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Ranked by tone match
Movies like Princess Mononoke (1997)
9 films to watch after Princess Mononoke, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
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1Pom Poko (1994)
Fit 76%Shares Adventure, Animation and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.
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2The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Fit 68%Shares Adventure and Animation with Princess Mononoke.
The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.
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3Epic (2013)
Fit 58%Shares Animation, Adventure and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.
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 world—and ours.
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4Drifting Home (2022)
Fit 51%Shares Animation, Fantasy and Adventure with Princess Mononoke.
One fateful summer, a group of elementary school kids set adrift on an abandoned apartment building must look within themselves to find a way back home.
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5Dragon Rider (2020)
Fit 41%Shares Animation, Adventure and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.
An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons.
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Swapped (2026)
Fit 40%Shares Adventure, Animation and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.
A small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of the Valley, magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime to switch back. Their journey soon uncovers a greater threat—one that could endanger not only their species, but the entire valley they call home.
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7Metropolis (2001)
Fit 38%Shares Animation with Princess Mononoke.
In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the first human-like robot, Tima.
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8Dersu Uzala (1975)
Fit 38%Shares Adventure with Princess Mononoke.
A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.
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9The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
Fit 36%Shares Animation and Adventure with Princess Mononoke.
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.
