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Movies like The Rediscovered Paradise (1925)

The best movies like The Rediscovered Paradise (1925) are DC Showcase: Death (2019), Canvas (2020) and Matriculated (2003). If The Rediscovered Paradise hooked you with its drama and animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. DC Showcase: Death (2019)

    Vincent, an artist with unresolved inner demons, meets a mysterious girl who helps him come to terms with his creative legacy… and eventual death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama

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  2. Canvas (2020)

    After a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama

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  3. Matriculated (2003)

    The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama

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  4. Strings (2004)

    The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & drama

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  5. A Corner in Wheat (1909)

    On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Far from the Tree (2021)

    On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  7. Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

    After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)

    Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he gets Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Then, Tigger and little Roo go out for a bounce and get caught in a tree.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  9. Mickey's Grand Opera (1936)

    Mickey is preparing to conduct an opera when he chases Pluto away. Pluto crashes into a magician's props backstage and spars with the hat, its rabbits, and its doves. The opera begins: Clarabelle plays flute, Clara and Donald are the leads in Romeo and Juliet. Pluto follows the magic hat onstage, to Mickey's growing annoyance. The hat falls into a tuba, and soon the animals are filling the stage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  10. Anuja (2024)

    When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Pigeon: Impossible (2009)

    The tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  12. Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2012)

    After Monster High’s roller skating team is defeated at the Skulltimate Roller Maze tournament, the ghouls team up to face an all-boys league, with the hope of winning back the school crest and restoring school spirit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  13. PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)

    A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  14. Reservoir Dogs (1991)

    Short film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)

    Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  16. 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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  17. The Neighbors' Window (2019)

    The story of a middle-aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Competition (2015)

    Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  19. Mickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)

    On Halloween, Mickey tells a tale of two witches-in-training, Minnie and Daisy, who must pass four tests to graduate from the With Academy in Happy Haunt Hills.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  20. The State of Things (1982)

    On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Francis (2013)

    Francis is a short story written by american novelist Dave Eggers. This is the story of a young boy growing up in the suburbs of chicago. He spent his vacations in Quetico Provincial Park, up on the border of Minnesota and Canada. But he won't be going back any day soon, not after what happened to a girl called Francis Brandywine.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & drama

  22. True North (2016)

    A girl in a mechanics workshop meets a submarine captain who owns a magical compass. The compass is not functioning, so he asks her to fix it. It turns out that the compass has showed him the way to the treasure he sought the whole time.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & animation

  23. COMBO (2009)

    Street artist Blu animates large-scale creatures as they crawl across an abandoned Argentine cityscape.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  24. Metropolis (1927)

    In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  25. The Cat That Walked by Himself (1968)

    The story about the wild creatures of the wild forest and one impudent Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  26. Guard Dog Global Jam (2011)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  27. Spiral (2005)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  28. Funny Pot (1990)

    Once a potter made a pot that could laugh. Whoever takes it in their hands immediately starts laughing.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  29. Warm Snow (2015)

    An animated short about the relationship between a father and his grown up daughter. The daughter is waiting for her dinner and is irritated by her father’s nagging questions and suggestions. Soon we’re transported into the surreal and snowy world swirling in her head.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  30. Nevermind The Grief (1983)

    A soldier served a long time service. He took as a reward an old drum and went where his eyes were looking. He walked for a long time, and went to the hut, and in it the small girl was crying, because the fierce witch has destroyed her parents.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Rediscovered Paradise?

The closest matches to The Rediscovered Paradise are DC Showcase: Death (2019), Canvas (2020) and Matriculated (2003). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Rediscovered Paradise?

Start with DC Showcase: Death (2019), the closest match to The Rediscovered Paradise.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Rediscovered Paradise?

Far from the Tree (2021), rated 8.1/10 by 395 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Rediscovered Paradise?

Anuja (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there German movies like The Rediscovered Paradise?

Yes: The State of Things (1982) and Metropolis (1927).

How are movies similar to The Rediscovered Paradise chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Rediscovered Paradise, 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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