
In common: Adventure · Crime · Mystery
Hoodwinked!
2005 · Cory Edwards
Little Red Riding Hood: A classic story, but there's more to every tale than meets the eye. Before you judge a book by its cover, you've got to flip through the pages. In the re-telling of this classi
In common: Animation · Crime
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 · Akiva Schaffer
Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalg
In common: Adventure · Animation
Enola Holmes
2020 · Harry Bradbeer
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
In common: Adventure · Crime · Mystery
The Pink Panther
2006 · Shawn Levy
When the coach of the France football team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium at the end of a game, and his huge, expensive ring with the Pink Panther diamond disappears, the ambitious Chief
In common: Adventure · Crime
The Land Before Time
1988 · Don Bluth
An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four othe
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Peter Rabbit
2018 · Will Gluck
Peter Rabbit's feud with Mr. McGregor escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door.
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996 · Tad Stones
Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of course, the always entertaining Genie—face all sorts of terrifying threats and make some exciting last-minute esc
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024 · Barry Jenkins
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their desti
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Finding Nemo
2003 · Andrew Stanton
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Do
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Mulan
1998 · Tony Bancroft
When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, b
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Tarzan
1999 · Chris Buck
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
The Jungle Book
1967 · Wolfgang Reitherman
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Brother Bear
2003 · Aaron Blaise
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Finding Dory
2016 · Andrew Stanton
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 · John Lounsbery
Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christo
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 · Travis Knight
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Robin Hood
1973 · Wolfgang Reitherman
With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wil
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Brother Bear 2
2006 · Ben Gluck
Kenai finds his childhood human friend Nita and the two embark on a journey to burn the amulet he gave to her before he was a bear, much to Koda's dismay.
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
The Good Dinosaur
2015 · Peter Sohn
An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Dean DeBlois
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village
In common: Adventure · Animation · Family
Year One
2009 · Harold Ramis
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
In common: Adventure
The Losers
2010 · Sylvain White
On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men join forces with a mysterious operative named Ais
In common: Adventure · Crime
Zootopia 2
2025 · Jared Bush
After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal me
In common: Adventure · Animation
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · Hayao Miyazaki
After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsi
In common: Adventure · Animation
Mother
2009 · Bong Joon Ho
A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.
In common: Crime · Mystery
Rio
2011 · Carlos Saldanha
Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the las
In common: Animation · Adventure
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
In common: Crime · Mystery
The Color Purple
1985 · Steven Spielberg
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equ
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