Movies Like Open Eyes

If you liked Open Eyes (2012), a family movie directed by Akira Hoshino and Shigeru Maeda, 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
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
★ 7/10Also family
A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.
2
Robin Robin (2021)
★ 7/10Also family
A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
3
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also family
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.
4
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also family
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
5
Surf's Up (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also family
With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself…
6
Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2012)
★ 7.8/10Also family
After Monster High’s roller skating team is defeated at the Skulltimate Roller Maze tournament, the ghouls team up to face an all-boys league, with the hope of winning back the school crest and restoring school spirit.
7
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. (2006)
★ 8/10Also family
The villains of the Kids Next Door, lead by Father, join forces to resurrect the Ultimate Evil, Grandfather, a tyrant who once ruled the world many years ago when most of the villains were themselves kids. However…
8
An American Rhapsody (2001)
★ 6.4/10Also family
A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has…
9
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also family
Po is finally living the dream as the Dragon Warrior—until a shadow from his past comes roaring back. When the ruthless peacock Lord Shen unleashes a devastating new weapon used to wipe out kung fu masters across the…
10
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)
★ 7.4/10Also family
A collection of Warner Brothers short cartoon features, "starring" the likes of Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Wile E. Coyote. These animations are interspersed by Bugs Bunny reminiscing on past events and providing links…
11
Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982)
★ 6.7/10Also family
Nobita and Doraemon venture to the Heavy Smokers Forest in the Congo, where they find a stray dog and a giant statue. After discovering that they are wanted for trespassing on isolated kingdom land, Nobita and the rest…
12
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also family
Mickey, Minnie, and their famous friends Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto gather together to reminisce about the love, magic and surprises in three wonder-filled stories of Christmas past.
13
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
★ 7/10Also family
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope…
14
Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
★ 7/10Also family
Tezuka Osamu's most famous work "Jungle Emperor Leo" has been made into an animated version a number of times. In this theater version, Tezuka Osamu was able for the first time to depict the theme that "All life is…
15
A-X-L (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also family
The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
16
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also family
As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
17
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also family
Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.
18
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales (2025)
★ 8.1/10Also family
Nobita and Doraemon enter the world in a European Renaissance painting, but run into trouble as they hop from piece to piece in search of a malevolent time traveler who wishes to recreate the extinct pigment of…
19
Sketch (2025)
★ 7/10Also family
When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to…
20
The Little Rascals (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also family
When nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage their relationship.