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Movies Like The Ideal Way to Spend a Holiday

If you liked The Ideal Way to Spend a Holiday (2010), a movie directed by Sanpo Matsumoto, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century

    Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Kaitou Kid dares to challenge the police once more, setting his sights on the Russian Imperial Easter Egg. With the date, time, and place, the Osaka police force scrambles to stop him. But this time, Kid may have…

  2. 2A Royal Winter

    A Royal Winter (2017)

    ★ 7.1/10

    While on a last-minute European holiday, a young woman finds herself in the middle of a real-life fairy tale when a chance meeting with a handsome local leads to something more. However, things get complicated when she…

  3. 3Beethoven's Christmas Adventure

    Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)

    ★ 6/10

    A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in…

  4. 4Barbie: A Perfect Christmas

    Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (2011)

    ★ 6.8/10

    The vacation plans of Barbie and her sisters take a turn due to a snowstorm. Stranded in Tannenbaum town, they find themselves amidst a holiday venture where they learn a heartwarming lesson.

  5. 5Eat Pray Love

    Eat Pray Love (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".

  6. 6Murphy's Law

    Murphy's Law (1986)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.

  7. 7Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

    Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find…

  8. 8Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

    Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)

    ★ 7/10

    While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.

  9. 9Kikujiro

    Kikujiro (1999)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical…

  10. 10Tokyo Godfathers

    Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

    ★ 7.9/10

    On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

  11. 11Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol'

    Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008)

    ★ 7.2/10

    On Christmas Eve, Kelly is reluctant to go to a Christmas Eve ball, so Barbie tells her the story of Eden Starling, a glamorous singing diva in the Victorian England and the owner of a theatre house. However, Eden is…

  12. 12Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

    Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999)

    ★ 6.9/10

    In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a…

  13. 13Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie

    Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Conan Edogawa sets out to apprehend Lupin the Third, the suspect of stealing a jewel called Cherry Sapphire.

  14. 14How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live. But Delilah is about to change all that. What starts as a quick…

  15. 15The Boy and the Beast

    The Boy and the Beast (2015)

    ★ 7.9/10

    Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his…

  16. 16Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum

    Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Doraemon and his friends travel to the 22nd century to look for his golden bell, which was stolen by a notorious thief called Kaito DX.

  17. 17The Place Beyond the Pines

    The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

    ★ 7/10

    A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

  18. 18Lovely, Still

    Lovely, Still (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

  19. 19One Piece: Heart of Gold

    One Piece: Heart of Gold (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A girl named Olga is pursued by both the World Government and a man named Mad Treasure, as she is the only one who knows the location of the Pure Gold, a substance that can buy the entire world. Olga ends up sailing…

  20. 20A Christmas Story Christmas

    A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Follows Ralphie, now adult, who returns to the house on Cleveland Street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old…

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