Movies Like Appleland Story
If you liked Appleland Story (1992), a drama and animation movie directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, 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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Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventureThe wandering knight, Bedivere, reaches the end of his journey. It is A.D. 1273 in Jerusalem. The Holy Land has been transformed into a massive desert and its people have been forced out of their homes as three major…
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Strings (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and animationThe story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.
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Buddha 2: The Endless Journey (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and drama2500 years ago, in India, Siddhartha was born as a prince of the Shakya clan, but he gives up his position as a prince to see the world. He meets a strange boy named Assaji, who can predict the future, a monk with only…
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Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and adventureThe second part in a two-part anime film project adapting the "Sixth Singularity - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot" story from the game.
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Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and adventureWhen Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
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Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and adventureA thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage…
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Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and adventureNaruto and his friends must get back a jug of stolen holy water from a band of higher class ninjas.
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Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and adventureThe 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…
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventureDoraemon 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.
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BLAME! (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and animationIn the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure…
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Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and animationA 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…
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Buddha: The Great Departure (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and animationPrince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world…
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Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and adventureInspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.
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Scarlet (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and dramaAfter failing to avenge her father's murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the "Land of the Dead." In this world filled with madness, if she does not achieve her revenge against her nemesis and reach the "No End…
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Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and adventureWith their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon…
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Inu-Oh (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and dramaA cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and inseparable friends as their larger-than-life concerts propel them to stardom in 14th century Japan.
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Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also adventure and animationGenndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Tales of Savagery features a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival.
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Pokémon Heroes (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventureAsh, Pikachu and the gang try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Altomare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named…
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Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ (2019)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventureHiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…
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Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventureShizuka 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.