Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- whimsical
- chaotic
- family movie night
- children's viewing
What critics said
Available audience reception is strongly negative, with the low IMDb score suggesting that the film's familiar premise and execution failed to satisfy viewers broadly.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The transported heroes encounter a disgraced god, a phoenix helper, a Heavenly Master, and the Golden City in ancient China.
The glowing ornate compass transports Tom and Jerry and becomes the key to finding their way home.
Tom and Jerry begin in a museum chase but must work together after being stranded in a distant era.
The plot begins with Jerry stealing through a museum while Tom, a trainee security guard, tries to stop him, escalating into slapstick chaos.
Films like Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass, and why
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
animated slapstick comedy featuring a cat-and-mouse rivalry that gradually requires cooperation
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
family-oriented animated fantasy adventure involving time displacement, magical objects, and comic animal characters
Ne Zha
colorful Chinese animated fantasy adventure built around mythical figures, magical quests, and broad comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Zhang Gang
- Release Date
- 2025-08-02
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (58)
Cast
- John Shang
- Ruan Yifei
- Jiang Wen
- Shun Zi
- Lan Long
- Tu Xiongfei
- Li Baixin
- Li Hanlin
- Zhang Wenjie
- Bai Weiche
Common questions
- What is Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass about?
- A museum chase catapults Tom and Jerry into an ancient Chinese fantasy world where their rivalry must give way to teamwork.
- What is Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass as mild.
- What did critics think of Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass?
- Available audience reception is strongly negative, with the low IMDb score suggesting that the film's familiar premise and execution failed to satisfy viewers broadly.
- Which films are like Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass?
- Films with a similar feel include Tom and Jerry: The Movie, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, and Ne Zha.
- How long is Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass?
- Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass runs 99 minutes.
