Movies Like Star of the Giants - Big League Ball
If you liked Star of the Giants - Big League Ball (1970), a animation movie directed by Tadao Nagahama, 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.
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Charlie Brown's All-Stars! (1966)
★ 6.5/10Also animationAfter their humiliating 999th defeat, Charlie Brown's whole baseball team quits on him. All seems lost...until Charlie Brown learns that his team can join the Little League and become an official team with real…
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Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also animationA 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…
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also animationDuring summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)
★ 7/10Also animationThe Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also animationPo and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.
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Mind Game (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also animationNishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
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Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also animationSomething 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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Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (1993)
★ 7/10Also animationEveryone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be?
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Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animationAfter his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as killing Jōnin from Kirigakure and Iwagakure, Naruto is imprisoned in Hōzukijou: A criminal containment facility known as…
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also animationAfter a typhoon hits Nobita's town, he and Doraemon discover a wind sprite who, with some help from Doraemon's 22nd-century tech, takes them and their friends to a fantastic world of wind and storm people. But the wind…
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Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also animationAsh and his two friends Iris and Cilan help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem its his test to become a Sacred Swordsman.
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Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho (1994)
★ 8.7/10Also animationTwo recap specials that focus on Team Urameshi's matches in the Dark Tournament and four separate volumes focusing around one of the main characters; Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, or Kuwabara.
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Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
★ 7/10Also animationThis collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little…
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One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also animationThe Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's…
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Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animationCharlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also animationThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
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Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
★ 7/10Also animationTezuka Osamu's most famous work "Jungle Emperor Leo" has been made into an animated version a number of times. In this theater version, Tezuka Osamu was able for the first time to depict the theme that "All life is…
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Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003)
★ 7/10Also animationKimura finally has his championship match. It takes place at the annual champion carnival. But now he must face the intense champion, Mashiba for the Junior Lightweight championship.
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Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also animationAsh, Pikachu, and their friends come to a desert city by the sea. Here they meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, which has the ability to summon things—including people and Pokémon—through its magic rings. After a scary…
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also animationNobita and his friends find a portal to a mysterious resort filled with metal buildings. They soon discover that the person who opened the portal for them has an ulterior motive.