Tom and Jerry: The Forbidden Compass

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Release Date:

Sep 4, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 44m

Synopsis

During a chase inside a museum, Tom and Jerry find a magical object and end up being transported through time. Lost in a distant era, they will need to work together to find a way back home.
Moviegoers are saying
Reviewers agree that Tom and Jerry get sidelined in their own movie, with the museum opening capturing classic slapstick before the story shifts to ancient China and a parade of generic fantasy characters takes over. The animation draws grudging praise for its colorful, energetic visuals, but reviewers call the plot bland, the sound mixing muddy, and the pacing exhausting. One bad-faith troll post mocking the film's setting was excluded from the sentiment analysis.
Top Mentions
Duo-Sidelined
Visually-Ambitious
Chaos-Overload
Mythology-Mayhem
Slapstick-Starved
Sino-Fantasy-Spectacle
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Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Aug 26, 2026

    Thought this would be an easy work outing for this week, I was unaware Tom and Jerry are Chinese in this, the full film was presented in mandarin which caused the neurodivergent client I took to this to be so stressed I had to take him outside and explain what China was and…

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    Riley
    Riley
    Oct 26, 2026

    tom and jerry need to update their resumes and look for other jobs at this point. thought the bare minimum was a mid movie, but apparently even that was too much to ask. maybe it's my fault for expecting anything anymore.

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    H Λ R S H Λ
    H Λ R S H Λ
    Jul 15, 2026

    No Cat-astrophe. No Mouse-terpiece 🐱🐭 (deutsche version unten) ⭐️⭐️½☆ ☆ _____________________________________________________________ e n g l i s h Tom and Jerry have been through just about everything during their incredibly long career. I've watched – and loved –…

    103 Likes
    Mister Cap (english/german)
    Mister Cap (english/german)
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    Sep 3, 2026

    Tom and Jerry have had rotten luck when headed to the big screen. Their first theatrical film in 1992 is often regarded as one of the worst animated films of that decade, putting them in a Disney copycat while also making them infamously talk throughout the entire film.…

    92 Likes
    Animated Antic
    Animated Antic
    Oct 10, 2025

    Temu Tom & Jerry.

    79 Likes
    Lior Forster
    Lior Forster
    Oct 13, 2025

    China gets Tom & Jerry to as props for a full-on celebration of fantasy from the region. And the two are reduced strictly to comic relief in a packed action flick drowning in Chinese lore for a Incredible visual and cultural showcase. There is so much going on it's…

    68 Likes
    PUNQ
    PUNQ
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    Aug 15, 2026

    In the 80s, I grew up watching Tom & Jerry on VHS at my gran’s. Watching this just breaks my heart because it takes everything I love about Tom & Jerry and flushes it down the toilet.  This is very dull, uninteresting, with forgettable characters, and feels like it goes on…

    61 Likes
    David Magee
    David Magee
    Aug 12, 2026

    The storyline in this movie felt really bland, there wasn't anything special about it. The animation just didn't work. It looked so wrong at some points in the movie. Overall, this was just a very boring animated movie, which, thankfully, wasn't too long. It's very sad to…

    53 Likes
    Sander
    Sander
    May 23, 2026

    Dragged out and lacked decent story

    51 Likes
    Rachel Jeffs
    Rachel Jeffs

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  • 𝐗𝐙𝐀𝐇𝐇𝐇
    𝐗𝐙𝐀𝐇𝐇𝐇 disliked
    Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass

    this movie did not have enough Tom and Jerry for my liking also me and my GF did watch this in the morning and it’s one of those boring movies that did end up putting me to sleep. Still love Tom and Jerry though.

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    Captain
    Captain disliked
    Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass

    CONSTANT NOISE!!!  WAY TOO LOUD!!!  THIS MOVIE IS AN ASSAULT ON YOUR SENSES!!! VERY ANNOYING!!!

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    Nathan Leath
    Nathan Leath disliked
    Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass

    Can’t express how much people should NOT waste their time watching this.

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  • Andy Braun
    Andy Braun disliked
    Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass

    even better the second time!

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    Sergio Zavala
    Sergio Zavala is "meh" on
    Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass

    Meh 🫤

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    Korbin Galloway
    Korbin Galloway disliked
    Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass

    nah

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    Charles D'Onofrio
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    to much fighting for a toddler.

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May 21, 2026

A relentless mess of a film. Other short-form animation works at feature length, but even children would have to be pretty undemanding to enjoy this Tom and Jerry.

Metacritic review by Helen O'Hara
Helen O'Hara
Empire
40
May 21, 2026

It’s an improvement on the 2022 movie, but Tom and Jerry have become supporting players in their own film, pushed aside for an assortment of flimsily sketched newcomers who absorb most of the screen time.

Tara Brady
The Irish Times
40
May 20, 2026

The climax is all airborne dragons and fireworks; the fact it makes little sense doesn’t matter because it’s all about sensationalism, stimulating the amygdala with bright colours and noise to the point of overload.

Metacritic review by Leslie Felperin
Leslie Felperin
The Guardian

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Tom and Jerry: The Forbidden Compass (2026) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is Tom and Jerry: The Forbidden Compass (2026)?
The movie is 1hr 44min long.
What's Tom and Jerry: The Forbidden Compass (2026) about?
During a chase inside a museum, Tom and Jerry find a magical object and end up being transported through time. Lost in a distant era, they will need to work together to find a way back home.