Movies like My Neighbors the Yamadas: 20 to watch next
If you loved My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) — a animation, comedy and family film directed by Isao Takahata — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of My Neighbors the Yamadas most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like surrealism, middle class and dysfunctional family. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back 2001★ 8.2
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown 2011★ 7.1
Shares: Animation, Comedy, Family
Linus is pushed to his limits when he learns Grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rudolf the Black Cat 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Animation, Family
Rudolf, a black stray cat, is suddenly separated from his beloved master. He unexpectedly wakes up in a long-distance truck that takes him to metropolis Tokyo. There, he meets Ippai-attena, a big boss cat feared by everyone in town. Unable to return home, Rudolf starts a life as a stray with Ippai-attena, but Ippai-attena isn't all that he seems to be.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992★ 6.3
Shares: Animation, Comedy, Family
The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to help an orphan girl who is being berated and exploited by a greedy guardian.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Monster Family 2 2021★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Family, Comedy
To free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr, the Wishbone Family once more transforms into a Vampire, Frankenstein's Monster, a Mummy and a Werewolf but when aided by their three pet bats, the Monster Family zooms around the world again to save their friends, make new monstrous acquaintances.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie 2024★ 7.1
Shares: Animation, Comedy, Family
Lincoln and the Louds are ecstatic to welcome their new Gran-Gran, Myrtle, into the family with a tropical wedding celebration; but the festivities are cut short when an old nemesis from Myrtle's secret agent past appears on the island.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Loud House Movie 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Animation, Family, Comedy
The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Addams Family 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Family, Animation, Comedy
The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Kubo and the Two Strings 2016★ 7.7
Shares: Animation, Family
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Barnyard 2006★ 6.0
Shares: Animation, Comedy, Family
Otis is a mischievous, carefree Holstein cow who lives on a farm where, unbeknownst to humans, the animals are anthropomorphic. He prefers having fun with his best friends: Pip the mouse, Freddy the ferret, Peck the rooster, and Pig the pig - rather than following strict rules and accepting responsibility. But when his adoptive father is killed in a coyote attack, he has a heavy responsibility thrust upon him to become leader of his farm home's community.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri 2017★ 7.0
Shares: Family, Animation, Comedy
When the mysterious Shiriri turns his parents into children, Shin-chan must trek across Japan to help return them to adult form.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Spirited Away 2001★ 8.5
Shares: Animation, Family
A 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.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom 1994★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Animation
The Noharas win a vacation to the Kingdom of Buri Buri -- but the whole thing was just a clever ploy by an evil organization to kidnap Shin-chan!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Monster Family 2017★ 6.0
Shares: Animation, Family, Comedy
The Wishbone family are far from happy. In an attempt to reconnect as a family, they plan a fun night out. However, the plan backfires when they are cursed and all turned into Monsters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pets United 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Animation, Family, Comedy
When Roger (a Robin Hood-esque, stray dog) and Belle (an elegant yet spoilt pet cat) are thrown together amidst the chaos of a robot take-over of their home city, they must push all their preconceptions aside in order to survive, as they embark on a high-stakes, action-packed adventure.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Neighbor Totoro 1988★ 8.1
Shares: Animation, Family
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
Stream in India on Netflix, Netflix Kids
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Merry Little Batman 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Family, Comedy
This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Pokémon 3: The Movie 2000★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Family
When the sadness of her father's disappearance gets to Molly Hale, she unknowingly uses the Unown to create her own dream world along with Entei, who she believes to be her father. When Entei kidnaps Ash's mother, Ash — alongside Misty and Brock — invade the mansion looking for his mom and trying to stop the mysteries of Molly's Dream World and Entei!
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Welcome to Smelliville 2021★ 6.7
Shares: Animation, Family
The 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, the family dragon, crash-lands on the run-down rubbish tip of the small town of Smelliville, the Ogglies at once feel at home. And it's here they want to stay.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel
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Ghost Cat Anzu 2024★ 6.9
Shares: Animation, Comedy, Family
Precocious 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. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu's odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now