Movies Like Heidi in the City

If you liked Heidi in the City (1977), a animation movie directed by Isao Takahata, 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
Where Is Anne Frank (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
The film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary. A fiery teenager, Kitty wakes up in the near future in Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam and embarks on a journey to…
2
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each…
3
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also animation
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.
4
Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Barbie meets another Barbie Roberts, forming a close friendship, nicknaming each other Malibu and Brooklyn when they both attend the Handlers, Performing Art School in NYC, over the summer, competing for a spot at the…
5
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a…
6
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
7
Melody Time (1948)
★ 6.1/10Also animation
In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your…
8
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
During summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
9
Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
When 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.
10
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Shizuka 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.
11
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
When Lupin heads to the kingdom of Zufu to pilfer its treasure, he incurs the wrath of its psychotic ruler General Headhunter, who places a dead-or-alive bounty on his head.
12
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Mayhem reigns supreme in the animated kingdom as whiz kid Jimmy Neutron and Timmy from "The Fairly Oddparents" swap places in each other's worlds.
13
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow! (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
A giant whale appears and flies above Sakura New Town. With the whale’s sound of crying, some changes occur to Kenta Amano and Yokai.
14
Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
15
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
★ 7/10Also animation
Brash single mother Nikuko is well-known for her bold spirit, much to the embarrassment of Kikuko, her pensive yet imaginative daughter. In contrast to her mother, Kikuko wants nothing more than to fit in as she…
16
Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
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.
17
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
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…
18
The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
19
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high…
20
Epic (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their…