🎬 Movies Like Spirited Away

Loved Spirited Away (2001)? The fanciful adventures of a ten-year-old girl named Chihiro, who discovers a secret world when she and her family get lost and venture through a hillside tunnel. Here are 27 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Spirited Away itself.

1. 1
   Howl's Moving Castle2004

   8.2 IMDb100% RT audience84% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Hayao Miyazaki, Tatsuya Gashûin; Shared themes: witch, anime

2. 2
   Princess Mononoke1997

   8.3 IMDb99% RT audience83% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Hayao Miyazaki; Shared themes: spirit, set in japan, anime

3. 3
   Hotel Transylvania2012

   7.0 IMDb45% RT critics72% RT audience70% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser45·72

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: witch

4. 4
   Ponyo2008

   7.6 IMDb91% RT critics84% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·84

   Shared talent: director Hayao Miyazaki, Rumi Hiiragi; Shared themes: set in japan, anime

5. 5
   Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004

   7.9 IMDb90% RT critics86% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·86

   Shared themes: witch, magic; Both are family/adventure films

6. 6
   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005

   6.7 IMDb83% RT critics51% RT audience70% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling83·51

   Shared themes: parent child relationship, set in japan; Both are family/adventure films

7. 7
   Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989

   8.2 IMDb84% RT critics94% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·94

   Both are adventure films; Matching epic tone

8. 8
   Whisper of the Heart1995

   7.8 IMDb95% RT critics90% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·90

   Shared talent: writer Hayao Miyazaki; Both are family/animation films

9. 9
   The Secret World of Arrietty2010

   7.6 IMDb77% TMDB

   Shared talent: writer Hayao Miyazaki, Ryûnosuke Kamiki; Shared themes: set in japan, anime

10. 10
    The Incredibles2004

    8.0 IMDb97% RT critics75% RT audience77% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling97·75

    Both are animation/adventure films; Matching intense, epic tone

11. 11
    Sleeping Beauty1959

    7.2 IMDb90% RT critics80% RT audience70% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: witch, magic

12. 12
    Almost Famous2000

    7.9 IMDb91% RT critics92% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·92

    Both are adventure films; Matching funny, emotional tone

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    WALL·E2008

    8.4 IMDb95% RT critics95% Metacritic90% RT audience81% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·90

    Both are family/animation films; Matching light, epic tone

14. 14
    Eight Below2006

    7.3 IMDb73% RT critics78% RT audience70% TMDB

    Both are family/adventure films; Matching light, emotional tone

15. 15
    Fantasia 20001999

    7.1 IMDb80% RT critics75% RT audience70% TMDB

    Shared themes: magic; Both are family/animation films

16. 16
    The Polar Express2004

    6.6 IMDb55% RT critics64% RT audience67% TMDB

    Both are family/animation films; Matching light, epic tone

17. 17
    Like Stars on Earth2007

    8.3 IMDb93% RT critics96% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·96

    Both are family films; Same era (2000s)

18. 18
    Monsters, Inc.2001

    8.1 IMDb96% RT critics90% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim96·90

    Shared themes: parallel world; Both are animation/adventure films

19. 19
    The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian2008

    6.5 IMDb66% RT critics73% RT audience66% TMDB

    Both are family/adventure films; Matching light, epic tone

20. 20
    Waking Life2001

    7.6 IMDb81% RT critics87% RT audience75% TMDB

    Shared themes: parallel world; Both are animation films

21. 21
    Earwig and the Witch2020

    4.7 IMDb29% RT critics68% RT audience59% TMDB⚡ Polarizing29·68

    Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Hayao Miyazaki

22. 22
    Mary and the Witch's Flower2017

    6.8 IMDb89% RT critics70% RT audience72% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling89·70

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: witch, magic, anime

23. 23
    A Letter to Momo2011

    7.2 IMDb80% RT critics75% RT audience73% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: youkai, parent child relationship, set in japan

24. 24
    The Wonderland2019

    6.2 IMDb81% RT audience64% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: parallel world, magic, set in japan

25. 25
    Drifting Home2022

    6.4 IMDb69% RT critics80% RT audience74% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: anime

26. 26
    Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings2012

    7.6 IMDb83% RT audience75% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: magic, parent child relationship, anime

27. 27
    My Oni Girl2024

    6.0 IMDb63% RT critics55% RT audience72% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: anime