Best movies like Twelve Months
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Plot Summary:
A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. One greedy woman sends her stepdaughter, whom she does not like, to look for the flowers in a cold forest, knowing the task will be impossible for her. The girl almost freezes to death in the forest, but she is rescued by the spirits of the Twelve Months, who create spring around her. The girl is able to deliver the bouquet to the queen, but others want a share of the reward.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 415
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale
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Teresa & Tim (2016)
Plot Summary:
Every year, the elves come from his magical world to bring humans a new spring. Tim is a new one this year. Distracted by the attractive sound of the fair, he wanders away from the other elves, being captured by former trapeze artist Samuel, who brings him to Vladimir, owner of a circus who exploits him as a fairground attraction. Teresa, a naughty 6-year-old girl, is jealous of her little brother, baby Jon. When visiting the fair, she discovers Tim while he is being exhibited and she will become infatuated with him. Tim, at the same time, will see in her an opportunity to escape. Hidden in Teresa's house and protected by her, they live several adventures, becoming inseparable friends. Over time, matching with the end of the spring, Tim begins to transform in a Little tree. He has been away from his world and his people for too long, and only by helping him to return will Tim be saved. There is no time to lose, but be careful: Vladimir is lurking.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime
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The Life of Guskou Budori (2012)
Plot Summary:
Remake of The Life of Guskou Budori (1994). The fairy tale follows a young man named Guskou in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Guskou is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Guskou joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Guskou from his home.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 304
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, fairy tale, super sentai
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The Mouse and His Child (1977)
Plot Summary:
The Mouse and his child (the two parts of a single small wind-up toy), go on a quest to become "self-winding".
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 517
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: anime, philosophical, independent film, 2d animation, cult film
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The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)
Plot Summary:
Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only they should be able to decide or allow people to be happy. Unico is banished to the Hill of Oblivion, and the West Wind is ordered to take him there. She can't stand giving this fate to Unico, so Unico's adventures begin, as the West Wind takes him from one place and time to the next, in a neverending journey to escape the wrath of the gods.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 885
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, crying
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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
Plot Summary:
The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus. When Claus grew up, the Great Ak showed him the evil and hardship in world and Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Agua, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives doesn't want the chidren to be happy. and there is a great battle among Immortals.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: christmas special
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The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (1963)
Plot Summary:
Susano is the youngest son of Izanagi and Izanami, the heavenly couple that the Earth. Still a young boy, Susano is devastated by the passing away of his mother. Determined to find her despite the reprimands of his father, he embarks on a journey to find his brother and his sister for spiritual guidance.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: anime
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Unico in the Island of Magic (1983)
Plot Summary:
Based on "Unico and the Kingdom of the Sun," which was newly written as a theater version, this animated film features a battle between the wizard Kukuruku and Unico. Kukuruku builds a castle using dolls transformed from men as building parts. The story revolves around the sorrow and terror of men who have been transfigured into dolls, and a girl named Cherry who wishes to recover the kindness in her brother, who is a student of Kukuruku. This work reminds us of the fact that "transformation" or "transfiguration" --- favorite themes of Tezuka Osamu --- involves not only material aspects, but also man's immaterial heart [Taken from AniDB].
