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Movies like In the Soldier's Head (2015)

The best movies like In the Soldier's Head (2015) are The House (2022), Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) and Duck Amuck (1953). If In the Soldier's Head hooked you with its animation, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The House (2022)

    Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  2. Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)

    Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  3. Duck Amuck (1953)

    The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  4. Mad God (2021)

    A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  5. Destino (2003)

    Short film to a song of love lost and rediscovered, a woman sees and undergoes surreal transformations. Her lover's face melts off, she dons a dress from the shadow of a bell and becomes a dandelion, ants crawl out of a hand and become Frenchmen riding bicycles. Not to mention the turtles with faces on their backs that collide to form a ballerina, or the bizarre baseball game.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  6. Wendell & Wild (2022)

    Two scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  7. Anomalisa (2015)

    An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  8. When the Day Breaks (1999)

    A rooster has his last biscuit for breakfast and goes grocery shopping. A pig prepares her breakfast (potato peelings, with the potatoes thrown in the trash) and discovers she needs more milk. Their paths cross, a lemon falls into the sewer, and both lives are changed.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  9. Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)

    Mayhem reigns supreme in the animated kingdom as whiz kid Jimmy Neutron and Timmy from "The Fairly Oddparents" swap places in each other's worlds.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  10. Dexter's Laboratory (1995)

    Dexter and Dee Dee wreck havok using Dexter's latest invention: a hand-held device that turns people into various animals. The short film that inspired the TV-series.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  11. Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006)

    Cartoon worlds collide in this hourlong adventure starring whiz kid Jimmy Neutron and Timmy Turner from "The Fairly OddParents." When the boys duel over Cindy Vortex, it draws the attention of Jimmy's archenemy, Prof. Calamitous, who teams with Wanda and Cosmo, forcing Jimmy and Timmy to work together to save the world from the all-powerful villain.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  12. An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It (2022)

    When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery. It's scary business living in a stop motion world, where your faces come off and a giant hand controls your every move.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  13. Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)

    Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  14. The Night Before Christmas (1933)

    A narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens his bag. The toys march out and decorate the tree, with the toy soldiers shooting balls from their cannon, a toy airplane stringing a garland like skywriting, and the toy firemen applying snow. A blimp delivers the star to the top. Meanwhile, Santa fills the stockings. His laughter awakens the children, who sneak out. The toys rush to their places, and Santa escapes up the chimney just in time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  15. Thru the Mirror (1936)

    Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  16. Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday (2021)

    Barbie, Chelsea and their family go on a cruise ship for Chelsea's birthday. But when they cross the international date line skipping her birthday, Chelsea escapes to the jungle island to find a fabled wish and get her birthday back.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  17. Heavy Traffic (1973)

    A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her living downtown with the pimps and pushers. The cartoonist gets a chance to pitch a film idea to a movie mogul, but the story proves too outrageous: a far-future Earth, depleted by war and pollution, where a mutant antihero challenges and kills God.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  18. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6 (2016)

    All alone, Yellow Guy tries to stop a lamp from teaching him about dreams. While Red Guy finds out the truth about the puppets' existence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  19. Battle for Terra (2007)

    A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  20. Futurama: The Lost Adventure (2008)

    The cut-scenes from Futurama (2003) (VG), edited together to form an episode. Mom attempts to take over the universe and it's up to the Planet Express crew to stop her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like In the Soldier's Head?

The closest matches to In the Soldier's Head are The House (2022), Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) and Duck Amuck (1953). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after In the Soldier's Head?

Start with The House (2022), the closest match to In the Soldier's Head.

What is the highest-rated movie like In the Soldier's Head?

Duck Amuck (1953), rated 8.1/10 by 263 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like In the Soldier's Head?

Wendell & Wild (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like In the Soldier's Head?

Yes: The House (2022), Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) and Duck Amuck (1953).

How are movies similar to In the Soldier's Head chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside In the Soldier's Head, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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