Movies like Kiki's Delivery Service
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Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
185K
Original name: 魔女の宅急便
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Style:
anime, touching, feel good, fairy tale, colorful, atmospheric, manga, inspirational, retro, epic ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, teens, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
witch, self discovery, coming of age, magic, friendship, supernatural ability, young heroes, cat, teenage girl, female protagonist, wizards and magicians, friends, talking cat, child, food, flying, rainstorm, black cat, broom, halloween, supernatural, bakery, aviation, adolescence, never give up ...
Time:
year 1989
Place:
seattle, europe, japan, tokyo
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Most similar movies to Kiki's Delivery Service
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, whimsical, weird and light films with plots about friendship, fantasy world, storytelling, mentor, childhood, transformation and magic mostly in Animation, Fantasy and Family genres. Some movies like Kiki's Delivery Service: My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Ponyo (2008), Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Whisper of the Heart (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, asia, seattle, tokyo
Similarity:
90%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary ...
Style:
touching, sweet, anime, scenic, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
fish, magical, mermaid, magic, animal, obsessive quest, friendship, magic realism, transformation, princess, children, sea ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Young Mary follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest and discovers an old broomstick and a strange flower. Mary finds herself at Endor College -- a school of magic run by headmistress Madam Mumblechook and the brilliant Doctor Dee. But there ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, light, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, horror for children, preschool
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
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:
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Place:
japan, seattle, tokyo
Similarity:
88%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'. Curious as to who he is, Shizuku meets ...
Style:
anime, touching, feel good, uplifting, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
imagination, self discovery, school, teenage life, high school life, follow your dream, youth, fall in love, love and romance, teenage love, love, hopes ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, year 1995
Place:
japan, tokyo, europe, asia, italy
Similarity:
94%
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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:
friendship, magic, supernatural, surrealism, witch, parallel world, imaginary, fantasy world, ghost, japanese mythology, creature, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, year 2002, y2k, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo, seattle
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers ...
Style:
anime, touching, fairy tale, visually appealing, scenic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teen drama, preschool
Plot:
friendship, midget, tiny, little people, cat, daring rescue, friends, self discovery, runaway, magical, tragedy, mysterious character ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
japan, seattle, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Style:
anime, fairy tale, manga, dieselpunk, visual ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
steampunk, lost civilization, magic, love story, orphan, imaginary kingdom, young heroes, friendship, pirate, treasure, escape, villain ...
Time:
year 1986
Place:
wales, japan, tokyo
Similarity:
89%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
Style:
touching, anime, emotional, sentimental, psychological ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, teens
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, childhood, dream, countryside, young girl, loneliness, teenage life, asthma, imaginary friend, orphan, magic realism ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
japan, hokkaido, asia, england, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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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:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
Style:
anime, heartbreaking, sweet, atmospheric, colorful ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, adult
Plot:
werewolf, childhood, children, parents and children, single mother, wolf, female werewolf, death of father, supernatural, school, family relations, wilderness ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up training to ...
Style:
anime, feel good, exciting, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
orphan, grandmother granddaughter relationship, ghost, innkeeper, supernatural, dream, school, spirit, teacher, childhood memory, inn, loss of mother ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
100%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Haru, a schoolgirl bored by her ordinary routine, saves the life of an unusual cat and suddenly her world is transformed beyond anything she ever imagined. The Cat King rewards her good deed with a flurry of presents, including a very shocking ...
Style:
anime, sweet, atmospheric, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, cat, furry, human animal relationship, friendship, talking cat, prince, anthropomorphic animal, family relations, disorder, mischievous children, magic ...
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japan, tokyo
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Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
anime, touching, semi serious, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, island, imaginary character, life turned upside down, starting over, self discovery, disorder, parents and children, youth, friendship, loss of father ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Australia, USA, South Korea, Taiwan, UK, France, Canada, Thailand, Denmark
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home, the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to ...
Style:
touching, fairy tale, feel good, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father ...
