Movies Like Sore Ike! Anpanman: Minami no Umi wo Sukue!

If you liked Sore Ike! Anpanman: Minami no Umi wo Sukue! (1990), a animation and tv movie movie directed by Akinori Nagaoka, 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
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and fantasy
The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to…
2
Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasy
The Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…
3
The Monkey King (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and fantasy
A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
4
A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasy
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
5
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasy
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.
6
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)
★ 9/10Also animation and fantasy
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong…
7
Naruto OVA 12: The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasy
Depicts the day that Naruto Uzumaki became the 7th Hokage.
8
Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and animation
A Pokémon scientist named Dr. Yung has invented a Mirage System that can recreate extinct Pokémon. Ash, Misty, and Professor Oak are asked to help test it out, but the Mirage System is suddenly taken over by a being…
9
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and fantasy
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
10
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasy
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
11
Zog (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasy
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to…
12
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and tv movie
Fred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaption of the classic Christmas story, but is acting a bit stingy in real life.
13
Modest Heroes (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasy
Two tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.
14
Lou (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and animation
A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
15
The Tale of the White Serpent (1958)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and fantasy
As a young boy, Xu-Xian is forced to free his pet, a small snake. Unbeknownst to him, the snake is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang and she is in love with him. Many years later, when they are both…
16
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and fantasy
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…
17
Pixie Hollow Bake Off (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasy
Tink challenges Gelata to see who can bake the best cake for the queen's party. Plus 10 Disney Fairies Mini-Shorts: - Just Desserts - If The Hue Fits - Dust Up - Scents And Sensibility - Just One Of The Girls…
18
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasy
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
19
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and fantasy
Doraemon, 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.
20
X (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and fantasy
It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best…