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anime
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Onigamiden - Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)
Plot Summary:
A spectacular journey of an unwilling young hero thrust into a mysterious past full of monsters, dragons, and strange hidden powers. Through a series of out of this world battles and adventures, Jun, a shy middle school boy, is transformed into a hero destined to battle evil and ensure harmony and tranquility in the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, serious, emotional, epic, crying
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Stick Man (2015)
Plot Summary:
Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: christmas special, sincere, captivating, entertaining
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Pil's Adventures (2021)
Plot Summary:
Pil, a little vagabond girl, lives on the streets of the medieval city of Roc-en-Brume, along with her three tame weasels. She survives of food stolen from the castle of the sinister Regent Tristain. One day, to escape his guards, Pil disguises herself as a princess. Thus she embarks upon a mad, delirious adventure, together with Crobar, a big clumsy guard who thinks she's a noble, and Rigolin, a young crackpot jester. Pil is going to have to save Roland, rightful heir to the throne under the curse of a spell. This adventure will turn the entire kingdom upside down, and teach Pil that nobility can be found in all of us.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, anime
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The Wonderland (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist Hippocrates and their student Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for "Wonderland," and Akane finds herself labelled Wonderland's savior.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 998
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: anime, light, captivating, entertaining, visually appealing, 2d animation
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How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996)
Plot Summary:
When Santa's helper La Befana falls ill and must take off a Christmas Eve, she recruits Scarafoni to help deliver all the toys. No one but the toys knows is that Scarafoni plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder, which means the toys won't make it to the children who have been good all year and deserve them. The toys decide to deliver themselves, and the story follows them as they struggle to avoid the heartless Scarafoni and to find their true homes.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale
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Swan Lake (1981)
Plot Summary:
The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eye-catching one with a crown on its head, the familiar Princess.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 947
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale, touching, serious, emotional, stylized, gloomy, folk tale, crying, independent film
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The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
Plot Summary:
After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse King. At stake is the Nutcracker's freedom - and Clara's future happiness.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, cult classic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, surprise ending, crying, independent film, 2d animation, nostalgic
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The Flight Before Christmas (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young reindeer who suffers from vertigo learns to overcome his fear, takes flying lessons from a clumsy flying squirrel and heads to the North pole to save a troubled Santa and his fleet of flying reindeer.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Finland, Denmark, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, feel good, christmas special, sincere, 3d animation, anime, semi serious, computer animated
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Earwig and the Witch (2020)
Plot Summary:
A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anime, atmospheric, stylized, visually appealing, dark fantasy, whimsical
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The Secret of Kells (2009)
Plot Summary:
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Belgium, France
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, stylized, anime, light, surreal, scenic, lyrical, visually stunning, colorful, feel good
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Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Plot Summary:
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, feel good, fairy tale, colorful, atmospheric, manga, inspirational, retro, epic
Similar in 78%
The Last Unicorn (1982)
Plot Summary:
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, anime, exciting, feel good, stylized, light, sweet, colorful, sentimental, epic fantasy
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Castle in the Sky (1986)
Plot Summary:
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale, manga, visual, atmospheric, stylized, epic, dieselpunk, inspirational, retro
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Plot Summary:
When Sophie, a shy young woman, is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 433000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale, atmospheric, touching, captivating, surreal, stylized, colorful, manga, clever
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Frozen II (2019)
Plot Summary:
Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf are going far in the forest to know the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 189000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, 3d animation, feel good, touching, anime, crying, emotional, mystical, uplifting, saga
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Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014)
Plot Summary:
An ancient myth of a massive creature sparks the curiosity of Tinker Bell and her good friend Fawn, an animal fairy who’s not afraid to break the rules to help an animal in need. But this creature is not welcome in Pixie Hollow — and the scout fairies are determined to capture the mysterious beast, who they fear will destroy their home. Fawn must convince her fairy friends to risk everything to rescue the NeverBeast.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, sweet, touching, witty, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, computer animated, 3d animation
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Secret of the Wings (2012)
Plot Summary:
Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, semi serious, humorous, computer animated, captivating, touching, 3d animation, saga, fantasy adventure, cute
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Klaus (2019)
Plot Summary:
A postman is posted to a frozen town in the North - where he discovers Santa Claus is hiding out.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Spain, UK, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, thought provoking, touching, sincere, funny, captivating, entertaining, colorful, sentimental, inspirational
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The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice (2016)
Plot Summary:
After heroically defeating both the Snow Queen and the Snow King, Gerda still cannot find peace. Her dream is to find her parents who were once taken away from them by the North Wind and finally reunite the family. Thus, Gerda and her friends embark on an exiting journey to find her parents and encounter new challenges along the way: they discover an ancient magical artifact of the trolls, the Stone of Fire and Ice. From that moment on, things don't go according to the initial plan...Will Gerda be able to tame the mighty forces of the magical elements and get her family back? The answer will be reveled in 2016. This is a story which encompasses everything you love about Wizart: kindness, bravery, friendship, mystery, love of one's family, and a happy ending, of course!.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, visually appealing
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The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Plot Summary:
Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's new summer home. Kuzco's advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a llama, who accidentally ends up in Pacha's village. Pacha offers to help Kuzco if he doesn't destroy his house, and so they form an unlikely partnership.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 220000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: feel good, fairy tale, light, entertaining, slapstick comedy, witty, sweet, semi serious, hilarious, touching
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Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
Plot Summary:
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: christmas special, claymation, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale, crying
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Frozen (2013)
Plot Summary:
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 653000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, touching, romantic, exciting, computer animated, christmas special, 3d animation, funny, humorous