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Mirai (2018)
20K
Original name: 未来のミライ
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The movie follows a 4-year old boy who is struggling to cope with the arrival of a little sister in the family until things turn magical. A mysterious garden in the backyard of the boy's home becomes a gateway allowing the child to travel back in time and encounter his mother as a little girl and his great-grandfather as a young man. These fantasy-filled adventures allow the child to change his perspective and help him become the big brother he was meant to be.
Style:
anime, touching, sincere, adult animation, entertaining, manga, funny, thought provoking, enigmatic, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
time travel, house, family relations, jealousy, sibling relationship, parents and children, boy, baby, child, magic, little boy, grandfather granddaughter relationship, sent to the past, time jump, travel, escapades, changing the past or future, everyday life, time warp, child's point of view, fish, tree, grandmother, teenager, parenting ...
Time:
2010s, future
Place:
tokyo
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, feel good, captivating and touching films with plots about friendship, family relations, coming of age, love, teenager, girl and children mostly in Animation, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Mirai: Wolf Children (2012), A Letter to Momo (2011), Mai Mai Miracle (2009), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Welcome to the Space Show (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
anime
Plot:
family relations, elderly, boy, brother sister relationship, magic, grandfather granddaughter relationship, children, child, time travel, garden, love, girl ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
childhood, friendship, daydreamer, imaginary character, small town, youth, legends and myths, grownups, coming of age, teenager, children, friends ...
Place:
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Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, seattle, tokyo
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
moon, space travel, rescue, friendship, children, space and aliens, school, getting home, escapades, danger, summer camp, secret mission ...
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100%
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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japan
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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86%
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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:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 1930s, 2010s, 20th century, year 1943 ...
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
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japan, tokyo
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67%
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, date night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, asia, seattle, tokyo
Similarity:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
anime, captivating, entertaining, unusual plot structure, mecha
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, 2020s
Similarity:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sincere, serious, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA, Australia
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, entertaining, captivating, light, anime ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
34%
233K
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, touching, sincere, thought provoking, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
34%
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