Movies Like Meiken monogatari

If you liked Meiken monogatari (1956), a family movie directed by Zenju Imaizumi, 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
Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also family
A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.
2
Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also family
Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.
3
Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also family
When Snoopy's beloved doghouse goes missing, he tries to track it down, and learns what makes a house feel like home.
4
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also family
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
5
Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also family
A determined Angela makes a wish to reunite her family in time for Christmas, then launches a plan to find her way from Ireland to Australia.
6
PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also family
A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
7
Seal Team (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also family
After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM to fight back against a gang of sharks overtaking the neighborhood. But this merry band of international…
8
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)
★ 7/10Also family
Hiroshi 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…
9
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017)
★ 7/10Also family
When the mysterious Shiriri turns his parents into children, Shin-chan must trek across Japan to help return them to adult form.
10
Let It Shine (2012)
★ 7/10Also family
A teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help a friend and win the girl of his dreams while overcoming self-doubt and the expectations of his strict religious parents.
11
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also family
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
Barbie: Skipper and the Big Babysitting Adventure (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also family
When her babysitting business takes a hit, Skipper takes a summer job at the water park. Here she can quickly put her skills as a nanny to good use.
13
Swimming for Gold (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also family
Young elite swimmer Claire is sent to Australia to coach a boys swimming team, where she must overcome an old rival and a secret fear to save the swimming camp from closing.
14
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.
15
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also 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.
16
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also family
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.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also family
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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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also family
During 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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Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also family
Doraemon and Nobita discover a mysterious golden ring far beneath the ice in Antarctica, leading them to uncover an ancient, ruined city.
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Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also family
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.