Movies like Wolfwalkers
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Wolfwalkers (2020)
44K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Luxembourg, France, China, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Style:
touching, emotional, atmospheric, stylized, visually stunning, anime, sentimental, funny, political, social ...
Audience:
kids, date night, family friendly, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
folklore, wolf, friendship, father daughter relationship, celtic, wolf pack, peril, legends and myths, family relations, happy ending, human animal relationship, hunter, good versus evil, courage, friend, foe turned friend, healer, lone wolves, teamwork, kids and family, rescue, unlikely friendships, forest, magic, teenager ...
Time:
17th century, 1600s
Place:
ireland, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, feel good, visually appealing and whimsical films with plots about friendship, fantasy world, children, mentor, magic, childhood and escapades mostly in Animation, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Wolfwalkers: Song of the Sea (2014), The Secret of Kells (2009), Brave (2012), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Xico's Journey (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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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Similarity:
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Story:
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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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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Plot unknown.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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