Movies Like ARIEL: All Round Intercept & Escort Lady

If you liked ARIEL: All Round Intercept & Escort Lady (1989), a comedy and animation movie directed by Junichi 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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   Doraemon: Nobita and the Space Heroes (2015)

   ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and animation

   Nobita and friends decide to make a movie inspired by the space adventures of their heroes, but their fiction turns into a reality.

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   Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels (2011)

   ★ 7.4/10Also animation and science fiction

   Nobita and Doraemon find a giant robot in pieces which they later assemble. It turns out to be a destructive weapon and the gang must save Earth from an imminent invasion.

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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.

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   Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)

   ★ 6.8/10Also animation and science fiction

   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: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)

   ★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fiction

   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.

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   Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)

   ★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy

   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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   Yellow Mirror (2026)

   ★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy

   A defective lamp reveals a heartbreaking truth about what Homer believes is reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie. The Simpsons struggle to find the light through two dark tales of the curious…

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   LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024)

   ★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy

   A young, aspiring hero and superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new villain looking to rid the world of the Avengers.

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   Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019)

   ★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy

   ZIM discovers his almighty leaders never had any intention of coming to Earth and he loses confidence in himself for the first time in his life, which is the big break his human nemesis, Dib has been waiting for.

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    Alien Xmas (2020)

    ★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedy

    A young elf mistakes a tiny alien for a Christmas gift, not knowing her new plaything has plans to destroy Earth's gravity — and steal all the presents.

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    Armitage: Dual Matrix (2002)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and animation

    Naomi Armitage and Ross Sylibus have changed their names and live with their daughter Yoko as a happy and normal family on Mars — until an android riot breaks out at an anti-matter plant on Earth.

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    Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and science fiction

    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: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy

    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.

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    LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy

    Reverse-Flash manipulates the Speed Force to put the Flash into a time loop that forces him to relive the same day over and over again—with progressively disastrous results, including losing his powers and being fired…

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    Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction

    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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    Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and animation

    The Ark Fleet has been destroyed, and a significant number of the enemy's troops have been wiped out due to its crash landing. As the remaining forces of the Holy Order of Michael regroup in order to launch a final…

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    Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)

    ★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy

    The Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.

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    Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and animation

    After discovering the face of their true enemy, someone who is related to Akito and responsible for the Geass placed upon him, W-0 attempts to return to their base at Castle Weisswolf. However, stranded in Warsaw due…

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    Plankton: The Movie (2025)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and animation

    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.

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    Next Gen (2018)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and action

    A friendship with a top-secret robot turns a lonely girl's life into a thrilling adventure as they take on bullies, evil bots and a scheming madman.