Movies like The Breadwinner
If The Breadwinner's mix of arranged marriage, cartoon and imprisonment stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Breadwinner's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Inside Out
2015 · Directed by Pete Docter · 95 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: cartoon, family · Also animation and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
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 Lion King
1994 · Directed by Roger Allers · 89 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: cartoon · Also animation and drama
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself.
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022 · Directed by Charlie Mackesy · 35 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: family · Also animation and drama
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
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When the Wind Blows
1986 · Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami · 84 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: adult animation · Also animation and war
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of…
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Batman: Year One
2011 · Directed by Sam Liu · 64 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: adult animation · Also animation and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.
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Animal Farm
1954 · Directed by Joy Batchelor · 73 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: adult animation · Also animation and drama
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.
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The Lion King
2019 · Directed by Jon Favreau · 118 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: family · Also drama and animation · From the same decade (2010s)
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival.
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Bambi
1942 · Directed by David Hand · 70 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: cartoon · Also animation and drama
Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
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Bambi II
2006 · Directed by Brian Pimental · 72 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: cartoon · Also animation and drama
Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can…
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Incredibles 2
2018 · Directed by Brad Bird · 118 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: cartoon, family · From the same decade (2010s)
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.
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The Iron Giant
1999 · Directed by Brad Bird · 86 min8.0
Why you'll like itAlso animation and drama
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.