Movies Like Space Fantasia 2001 Nights

If you liked Space Fantasia 2001 Nights (1987), a adventure and science fiction movie directed by Yoshio Takeuchi, 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
Babylon 5: The Road Home (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Along the way he reunites with some…
2
Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and science fiction
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
3
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and animation
In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's…
4
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventure
Doraemon and its friends open a hole in the time and they're travel to the Country of Mayana, a lost Mayan civilization in the jungle.
5
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventure
Doraemon and his friends travel to ancient Japan where they meet Kukuru. When Kukuru tells them that his tribe has been enslaved by Gigazombie, Doraemon decides to help him.
6
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu (2013)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and animation
One year after the events of the anime, Rintarou begins to feel the repercussions of extensive time travel, and eventually completely fades from reality. Kurisu, being the only companion to remember him, now must find…
7
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventure
Nobita tries to prove to Doraemon and his friends that dinosaurs are still alive, and, after finding an underground cave, discovers a hollow earth civilization of knights and saurian steeds that Suneo must be rescued…
8
Patema Inverted (2013)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and science fiction
A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.
9
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and science fiction
On a future Earth, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its rival, The Republic, is inevitable. As evolving technology creates new ways to wage war, a small group seeks to propel mankind into space in their…
10
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and adventure
As Nobita, Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo are making their own space movie, a fleeing bug-sized alien president makes his way to Earth, and needs the help of the kids and Doraemon to stop an oppressive dictatorship…
11
Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and adventure
One day, Kurapika spots a child who looks very similar to his childhood friend, Pyro. However, when he catches up to him, the boy steals Kurapika's eyes with some kind of magical power. Gon, Leorio, and Killua promise…
12
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and adventure
Doraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
13
Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and adventure
Sewashi and Doraemon find themselves way back in time and meet Nobita. It is up to Doraemon to take care of Nobita or else he will not return to the present.
14
Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure Into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and animation
Nobita wishes the world into a magic-reliant one with Doraemon's Moshimo-Box, and, along with his friends, must stop an asteroid from hitting the planet with help from a sorcerer-in-training.
15
Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and adventure
First compilation movie of the TV series which covers episodes 1-8 with new scenes added for the introduction. It covers the period from when Riko descends into the Abyss with her robot companion Reg, reaching the…
16
Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (2009)
★ 7.9/10Also science fiction and animation
Seven years have passed after the battle of Teppelin... Humans have since reclaimed the surface of the earth and enjoy an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity. However, humanity's increasing population growth…
17
Memories (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and science fiction
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
18
LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and science fiction
Master Yoda must go retrieve secret battle plans. However, things become a little more complicated when a class of younglings join the mission.
19
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and science fiction
Iroha's life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.
20
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and science fiction
In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Synchronized Global Default, rapid developments in AI propelled the world to enter a state of "Sustainable War". However, the public is not aware of the threat…