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Movies Like The Travelling Cat Chronicles

If you liked The Travelling Cat Chronicles (2018), a drama movie directed by Koichiro Miki, 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. 1Night on the Galactic Railroad

    Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    Lonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that isolates him from his peers. But on the night of the Festival of Stars, he is magically transported onto a…

  2. 2The Fox and the Hound

    The Fox and the Hound (1981)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on…

  3. 3A Street Cat Named Bob

    A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

    ★ 7.9/10Also drama

    James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.

  4. 4The Jungle Book

    The Jungle Book (1994)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a…

  5. 5The Cat Returns

    The Cat Returns (2002)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

  6. 6A Dog's Purpose

    A Dog's Purpose (2017)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

  7. 7If Cats Disappeared from the World

    If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in the world that will disappear. The man…

  8. 8The Imaginary

    The Imaginary (2023)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    Amanda and her imaginary friend Rudger go on thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger finds himself alone, he faces a mysterious threat.

  9. 9Mio in the Land of Faraway

    Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    Under the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy…

  10. 10Wonderstruck

    Wonderstruck (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.

  11. 11White Fang

    White Fang (1991)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.

  12. 12Where the Wild Things Are

    Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret…

  13. 13The Adventures of Milo and Otis

    The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    When Milo the cat and Otis the dog are separated, they each set off on an adventurous and often perilous quest across mountains, plains, and snow-covered lands to reunite with one another.

  14. 14Same Kind of Different as Me

    Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.

  15. 15When Marnie Was There

    When Marnie Was There (2014)

    ★ 7.9/10Also drama

    Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may…

  16. 16Bridge to Terabithia

    Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's…

  17. 17Black Beauty

    Black Beauty (2020)

    ★ 8/10Also drama

    Born free in the American West, Black Beauty is a horse rounded up and brought to Birtwick Stables, where she meets spirited teenager Jo Green. The two forge a bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters…

  18. 18Storm Boy

    Storm Boy (2019)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    Storm Boy lives a lonely life with his reclusive father on a desolate coastline, but when he forms a close bond with a pelican, Mr. Percival, his life takes a new and unexpected turn.

  19. 19A Wrinkle in Time

    A Wrinkle in Time (2003)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any…

  20. 20Modest Heroes

    Modest Heroes (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    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.

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