Movies like The Breadwinner

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The Breadwinner (2017)
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The Breadwinner (2017)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Style: rough, heartbreaking, sincere, suspense, sad, anime, adult animation, serious, educational, manga ...
Audience: kids
Plot: poverty, disguise, prison, imprisonment, religious intolerance, storytelling, tyranny, friendship, female protagonist, gender disguise, taliban, father daughter relationship, father, culture, gender, sexism, civil war, mother daughter relationship, injustice, dictatorship, feminism, oppression, women, islam, dictator ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, 2000s
Place: afghanistan
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Most similar movies to The Breadwinner

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, touching, captivating and adult animation films with plots about friendship, coming of age, love, escapades, children, dog and danger mostly in Animation, Drama and Family genres. Some movies like The Breadwinner: Persepolis (2007), My Life as a Zucchini (2016), Song of the Sea (2014), A Silent Voice (2016), Grave of the Fireflies (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Persepolis (2007)
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she ...
Style: adult animation, political, black and white, serious, realistic ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot: revolution, coming of age, feminist, iraq iran war, female protagonist, politics, freedom, biopic, self discovery, childhood, social problems, adolescence ...
Time: 80s, year 2007, 70s, 20th century, near future ...
Place: iran, middle east, france, tehran iran, asia ...
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89%
My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 66 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, psychological, compassionate, adult animation, sincere ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing
Plot: adoption, stop motion, loneliness, children, alcoholic, introvert, orphan, orphanage, friendship, accidental killing, boy, tragedy ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016
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100%
Song of the Sea (2014)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, France
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, emotional, stylized, fairy tale, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, date night, pre-teens ...
Plot: folklore, young heroes, children, supernatural, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, ocean, getting home, celtic, legends and myths, lighthouse, seal the animal ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 80s, 20th century
Place: ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
 8.1
 99K
A Silent Voice (2016)
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, touching, sincere, romantic, sweet ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: teenager, bullying, disability, deaf, sign language, friendship, high school, japanese schoolgirl, japanese school, coming of age, deafness, suicide attempt ...
Time: 2010s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 89 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: anime, touching, depressing, heartbreaking, tear jerker ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: world war two, hunger, war, orphan, homelessness, survival, siblings relations, children, desperation, death of child, anti war, boy ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1945, post world war two
Place: japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Plot unknown.
Style: feel good, light, entertaining, anime, sincere ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, date night, toddlers
Plot: dragon, female warrior, female protagonist, tough girl, travel, kung fu, disney princess, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, creature, princess, magical creature ...
Time: 2020s, future
Place: asia, southeast asia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Summer 1998 - Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn.
Style: social, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, political ...
Plot: dispute, dog, death, religious conflict, religious differences, life is a bitch, woman, social relations, society, religious persecution, religious hypocrisy, social problems ...
Time: future, year 1998
Place: afghanistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.7
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Mulan (1998)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of handsome Captain Li ...
Style: feel good, light, touching, captivating, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot: female protagonist, female warrior, cross dressing, princess, dragon, human spirit, friendship, heroine, good versus evil, sexism, gender disguise, gender ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 6th century, 5th century
Place: china, ancient china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
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, fairy tale, touching, visually appealing, scenic ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teen drama, preschool
Plot: friendship, midget, little people, cat, mysterious character, daring rescue, friends, tiny, self discovery, magical, tragedy, coming of age ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place: japan, seattle, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
Style: anime, sincere, touching, psychological, sentimental ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, school, mute, healing, love and romance, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, musical performance, singing, daydreamer, high school, japanese high school ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.1
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Inside Out (2015)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. ...
Style: inspirational, touching, emotional, 3d animation, motivational ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: imaginary friend, memory, creativity, dream, joy, childhood, parents and children, life philosophy, subconscious, coming of age, friendship, happy ending ...
Time: 2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 2000s, 21st century
Place: san francisco, minnesota, california, tibet, usa
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100%
 7.1
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Tehran Taboo (2017)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: taboo, women, drug, virginity, prison, cat, suicide, prostitution, loss of virginity, prostitute, pregnancy, women's rights ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
Place: iran, tehran iran, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.
Style: inspirational, feel good, touching, sentimental, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: horse, native american, friendship, freedom, wild horse, animal, chase, animal life, getting home, beautiful scenery, danger, rescue ...
Time: 19th century, year 2002, 1850s, 1800s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Long Way North (2015)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, Denmark, Belgium, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: 1892, Saint Petersburg. Sasha, a young Russian aristocrat, has always been fascinated by her grandfather's life as an adventurer. A renowned explorer, he designed a magnificent arctic ship, but he hasn't returned from his last expedition ...
Style: exciting, touching, stylized, captivating, tense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: ship, sea captain, journey, hunger, north pole, grandfather granddaughter relationship, teenager, dog, arctic, friendship, danger, family relations ...
Time: 19th century, 2010s
Place: russia, st. petersburg russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster ...
Style: anime, touching, captivating, sentimental, serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: dealing with death, parallel world, imaginary, grief, radio, teenage life, escape attempt, rescue, life & death, spirit, supernatural, myth ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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36%
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight ...
