Movies Like Hello Kitty: The Fantasy in the Apple Forest

If you liked Hello Kitty: The Fantasy in the Apple Forest (2008), a animation movie directed by Hideaki Ōba, 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
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
The film chronicles George's adventures as he befriends Kayla, a baby elephant, at a magic circus show and helps her travel across the country to be reunited with her family.Accompanied by his friend, the Man with the…
2
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
GrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.
3
Tinker Bell (2008)
★ 7/10Also animation
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."
4
10 Lives (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
A pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When he loses his ninth life, fate steps in to set him on a transformative…
5
PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
6
Koati (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Three unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako, a hyperactive glass frog - embark on an adventure to stop wicked coral snake Zaina from destroying their rain forest…
7
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…
8
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also animation
When the mysterious Toy Taker grabs all of Santa's toys, it looks like the children will miss out on Christmas. But everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, comes to the rescue with his lovable friends: Hermey the elf…
9
My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
Equestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove it.
10
Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
Barbie, Chelsea and their family go on a cruise ship for Chelsea's birthday. But when they cross the international date line skipping her birthday, Chelsea escapes to the jungle island to find a fabled wish and get her…
11
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.
12
Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
On Christmas Eve, Kelly is reluctant to go to a Christmas Eve ball, so Barbie tells her the story of Eden Starling, a glamorous singing diva in the Victorian England and the owner of a theatre house. However, Eden is…
13
Barbie: Fairytopia (2005)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
Elina is a flower fairy who discovers that her home of Magic Meadow has been overcome by a horrible malady that is killing the flowers and making the fairies unable to fly. With the help of Bibble, a puffball and a…
14
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also animation
Meet a tiny girl named Thumbelina who lives in harmony with nature in the magical world of the Twillerbees that's hidden among the wildflowers. At the whim of a spoiled young girl named Makena, Thumbelina and her two…
15
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also animation
When her beloved dollhouse is accidentally claimed by an eccentric cat lady during a road trip to Cat Francisco, Gabby embarks on a real-world adventure to reunite the Gabby Cats and rescue her most prized possession…
16
Arrietty (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human…
17
Spellbound (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.
18
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
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.
19
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus (1973)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
Mimiko, Papa Panda, and Panny make friends with a baby tiger from the circus — just in time for a flash flood to throw the whole town into chaos.
20
Barbie: A Fairy Secret (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Barbie 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.