Style:
fairy tale, visually appealing, visually stunning, breathtaking, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
stop motion, magic, creativity, imagination, childhood, samurai, storytelling, destiny, sword, mentor, monkey, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
75%
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:
year 2014, 80s, 20th century, 2010s
Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland, japan, tokyo
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually ...
Style:
touching, sweet, anime, exciting, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
good versus evil, unicorn, horse, friendship, magic, rescue, heroic mission, wizard, unrequited love, quest, female protagonist, dragon ...
Time:
year 1982, 90s, 80s
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Porco Rosso, known in Japan as Crimson Pig (Kurenai no Buta) is the sixth animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and released in 1992. You're introduced to an Italian World War I fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing "air ...
Style:
anime, humorous, cult classic, talky, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, pre-teens, kids, adult
Plot:
transformation, aviation, airplane, fascism, anthropomorphic animal, unrequited love, fighter pilot, cartoon pig, heroes, escapades, heroic mission, haunted by the past ...
Time:
1920s, year 1992, 20th century, 1930s, 1910s ...
Place:
italy, tokyo, croatia, fictional island, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
293K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, light, 3d animation, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, date night, teens ...
Plot:
magic, strong female lead, female protagonist, magical power, sister sister relationship, happy ending, girl, magical, friendship, small town, supernatural, friend ...
Time:
20th century, future, 1950s, 60s, 50s
Place:
colombia, latin america, south america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Newlywed Suzu Urano moves to her new life in Kure City on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture, where she perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination.
Style:
anime, adult animation, thought provoking, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
wedding, world war two, bombing, female protagonist, military, anniversary, evacuation, danger, society, couples, teenager, bomber ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 2010s, 20th century, year 1943 ...
Place:
hiroshima japan, japan, east asia, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
Style:
anime, stylized, cult classic, independent film, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot:
fantasy world, king, princess, surrealism, dance, child protagonist, child in peril, dream, superhero, mature, good versus evil, mischievous children ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan, Finland, Netherlands, Spain, France
Duration: 23 min.
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Story:
In the remote and mysterious Moomin Valley live the Moomin trolls, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomin and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson.
Style:
anime, iyashikei, semi serious, humorous, captivating
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot:
friendship, magic, troll, friends, family life, giant snake, hibernation, nymph, nordic, social relations, family relations, imaginary ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that ...
Style:
fairy tale, anime, colorful, surreal, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, pre-teens
Plot:
medieval, celtic, legends and myths, magic, monastery, imaginary, good versus evil, heroic mission, self discovery, fairy, children, art ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2009, 2000s, 9th century
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.
Style:
anime, atmospheric, stylized, visually appealing, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
orphan, notebook, abandoned by mother, black cat, orphanage, witch, talking animal, fantasy world, youth, supernatural power, superpower, cemetery ...
Similarity:
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297K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, family outing ...
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
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to ...
Style:
anime, philosophical, atmospheric, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
wolf, human animal relationship, friendship, mythology, nature, strong female lead, human spirit, forest, hopes, princess, moral ambiguity, demon ...
Time:
15th century, 16th century, year 1997, near future, 90s ...
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
Story:
In Enchanted Parade, Akko, Lotte and Sucy, having gotten in trouble yet again, are forced to team up with three other troublemakers; Amanda O'Neill, Constance Braunschweig Albrechtsburger and Jasmineka Antonenko, and must make an annual witch ...
Style:
anime, light, captivating, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
magic, witch, friendship, magic wand, school, female protagonist, urban legend, entity, female friendship, city life, supernatural, magical girl ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past ...
Style:
anime, touching, feel good, humorous, manga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
time travel, high school, supernatural ability, friendship, classmate, teenage girl, coming of age, school, changing the past or future, friends, love, teenage love ...
Time:
future, 2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the bustling human world, various demons are hidden and live in peace with humans. Luo Xiao Hei, the cat demon, begins his journey of wandering because his forest home is destroyed. On his search for a new home he encounters other demons as well ...
Style:
captivating, sweet, anime, feel good, light ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
spirit, kitten, legend, cat, forest, mysterious character, teenager, magic, monster, fantasy world, alternate reality, puzzle ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
75%
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