Movies like U
If U's mix of adolescence, imaginary land and human relationship stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what U's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Donkey Skin
1970 · Directed by Jacques Demy · 90 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: imaginary land · Also a French fantasy film
A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.
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My Little Pony: A New Generation
2021 · Directed by José Luis Ucha · 90 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: unicorn · Also animation and fantasy
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.
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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls
2013 · Directed by Jayson Thiessen · 72 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: unicorn · Also animation and fantasy
Via a magic mirror, Twilight Sparkle travels into an alternate universe in order to recover a crown that was stolen from the Crystal Empire. Upon her arrival she is horrified to learn that she has turned into a human.
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Thelma the Unicorn
2024 · Directed by Lynn Wang · 93 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: unicorn · Also animation and fantasy
Thelma dreams of being a glamorous unicorn. Then in a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma's wish comes true. She rises to instant international stardom, but at an unexpected cost.
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The Wizard of Oz
1939 · Directed by Victor Fleming · 102 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: adolescence, imaginary land
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss…
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Y Tu Mamá También
2001 · Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 106 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: adolescence, human relationship · From the same decade (2000s)
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
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Inside Out
2015 · Directed by Pete Docter · 95 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: unicorn
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through…
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The King and the Mockingbird
1980 · Directed by Paul Grimault · 83 min7.8
Why you'll like itAlso a French animated film
A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.
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Death of a Unicorn
2025 · Directed by Alex Scharfman · 107 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: unicorn
A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
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Wolfwalkers
2020 · Directed by Tomm Moore · 102 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso animation and fantasy
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack.