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I Am Frankelda (2025)
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Original name: Soy Frankelda
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Country: Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Frankelda, a frustrated young Mexican writer from the 19th Century, travels in the form of a ghost to a kingdom of her own invention inhabited by Spooks, which are all the monstrous characters she created in her horror tales. Her guide is Herneval, the Prince of Spooks, who takes her to help him save the balance between the Realm of Fiction and the Realm of Existence by using her talent as a writer.
Style:
metafiction, psychological, atmospheric, surreal, spooky, gothic, emotional, suspenseful, dark comedy, gothic horror ...
Plot:
monster, supernatural, ghost story, female protagonist, magic realism, haunting, literary, identity crisis, female empowerment, mature, moral ambiguity, writers, stop motion, ghost, supernatural horror, kingdom, dream, monsters
Time:
19th century
Place:
mexico
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out atmospheric, dark fantasy, anime and gothic films with plots about supernatural, monster, ghost, coming of age, children, haunting and friendship mostly in Animation, Fantasy and Horror genres. Some movies like I Am Frankelda: A Christmas Carol (1982), Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (2006), Coraline (2009), Corpse Bride (2005), The Big Wish (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Duration: 75 min.
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Style:
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Time:
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, fantasy world, secret place, heroine, imagination, doll, danger, young heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
oregon, michigan, usa, north america, texas
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Set in a 19th-century european village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, romantic, melancholic, gothic horror ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, date night, horror for children ...
Plot:
stop motion, afterlife, corpse, goth, supernatural, wedding, marriage, love, death, disagreement, fear, loneliness ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, england
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67%
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Mexico, India
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, light, humorous, non-linear, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
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Place:
mexico
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Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
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Time:
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64%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, UK, West Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, disturbing, art house, adult animation, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
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Time:
1800s, year 1988, 20th century, 80s, 19th century ...
Place:
czech republic, central europe, czechoslovakia, australia
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, France, Germany, Luxembourg
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Stitch Head was the first creature brought to 'almost life' by mad professor Erasmus. In the years since, he’s become nursemaid to the master’s ever-growing menagerie of neglected creatures, tasked with teaching them to suppress their ...
Style:
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Plot:
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60%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as ...
Style:
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Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot:
holiday, christmas, halloween, stop motion, imaginary, music, goth, objects come to life, fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, love, loneliness ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czechoslovakia, West Germany
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, India, Australia
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Story:
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Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, touching, scary ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family outing, horror for children
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Time:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, dark fantasy, anime, dramatic, intense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Style:
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Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Action, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, France, UK, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, art house, experimental, claymation, cerebral ...
Plot:
surrealism, faust, stop motion, mythology, fantasy world, deal with the devil, occult, folk horror, devil, pact with the devil, temptation, supernatural ability ...
Time:
90s
Place:
prague, europe, central europe, czechoslovakia, tokyo
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After conquering R'yleh and the Frozen Kingdom young Howard Lovecraft must now travel to the Undersea Kingdom in order to free his captured family, protect three mysterious magical books, and prevent the impending wrath of Cthulhu.
Style:
lovecraft, suspense, entertaining, light, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When a demon known as 'The Painter' comes to Earth, FBI agent George Rohan finds himself tasked with covering up The Painter's multiplying murders. Meanwhile a journalist, Reila Martin works to unveil George's growing web of lies.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
TV show
Story:
Eiri, a talented art student, works part-time in an antique shop in a quiet part of town. One afternoon, he uncovers a delicate Venetian glass that holds a startling secret. When Eiri peers into the glass, he can see a young blond girl, her life ...
Style:
anime, psychological, suspenseful, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural ability, murder, tragedy, redemption, haunted by the past, danger, parallel world, magic, revenge, supernatural, thoughtful ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, anime, atmospheric, manga, adult anime ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
future
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, France, Sweden, Luxembourg
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
Creepschool is a Swedish, French and Canadian animated series by Alphanim, Cookie Jar Entertainment, Happy Life and France 3 about four kids who find themselves at a spooky boarding school. The basic concept was created by Torbjörn Jansson, which ...
Style:
creepy, spooky, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
supernatural, school, children, vampire, fear, nightmare comes true, boarding school, supernatural horror, nightmare, supernatural being, mysticism, teenage angst ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It is New Year’s Eve, and Marie is in for a very unpleasant surprise: her mother is forced to marry against her will to the revolting money lender Mr. Ratter. As a token of proposition, he gives Marie a doll named Nutcracker. A miracle occurs and ...
Style:
entertaining, fairy tale, captivating, exciting, light ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
friendship, magic, nutcracker, toys, toy comes to life, rescue, imaginary kingdom, monster, prince, rat, costume ball, kingdom ...
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42%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
The plot concerns a sheltered aristocratic woman in feudal Japan. Bored and unfamiliar with the world outside her estate, she passes the time copying a special Buddhist sutra sent by her father who has been absent on official business for years. ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, emotional, adult animation ...
Plot:
buddhism, supernatural, mistaken identity, supernatural romance, religions or cults, master and servant, ghost, assassination, stop motion, healing power, battles, society ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
japan, china
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Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Returning from his previous adventure, Howard Lovecraft must lead an expedition to Antarctica, to prevent the awakening of Cthulhu!
Style:
lovecraft, light, captivating, mystical, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Place:
antarctica
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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