Movies Like Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City

If you liked Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City (1997), a animation and science fiction movie directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, 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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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and science fiction
During summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
2
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasy
After a typhoon hits Nobita's town, he and Doraemon discover a wind sprite who, with some help from Doraemon's 22nd-century tech, takes them and their friends to a fantastic world of wind and storm people. But the wind…
3
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventure
Doraemon and Nobita decide to build a perfect toy robot. However, their creation turns out to be a little more uncanny than an object of appreciation and wonder.
4
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017)
★ 7/10Also family and animation
When the mysterious Shiriri turns his parents into children, Shin-chan must trek across Japan to help return them to adult form.
5
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also family and animation
Doraemon and his friends have to rescue the people of Birdopia from the wrongdoing of vengeful former bird troopers before they unleash a wicked ancient dragon.
6
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventure
Shizuka ends up in the fantasy world of the 'Arabian Nights' story. However, Doraemon, Nobita, Suneo, and Jyaian must find her from the imaginary Middle East and bring her back to the real life.
7
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and adventure
Nobita finds a passage to a spaceship in another dimension. With their new friends, he and Doraemon fight the cruel leader of an exploited planet.
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Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also family and animation
Nobita is followed by a stray dog on his way home and decides to help it find its original owner with the help of Doraemon. They find out that the dog is actually a prince in its homeland in Africa.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and animation
Nobita and his friends get transported to an animal planet after a mysterious pink fog appears inside his house. They work together with the natives to find the origin of the fog.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and animation
Nobita and his friends find a portal to a mysterious resort filled with metal buildings. They soon discover that the person who opened the portal for them has an ulterior motive.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also family and animation
Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.
12
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also family and animation
Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
13
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and science fiction
Doraemon went missing for 3 days. But it turns out later that he went to the 22nd century to buy a mystery galactic express train ticket whose destination is a secret until the passengers arrive there and see for…
14
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also family and adventure
Ash, Pikachu, and their friends come to a desert city by the sea. Here they meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, which has the ability to summon things—including people and Pokémon—through its magic rings. After a scary…
15
Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and animation
A sapling Nobita discovers is turned into a plant-boy with help from Doraemon, and becomes Earth's only hope at passing judgment from the dryadic aliens of the Green Planet.
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Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also family and animation
Ash and his two friends Iris and Cilan help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem its his test to become a Sacred Swordsman.
17
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and adventure
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
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Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also family and adventure
Ash meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s…
19
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and animation
A group of five Genesect have invaded the big city and pose a threat to the supply of electricity, which attracts the attention of the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo. Satoshi, Pikachu and his friends must come to the rescue…
20
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also family and comedy
Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.