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Pokémon: Spell of the Unknown (2000)
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Pokémon: Spell of the Unknown (2000)
Original name: 劇場版ポケットモンスター 結晶塔の帝王 ENTEI
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When Molly Hale's sadness of her father's disappearance get to her, she unknowingly uses the Unown to create her own dream world along with Entei, who she believes to be her father. When Entei kidnaps Ash's mom, Ash along with Misty & Brock invade the mansion looking for his mom and trying to stop the mysteries of Molly's Dream World and Entei!
Style: anime, entertaining, tense, feel good, suspense, disturbing, cult classic
Audience: kids
Plot: pokemon, father daughter relationship, lightning, rescue, kidnapping, fire, disappearance, professor, friendship, best friend, superhero, video game, mountain village, young boy, police officer, police, violence, water, ice, battles, castle, mother, father, deception, officer ...
Time: 2000s
Keyword: reboot, challenge

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Most similar movies to Pokémon: Spell of the Unknown

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, semi serious and humorous films with plots about friends, friendship, pokemon, pikachu, teamwork, escapades and video game mostly in Animation, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Pokémon: Spell of the Unknown: Pokémon 4Ever (2001), Pokemon: Power of One (1999), Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2003), Pokemon Heroes (2002), Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Pokémon 4Ever (2001)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story: All your favorite Pokémon characters are back, and are joined for the first time by the legendary Pokémon Celebi and Suicune, in this latest exciting Pokémon adventure! In order to escape a greedy Pokémon hunter, Celebi must use the last of its ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, feel good
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: pokemon, time travel, forest, lightning, human animal relationship, good versus evil, friend, battles, fight, violence, poacher, friends ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Pokemon: Power of One (1999)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Ash Ketchum must put his skill to the test when he attempts to save the world from destruction. The Greedy Pokemon collector Lawrence III throws the universe into chaos after disrupting the balance of nature by capturing one of the Pokemon birds ...
Style: anime, cult classic, semi serious, humorous
Audience: kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: pokemon, collector, superhero, violence, greed, video game, violence against women, legend, ship, friendship, save the world, storm ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2003)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Ash, Pikachu and friends (minus Misty) were visiting a festival celebrating the appearance of a comet when they stumble upon a mysterious rock-like crystal...
Style: anime, semi serious, exciting, feel good, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: pokemon, good versus evil, obsessive quest, young heroes, imaginary, save the world, imaginary kingdom, friends, danger, dragon, escapades, rivalry ...
Time: 2000s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In the legendary past, before Poké Balls were made; an aura-guiding hero Pokémon named Lucario sensed two groups of armies about to clash, and a threat of a massive war in front of Cameron Palace in Kanto that would leave no survivors. He ...
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Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: pokemon, friendship, best friend, imaginary, good versus evil, obsessive quest, contests and competitions, rescue, danger, friends, heroic mission, teamwork ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Pokemon Heroes (2002)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Ash, Pikachu and his friends try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Alto Mare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named Latias and Latios, who serve ...
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Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The film opens with Shaymin as Dialga appears. Then, in the Reverse or Distortion World Giratina senses Dialga's presence, and flies up to the Real World to capture him. Dialga drinks, just as Giratina's portal opens up. Giratina then ...
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Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Satoshi, Pikachu, and their friends come to a desert city by the sea. Here they meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, which has the ability to summon things—including people and Pokémon—through its magic rings. After a scary incident, they learn of ...
Style: anime, suspense, captivating, humorous, suspenseful
Audience: kids, pre-teens
Plot: pokemon, heroes, dream world, rivalry, superhuman powers, team, teamwork, friendship, supernatural ability, supernatural power, friends, youth ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story: In this direct-to-video sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie, Ash, Misty, and Brock continue exploring the Johto region, then have to rescue Pikachu after Jessie and James of Team Rocket kidnap him. The search leads them to the hidden plateau where ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, exciting, stylized, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: pokemon, heroes, imaginary, obsessive quest, friends, daring rescue, rivalry, danger, escapades, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, friendship ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Pokemon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The adventure explodes into action with the debut of Mewtwo, a bio-engineered Pokemon created from the DNA of Mew, the rarest of all Pokemon. Determined to prove its superiority, Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none ...
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Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: This is the story of how Satoshi and Pikachu first met. At first, Pikachu was disobedient towards Satoshi, but Satoshi only wanted to be friends with Pikachu. On the day they set out from Masara Town, both of them saw a Ho-Oh flying and they made a ...
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Audience: kids, pre-teens
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Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: On their way through the Battle Frontier, Ash and friends meet up with a Pokémon Ranger who's mission is to deliever the egg of Manaphy to a temple on the ocean's floor. However, a greedy pirate wants the power of Manaphy to himself.
Style: anime, captivating, light, entertaining, crying
Audience: kids
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Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The thirteenth film overall for the long-running series and the fourth movie in the Diamond and Pearl story arc, it includes an upcoming creature from Pokémon Black & White, named Zoroark, as the main character (as well as its pre-evolved form, ...
Style: anime, humorous, semi serious, light, feel good ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Duration: 72 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan
Duration: 76 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, India
Duration: 45 min.
Story: Ash, Misty and Professor Oak are invited to the mansion of Dr. Yung, a Pokémon scientist who has developed a machine to create Pokémon. However, he is kidnapped by a mysterious stranger who wishes to use the system to produce Pokémon with ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 98 min.
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Style: anime, captivating, psychological, witty, exciting ...
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Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma ...
Style: computer animated, anime, visually appealing, exciting, stylized ...
Audience: teens, kids
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Time: 2000s, year 2005, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A comet bearing a deadly Pokemon creature crash-lands onto Earth, terrorising a nearby high-tech city, where Ash, Pikachu and friends are currently visiting...
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Time: future, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
15%
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time & Darkness (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Story: Welcome to a world...where Pokémon, and ONLY Pokémon, live. A world where Pokémon can talk -- just like we do. Meet a boy who has mysteriously turned into a Piplup! This Piplup soon meets a Chimchar, who dreams of joining a brave Exploration ...
Style: captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, anime
Plot: video game, pokemon, magical creature, teamwork, supernatural power, fantasy world, creature, friendship, dream world, supernatural ability, computer game, friends
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Pokemon: The Legend of Thunder (2001)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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Story: Kenta, a Pokemon master in the making, meets up with his childhood friend, Marina, at a Pokemon Center, to see how their skills have developed. Their battle is interrupted by a thunderstorm and the arrival of Bashou and Buson, two Rocket-dan members ...
Style: captivating, feel good, light, anime
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Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story: After realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. As spring turns into summer, he finds himself learning more about those comrades and getting closer to them. He even meets new friends, ...
Style: anime, captivating, disturbing, tense, enigmatic
Plot: fight, female protagonist, supernatural, warrior, supernatural ability, fight for supremacy, battles, power struggle, supernatural power, video game, power
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light (2004)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After the conclusion of the Battle City Tournament, deep below the sands of Egypt, an ancient evil has awakened. Anubis, who was defeated centuries ago by Yugi’s mysterious alter ego – the ancient Pharaoh – has returned for revenge. Wielding ...
Style: anime, intense, semi serious, stylized, humorous ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing
Plot: friendship, monster, good versus evil, battles, imaginary, save the world, fight, young heroes, secret identity, teenage life, heroic mission, contests and competitions ...
Time: year 2004
Place: japan, asia, middle east, africa, egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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