Style: captivating, fairy tale, exciting, scenic, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, preschool
Plot: owl, bird, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, heroic mission, imaginary, save the kingdom, talking animal, danger, rescue, escapades, heroes ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the ...
Style: anime, exciting, dieselpunk, manga, entertaining ...
Plot: alternate reality, battles, airplane, military, danger, rivalry, society, supernatural, haunted by the past, mortal combat, eternal youth, teenager ...
Place: japan, seattle, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo is being raised by her older sister, Nani, after their parents die -- under the watch of social worker Cobra Bubbles. When Lilo adopts a funny-looking dog and names him "Stitch," she doesn't realize ...
Style: humorous, feel good, entertaining, touching, witty ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, date night ...
Plot: alien, adoption, friendship, orphan, benign alien, space and aliens, unlikely friendships, sisters, experiment, heroes, self sacrifice, sister sister relationship ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: hawaii, usa, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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My Father's Dragon (2022)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a ...
Style: captivating, fairy tale, sincere, modern fairy tale, 2d animation ...
Audience: kids
Plot: dragon, captive, obsessive quest, salvation, fantasy world, saving a life, creature, uncover truth, magical creature, water, young boy, island ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the ...
Style: biblical, uplifting, captivating, christian film, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot: slavery, religion, ancient egypt, christian, ancient history, desert, freedom, bible, self discovery, pharaoh, prince, egyptian mythology ...
Time: 90s, biblical epic, year 1998
Place: egypt, africa, north africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The little prince (2015)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Canada, Italy, USA, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her ...
Style: fairy tale, stylized, computer animated, colorful, touching ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, girls' night, preschool
Plot: imaginary, stop motion, imaginary kingdom, life philosophy, philosophy, little boy, friends, little girl, children, child, coming of age, surrealism ...
Time: 2010s, year 2015, year 2016
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34%
 6.6
 20K
Ocean Waves (1993)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min.
Story: At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly ...
Style: anime, realistic, adult animation, serious, sincere ...
Audience: teens, kids, date night
Plot: friendship, love triangle, unspoken love, teenage love, love and romance, youth, friends, thoughtful, coming of age, daily life, divorce, relationships ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.9
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Stormy Night (2005)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A goat named Mei wanders into a barn one night seeking shelter from a storm. In the barn, the goat meets another refugee. The two can neither see nor smell each other, but never the less they huddled together fending off the cold, and begin to talk. ...
Style: anime, semi serious, sad, emotional, allegory ...
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: friendship, imaginary, odd couple, best friend, partner, woods, family relations, society, danger, violence, couples, starvation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday
Style: feel good, entertaining, captivating, light, anime ...
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: youth, objects come to life, children, family relations, friendship, imaginary, family life, escapades, love, gift, christmas, mischievous children ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
In This Corner of the World (2016)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, 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, thought provoking, suspenseful, touching, tense ...
Audience: family friendly, teens
Plot: world war two, war, wedding, bombing, female protagonist, military, evacuation, anniversary, danger, society, couples, teenager ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 2010s, 20th century, year 1943 ...
Place: hiroshima japan, japan, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: When Quasi defies the evil Frollo and ventures out to the Festival of Fools, the cruel crowd jeers him. Rescued by fellow outcast the gypsy Esmeralda, Quasi soon finds himself battling to save the people and the city he loves.
Style: fairy tale, romantic, colorful, sentimental, adult animation ...
Audience: family outing, kids, girls' night, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot: notre dame cathedral, unrequited love, church, gypsy, bell, prejudice, clergy, music, seduction, goat, medieval, disability ...
Time: 15th century, 90s, year 1996
Place: paris france, france, europe, madagascar
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Ringing Bell (1978)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min.
Story: Chirin is an innocent though adventurous young lamb whose carefree life on the farm comes to an abrupt end when a wolf murders his mother. Confused and angry, Chirin pursues the wolf into the mountains, seeking revenge. The laws of nature are ...
Style: anime, disturbing, adult animation, 2d animation
Audience: kids
Plot: revenge, coming of age, tragedy, anthropomorphism, death, rabbit, outcast, determination, sheep, dog, wolf, mountain ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 7.8
 97K
The Wind Rises (2013)
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
Style: anime, touching, stylized, atmospheric, sentimental ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, teens
Plot: world war two, tuberculosis, dream, airplane, earthquake, aviation, biopic, inventions and discoveries, flying, hopes, love and romance, wartime ...
Time: 1930s, 2010s, year 2013, 1920s, 20th century ...
Place: japan, germany, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 7.0
 5K
The Prophet (2014)
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: stylized, thought provoking, anime, inspirational, mind bending ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: introspection, single mother, friendship, painter, fantasizing, healing, mute child, house arrest, girl, coming of age, biker, humanity ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.8
 2K
My Dog Tulip (2009)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends.
Style: adult animation, atmospheric, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot: dog, pets, rescue, friendship, german shepherd, dog sex, puppy love, lgbtq, friends, bittersweet, cartoon dog, old man ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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