Movies Like Laidbackers

If you liked Laidbackers (2019), a animation and comedy movie directed by Hiroyuki Hashimoto, 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
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasy
With the help of the "Dragon Sin of Wrath" Meliodas and the worst rebels in history, the Seven Deadly Sins, the "Holy War", in which four races, including Humans, Goddesses, Fairies and Giants fought against the…
2
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and fantasy
As Usagi and her friends enjoy Christmas vacation, an unusual and fierce snowstorm hits town... The evil Snow Queen Kaguya has returned to claim Earth as her own. Crucial to Queen Kaguya's plan is a magical crystal…
3
Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on Dreamy World! (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
One night, the Nohara family were enjoying a pleasant dream, when suddenly a big fish appeared in their dreams and ate them. The next morning, Hiroshi read in the newspaper that everybody in another town had the same…
4
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)
★ 7.7/10Also fantasy and animation
Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of…
5
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasy
The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is…
6
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 1 (2021)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and fantasy
After a total solar eclipse, a dark circus troupe appears, Mamoru is stricken with a mysterious malady and bad things start happening across the city. Sequel to the Sailor Moon Crystal TV series.
7
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (2026)
★ 8/10Also animation and fantasy
After concluding the opening ceremony of the Demon Kingdom Federation Tempest, Rimuru and his companions are invited by the Celestial Emperor Hermesia of the great elven nation – the Magi Dynasty Salion – to visit her…
8
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and fantasy
The wicked Badiyanu has come to capture all Earth's children to gain enough power to absorb the planet in her Black Dream Hole. The Black Dream Hole is in Badiyanu's castle and absorbs the dream energy from children…
9
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and fantasy
Tanjiro undergoes rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira. Meanwhile, Muzan continues to search for Nezuko and Ubuyashiki. A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 55–56, with…
10
Luck (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedy
Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.
11
Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasy
In the chambers of the Edo harem, two newcomers uncover political intrigue, rivalry and a vengeful spirit only one traveling medicine seller can vanquish.
12
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy and animation
In Karakura Town, unidentifiable spirits begin appearing en mases. While attempting to deal with these strange souls, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Senna, a mysterious shinigami who wipes out most of them…
13
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and fantasy
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
14
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasy
Tristan, the son of Meliodas and Elizabeth, inherits the power of the Goddess Clan and can heal people’s wounds and injuries, but he often ends up hurting others due to his inability to control his Demon Clan power. To…
15
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and fantasy
A 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…
16
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasy
A long-running conspiracy is swirling over a mysterious power wielded by the Queen in Raja, a small country west of Tempest. When a slime who evolved into a Demon Lord named Rimuru Tempest crosses paths with Hiiro, a…
17
The Wonderland (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and fantasy
The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist, Hippocrates, and his student, Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world…
18
Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasy
After battling their way through all seven Singularities, the Chaldea Security Organization has finally arrived at the endpoint of the Grand Order: The Final Singularity, Grand Temple of Time: Solomon. Now is the time…
19
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings (2012)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and fantasy
Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches…
20
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy
After a deadly storm, Tom and Jerry find themselves stranded on an unknown island ruled by the evil Wizard of Oz. As they try to find their way back home, they worry for their master Dorothy's safety.