Movies Like Mari wa tenshi no nioi
If you liked Mari wa tenshi no nioi (1985), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Mototsugu Watanabe, 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.
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Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyA kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
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Shrek Forever After (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and fantasyA midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days of when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where…
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Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasyA young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
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Justice League: Doom (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasyAn adaptation of Mark Waid's "Tower of Babel" story from the JLA comic. Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
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The Twits (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
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Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: The Great Adventure in Henderland (1996)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasyThe Futaba Kindergarten kids are so excited for their trip to the Henderland amusement park, but Shin-chan soon learns there are evil forces at play!
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)
★ 7/10Also comedyThe Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and comedyDuring summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
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Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyAnimals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
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Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and fantasyThe Yowie Yahoo starts kidnapping musicians at a concert attended by Scooby and the gang in Vampire Rock, Australia.
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Hard to Die (1990)
★ 6/10Also comedyWhile doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series…
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The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasyWhen human sailors are attacked by mysterious creatures of the deep, only one person can stop the war between land and sea: the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia.
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Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasyChristmas elves Lanny and Wayne panic when their holiday missions go awry, leaving Wayne thinking he's in BIG trouble with Santa and accidentally revealing other merry mishaps.
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Ladies First (2026)
★ 6/10Also comedy and fantasyAn arrogant but charismatic ladies' man finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women.
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Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and comedyEddie Garrick is a good-hearted man who has lost his belief in the wonder of Christmas. While spending time with his nine-year-old daughter Charlotte on Christmas Eve, he befriends a mysterious man in a red suit named…
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Angels in the Outfield (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and fantasyRoger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so…
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasyDoraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
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Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also comedy and fantasyDetermined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, family man Chris makes a pact with an elf to help him out-do the competition. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of…
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasyIn Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the…