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Movies Like The Stupid Teacher

If you liked The Stupid Teacher (2000), a fantasy and comedy movie directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi and Tadashi Naitô, here are 19 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Great Adventure in Henderland

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Great Adventure in Henderland (1996)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasy

    The Futaba Kindergarten kids are so excited for their trip to the Henderland amusement park, but Shin-chan soon learns there are evil forces at play!

  2. 2The Willoughbys

    The Willoughbys (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and fantasy

    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.

  3. 3Slumberland

    Slumberland (2022)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasy

    A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

  4. 4Clear History

    Clear History (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.

  5. 5Secret Society of Second-Born Royals

    Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy

    A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.

  6. 6Cat Soup

    Cat Soup (2001)

    ★ 7.1/10Also fantasy

    The surreal black comedy follows Nyatta, an anthropomorphic kitten, on his travel to the land of the dead and back in an effort to save his sister's soul.

  7. 7Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry

    Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy

    Dragon Cry is a magical artifact of deadly power, formed into a staff by the fury and despair of dragons long gone. Now, this power has been stolen from the hands of the Fiore kingdom by the nefarious traitor Zash…

  8. 8Symbol

    Symbol (2009)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and fantasy

    A Japanese man in polka-dot pajamas wakes up in a room with no doors. Meanwhile, a middle-aged Mexican wrestler prepares for his most challenging match ever.

  9. 9Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess

    Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess (2012)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy and fantasy

    The film revolves around a mysterious girl named Éclair who appears before Fairy Tail, the world's most notorious wizard's guild. She lost all of her memories, except for the imperative that she must deliver two…

  10. 10Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

    Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.

  11. 11Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring

    Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2002)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and fantasy

    The Oscar-winning cat-and-mouse twosome--Tom and Jerry--returns with another adventure. When Tom and Jerry's irrepressible curiosity gets the best of them, the mysterious magic ring that Tom guards with his life ends…

  12. 12Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness

    Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasy

    A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.

  13. 13Oh, God!

    Oh, God! (1977)

    ★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and comedy

    When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.

  14. 14The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex

    The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)

    ★ 7.8/10Also comedy and fantasy

    While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…

  15. 15Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights

    Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991)

    ★ 7.1/10Also fantasy

    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.

  16. 16Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack!

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    The Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.

  17. 17Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

    Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)

    ★ 7.7/10Also fantasy

    With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon…

  18. 18Invisible Sister

    Invisible Sister (2015)

    ★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedy

    Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.

  19. 19Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy

    Something sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.

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