Movies Like Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-up Book and the Secret Child
If you liked Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-up Book and the Secret Child (2019), a animation and family movie directed by Mankyu, 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
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
★ 6.7/10Also family and animationDeoxys, a Pokémon from outer space, terrorizes the high-tech city Ash Ketchum and his friends are visiting.
- 2
Epic (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and familyA 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…
- 3
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasyEscaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.
- 4
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and familyIn the Forest of Okoya, Koko is a feral child who has been raised as a Pokémon by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Pokémon even though he can't really use any sort of moves…
- 5
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and familyPrincess Aurora and Princess Jasmine learn valuable life lessons in two short stories.
- 6
Yo-kai Watch The Movie 2: Lord Enma and the Stories, Nyan! (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also family and animationWhen Keita frees Whisper, a ghost-like yōkai, from 190 years of imprisonment, Whisper pledges to protect Keita from supernatural dangers. Whisper also gives Keita a watch that allows Keita to see other yōkai. Together…
- 7
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (2026)
★ 8/10Also animation and fantasyAfter 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
Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyThe Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…
- 9
Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasyInuyasha and his brother, Sesshomaru, each inherited a sword from their father after his death. However, their father had a third sword, named Sounga, that he sealed away. Seven hundreds years after his death, Sounga…
- 10
A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and fantasyVan, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider…
- 11
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasyWhen human sailors are attacked by mysterious creatures of the deep, only one person can stop the war between land and sea: the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia.
- 12
Ghost Cat Anzu (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasyPrecocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her…
- 13
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)
★ 7/10Also animation and familyHiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…
- 14
Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and familyCheerful Mimiko’s small family grows when she adopts a talking baby panda and his full-grown papa. Despite Mimiko's best efforts, the appearance of Panny and Papa Bear disrupts the quiet pace of life in town, prompting…
- 15
Barbie: A Fairy Secret (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and familyBarbie realises that fairies secretly surround everybody. She, along with the help of her friends, Taylor and Carrie, sets out to rescue Ken. He is taken to the secret fairy city, Gloss Angeles.
- 16
Barbie Mariposa & the Fairy Princess (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and familyJoin Mariposa and her new friend, Princess Catania, in this magical adventure to save the fairy land of Shimmervale. Together, the girls learn that with great friends, the sky is the limit.
- 17
Modest Heroes (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasyTwo 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.
- 18
Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and familyMary Smith, a young girl who lives with her great-aunt in the countryside, follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest where she finds a strange flower and an old broom, none of which is as ordinary as it seems.
- 19
Spirited Away (2001)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and familyA young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
- 20
Pom Poko (1994)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasyThe Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The…