37 Movies Like Ponyo (2008) You Need to Watch Next
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who
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If you loved Ponyo (2008) by Hayao Miyazaki, here are 37 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are The Secret World of Arrietty, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
37 Movies Similar to Ponyo
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010 · Hiromasa Yonebayashi
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clo
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
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
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
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 t
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 · Hayao Miyazaki
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.
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
Porco Rosso
1992 · Hayao Miyazaki
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former Wor
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Wolf Children
2012 · Mamoru Hosoda
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be
In common: Animation · Family
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · Isao Takahata
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But,
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
2017 · Kunihiko Yuyama
Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter List of Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Sq
In common: Animation · Family
Pom Poko
1994 · Isao Takahata
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
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017 · Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Mary Smith, a young girl who lives with her great-aunt in the countryside, follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest where she finds a strange flower and an old broom, none of which is as ordina
In common: Animation · Family
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
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 p
In common: Animation · Fantasy
The Boy and the Heron
2023 · Hayao Miyazaki
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
2007 · Hajime Kamegaki
Demons that once almost destroyed the world, are revived by someone. To prevent the world from being destroyed, the demon has to be sealed and the only one who can do it is the shrine maiden Shion fro
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 · Hayato Date
Sixteen years ago, a mysterious masked ninja unleashes a powerful creature known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on the Hidden Leaf Village Konoha, killing many people. In response, the Fourth Hokage Min
In common: Animation · Fantasy
KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson
2019 · Takaomi Kanasaki
After receiving a warning that Yunyun's hometown is in danger, Kazuma's party is relieved to discover it's only a joke...until it isn't. The Demon King's general has just arrived to obtain The Mage Ki
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008 · Hajime Kamegaki
A mysterious group of ninjas makes a surprise attack on the Konohagakure, which takes great damage. The nightmare of another Shinobi World War could become a reality. Sasuke, who was still a missing n
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025 · Haruo Sotozaki
The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji beg
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · Hayao Miyazaki
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the kin
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
2021 · Sunghoo Park
Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Secret of the Wings
2012 · Peggy Holmes
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.
In common: Animation · Family
Vampire Hunter D
1985 · Toyoo Ashida
In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Wolfwalkers
2020 · Tomm Moore
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. But when she
In common: Animation · Family
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010 · Bradley Raymond
During a summer stay on the mainland, Tinker Bell is accidentally discovered while investigating a little girl's fairy house. As the other fairies, led by the brash Vidia, launch a daring rescue in th
In common: Animation · Family
Sleeping Beauty
1959 · Clyde Geronimi
Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997 · Andy Knight
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
The Cat Returns
2002 · Hiroyuki Morita
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
In common: Animation
Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy
2014 · Peggy Holmes
Zarina, a smart and ambitious dust-keeper fairy who’s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities, flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces with the scheming pirates of Skull Rock, who make
In common: Animation · Family
The Book of Life
2014 · Jorge R. Gutierrez
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure th
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
Snow White
2025 · Marc Webb
Following the benevolent King's disappearance, the Evil Queen dominated the once fair land with a cruel streak. Princess Snow White flees the castle when the Queen, in her jealousy over Snow White's i
In common: Family · Fantasy
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Ron Clements
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Me
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghouli
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · David Hand
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
Pinocchio
1940 · Hamilton Luske
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right
In common: Animation · Family · Fantasy
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997 · Hideaki Anno
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is f
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018 · Mari Okada
Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who
In common: Animation · Fantasy
Angel's Egg
1985 · Mamoru Oshii
In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.
In common: Animation · Fantasy