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The Illusionist (2010)
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Original name: L'Illusionniste
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: France, UK, South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Scotland, late 1950s. A struggling illusionist visits an isolated community and meets a young lady who is convinced that he is a real magician.
Style:
breathtaking, stylized, touching, sad, visual, atmospheric, heartbreaking, talky, unusual plot structure, thought provoking ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
magician, art, magic, friendship, coming of age, loneliness, theater, very little dialogue, imagination, mentor, transformation, life philosophy, character study, odd couple, artists and showbiz, european, youth, bittersweet, melancholy, stage magician, first love, illusion, rabbit, boarding house, ventriloquist ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 2010s, year 1959, year 2010, 50s
Place:
england, scotland, france, paris france, edinburgh scotland, scottish highlands, london ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, stylized, touching and adult animation films with plots about friendship, coming of age, loneliness, bittersweet, storytelling, art and artistic mostly in Animation, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Illusionist: The Triplets of Belleville (2003), Mary and Max (2009), The Red Turtle (2016), The Prophet (2014), 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music, Sport
Country: France, Belgium, Canada, UK, Latvia, South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
Style:
offbeat, humorous, surreal, anime, witty ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
dog, tour de france, cycling, very little dialogue, bicycle, dream, mafia, boy, chase, danger, escapades, rescue ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 1930s
Place:
france, europe, paris france, canada
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless ...
Style:
depressing, touching, emotional, sad, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
loneliness, stop motion, friendship, social misfits, letter, depression, melancholy, asperger's syndrome, young woman, relationships, solitude, mental illness ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 2000s, year 1976, 70s
Place:
australia, oceania, persia, usa, new york ...
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88%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Japan, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.
Style:
meditative, atmospheric, stylized, anime, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
nature, loneliness, island, raft, sea turtle, isolation, desert island, sea, swimming, magic realism, turtle, solitude ...
Time:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Qatar, France, Lebanon, Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
Style:
thought provoking, inspirational, adult animation, stylized, anime ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
single mother, introspection, friendship, painter, fantasizing, mute child, girl, healing, house arrest, wise man, coming of age, biker ...
Time:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
Takaki and Akari are two classmates in elementary school. During their time together they have become close friends. Their relationship is tested when Akari moves to another city because of her parents' jobs. Both of them struggle to keep their ...
Style:
depressing, anime, touching, emotional, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, date night, teen drama
Plot:
love and romance, life philosophy, coming of age, relationships, lovers apart, young lovers, teenage love, nostalgia, hopes, love story, love, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister ...
Style:
anime, feel good, sweet, atmospheric, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, toddlers, kids, preschool
Plot:
children, friendship, magic, magical, sisters, countryside, young heroes, child protagonist, teaching the ways of the world, sister sister relationship, little girl, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, asia, seattle, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no ...
Style:
touching, depressing, anime, sad, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
world war two, hunger, orphan, war, homelessness, survival, siblings relations, children, desperation, death of child, boy, anti war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1945, post world war two
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
75%
4K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Israel, Australia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms ...
Style:
surreal, adult animation, ironic, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
meaning of life, life philosophy, stop motion, self discovery, human nature, introspection, society, social misfits, hopes, apartment building, suicide, butterfly effect ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
australia, middle east, new orleans, california, israel ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Country: UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.
Style:
adult animation, captivating, light, sentimental, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
art student, husband wife relationship, family home, servant, world war two, art, international relations, married couple, depression, family relations, worried mother, sad ending ...
Time:
1940s, 2010s, year 1939, 1930s, 1950s ...
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must ...
Style:
anime, touching, melancholic, sweet, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
time travel, body swapping, beautiful scenery, plot twist, destiny, school, love story, girl, friendship, schoolgirl, love, memory loss ...
Time:
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Place:
tokyo, japan, east asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Based on Paco Roca's comic of the same title (2008 Spanish National Comic Prize), WRINKLES is a 2D animated feature-length film for an adult audience. Wrinkles portrays the friendship between Emilio and Miguel, two aged gentlemen shut away in a ...
Style:
adult animation, sad, touching, humorous, sentimental ...
Plot:
alzheimer's disease, friendship, retirement home, aging, childhood memory, fighting the system, parents and children, rescue, dementia, senior citizen, old people, slow burn ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Three artists struggling against the grid of society find spiritual renewal.
Style:
experimental, contemplative, psychological, surreal, mind bending ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, california, los angeles, northern california
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
adult animation, sincere, atmospheric, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
It’s 1982, and Taeko is 27 years old, unmarried, and has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She decides to visit her family in the countryside, and as the train travels through the night, memories flood back of her younger years: the first immature ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, sentimental, melancholic, serious ...
