Movies like The Journey to Melonia
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The Journey to Melonia (1989)
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Original name: Resan till Melonia
Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.
Style:
experimental, anime
Plot:
environmental, magic, capitalism, tragic love, good versus evil, shipwreck, magical creature, paradise, exotic island, working class, island, escape, kidnapping, water, slave, rescue, creature, transformation, environmental issue, ship wreck
Place:
eastern europe, fictional island
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, entertaining and light films with plots about magic, friendship, good versus evil, fantasy world, friends, heroes and magical creature mostly in Animation, Adventure and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Journey to Melonia: Dragon Hill (2002), Homeward (2020), Castle in the Sky (1986), My Sweet Monster (2021), Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Duration: 125 min.
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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