Movies Like Nine Lives (2016)

Nine Lives is a 2016 comedy, family, fantasy film from Barry Sonnenfeld with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Miss Minoes and The Sword in the Stone.

Comedy Family Fantasy

Miss Minoes

2001

A cat who turns into a young woman helps a journalist protect their town from a factory boss with an evil plan.

6.7

MagicScore

The Sword in the Stone

1963

Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.

7.2

MagicScore

The Shaggy Dog

2006

The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.

4.9

MagicScore

Miss Granny

2014

An unappreciated old granny magically turns 20 years old again and decides to make the most of her newfound youth.

7.3

MagicScore

Every Day

2018

16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the next day will bring.

7.3

MagicScore

Brother Bear

2003

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 introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams.

7.3

MagicScore

Primal

2010

Anja and five friends join anthroplogy student, Dace, on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when Mel becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole. Feverish, bleeding, confused, she physically and mentally regresses to a vicious predatory state. Mel has gone primal. Mel’s lover and friends realise they are the prey as she savagely hunts them down. Before they can escape another one of them starts to regress, posing a hideous choice; kill their friends or be killed by them. Their only hope of survival is through a cave, where Anja learns too late the meaning of the ancient rock art they came to study.

5.2

MagicScore

Cats & Dogs

2001

When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet supremacy. The fur flies as the feline faction, led by Mr. Tinkles, squares off against wide-eyed puppy Lou and his canine cohorts.

5.4

MagicScore

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993

Before the Seavers leave for a family vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets -- Chance, an adventurous American bulldog; Shadow, a wise golden retriever; and Sassy, a cautious cat -- at a friend's ranch. But when the animals start to worry that they've been left for good, the three embark together on a treacherous and thrilling journey to find their way back home through the California wilderness.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

Garfield

2004

Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't want. Competition.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

That Darn Cat

1997

While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enlists skeptical law enforcement help to find the victim before it's too late.

5.0

MagicScore

#12

The Incredible Journey

1963

The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?

6.7

MagicScore

#13

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

1986

When Milo the cat and Otis the dog are separated, they each set off on an adventurous and often perilous quest across mountains, plains, and snow-covered lands to reunite with one another.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Cat's Eye

1985

Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Pet Sematary

2019

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Sleepwalkers

1992

Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

Cat People

1942

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Cat People

1982

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

Oh! Baby

2019

A 70-year-old woman transforms into her 24-year-old self after she's photographed at a studio, changing her life and those of the people around her forever.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Freaky Friday

1976

School girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. On a normal Friday morning, both complain about each other and wish they could have the easy life of their daughter/mother for just one day and their wishes come true as a bit of magic puts Annabel in Mrs. Andrews' body and vice versa. They both have a Freaky Friday.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Nine Lives?

The top films similar to Nine Lives by MovieMagicScore are Miss Minoes (6.7), The Sword in the Stone (7.2), The Shaggy Dog (4.9). Each shares comedy/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Nine Lives worth watching?

Nine Lives holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 1,101 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Nine Lives?

Nine Lives (2016) is a comedy, family, fantasy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell.

Where can I find more recommendations like Nine Lives?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Nine Lives

This ranked list pairs Nine Lives (2016), a comedy and family and fantasy film from Barry Sonnenfeld, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kevin Spacey take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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