Audience:
kids, date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
countryside, friendship, childhood, coming of age, self discovery, adolescence, childhood memory, village life, deadend life, nostalgia, female protagonist, marriage ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama
Country: Singapore
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Animated film based on the life and stories of Manga writer Yoshihiro Tatsumi who revolutionised the art form with darker, more adult stories. The film animates several of his stories
Style:
adult animation, realistic, touching, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
writer's life, prodigy, rise to the top, lifestyle, ambition, biopic, art, performer's life, artists and showbiz, life, magic realism, cartoonist ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When Sophie, a shy young woman, is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.
Style:
anime, fairy tale, atmospheric, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, family friendly, kids, pre-teens ...
Plot:
witch, steampunk, magic, supernatural ability, magical, fantasy world, love story, curses spells and rituals, imaginary, self discovery, transformation, demon ...
Time:
year 2004, year 2005, 20th century, 1900s, 2000s ...
Place:
japan, seattle, tokyo
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Kim Nam-woo struggles through life as people around him constantly leave him; his best friend, Jun-ho, is going to study in Seoul and in some ways his widowed mother is "leaving" him too by paying more attention to her new boyfriend. To ...
Style:
anime, atmospheric, stylized, touching, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
brother, friendship, parallel world, youth, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, friends, change of luck, single parent, family relations, village life, coming of age ...
Place:
asia, korea
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya ...
Style:
anime, sincere, touching, romantic, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
bullying, disability, deaf, sign language, friendship, teenager, high school, japanese schoolgirl, coming of age, japanese school, suicide attempt, redemption ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and ...
Style:
anime, touching, sweet, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
rain, shoemaker, youth, overcoming, unlikely couple, age difference, young lovers, teenage life, grownups, relationships, shyness, older woman younger man relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A biography of Vincent van Gogh using only images and the letters he wrote to his brother Theo.
Style:
adult animation, anime, sad, spiritual, independent film ...
Plot:
art, biopic, artist, painter, art history, famous, artwork, spirituality, family relations, rise and fall, tragic hero, obsession ...
Time:
year 1987
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Latvia, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A fantastical tale based on true events, about five women of Signe Baumane's family, including herself, and their battles with depression and madness.
Style:
stylized, surreal, adult animation, humorous, atmospheric ...
Plot:
depression, mental illness, strong female presence, redemption, hopes, imaginary, family relations, women, autobiography, trauma, trippy, stop motion ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
soviet union, latvia, ussr
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland, France, UK
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and ...
Style:
touching, compassionate, sincere, romantic, psychological ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
adoption, children, loneliness, alcoholic, orphan, introvert, friendship, orphanage, children's home, accidental killing, tragedy, alone ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as ...
Style:
touching, stylized, emotional, fairy tale, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, date night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
young heroes, folklore, children, supernatural ability, celtic, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, selkie, legends and myths, ocean, getting home, lighthouse ...
Time:
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Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland, japan, tokyo
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her - but ultimately she must confront her fate, the ...
Style:
touching, anime, emotional, melancholic, lyrical ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, children, princess, parents and children, dream, female protagonist, self discovery, japanese woman, family relations, surrealism, melancholy ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, year 2013
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
32%
1.2M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives ...
Style:
touching, feel good, inspirational, sweet, tear jerker ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, loneliness, unlikely friendships, friendship, follow your dream, friends, journey, obsessive quest, hopes, giant bird, wilderness, imagination ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, iran, venezuela, latin america, mount everest ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and ...
Style:
touching, emotional, tear jerker, sentimental, sad ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, friendship, chase, reconciliation, childhood, animal life, hunting, fox, rescue, love, friends, unlikely couple ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation
Country: France, India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Neverland, is in great danger! Captain Hook has hatched a twisted plan to capture Peter and his friends. In order to keep Neverland safe from Hook, the young heroes must fly head-on into adventure and protect their right to never grow up!
Style:
semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining, heroic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly
Plot:
children, teamwork, friendship, fantasy world, magic, peter pan, good versus evil, wizard, magical, magical power, save the day, mischievous children ...
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32%
78K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.
Style:
adult animation, surreal, philosophical, depressing, cerebral ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, depression, sex scene, stop motion, loneliness, sex toy, relationships, existentialism, melancholy, infidelity, inferiority complex, sex shop ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, 2000s
Place:
cincinnati ohio
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Story:
The last movie of a four-part finale of Tamayura.
Style:
anime, satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
slice of life, friendship, art, photography, graduation, coming of age, relationships, friends, everyday life, satire, teenager, heartwarming ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Sergio driving a taxi in a white Naples overflowing sadness and garbage. Pouring rain leads her clients through the city trying to process the death of his brother, who started ten years earlier for Tibet and never returned. A pop singer, a recycler ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, touching, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
buddhism, taxi driver, surrealism, workplace, life turned upside down, workplace situations, dream, brother brother relationship, communist, dealing with death, radio dj, urban ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy, napoli italy, naples italy
Similarity:
32%
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