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Movies like The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon (2021)

The best movies like The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon (2021) are Koati (2021), Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) and All in a Nutshell (1949). If The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon 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. Koati (2021)

    Three unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako, a hyperactive glass frog - embark on an adventure to stop wicked coral snake Zaina from destroying their rain forest homeland.

    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. All in a Nutshell (1949)

    Donald steals Chip and Dale's nuts for his nut-butter shop, which is shaped like a giant walnut, Chip and Dale, roll and "shoot" Donald into a nearby lake.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  4. 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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  5. Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)

    An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  6. 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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  7. Super Monsters: Once Upon a Rhyme (2021)

    From Goldilocks to Hansel and Gretel, the Super Monsters reimagine classic fairy tales and favorite nursery rhymes with a musical, magical spin!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  8. Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)

    A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  9. Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)

    A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  10. Epic (2013)

    A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world—and ours.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  11. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)

    The film chronicles George's adventures as he befriends Kayla, a baby elephant, at a magic circus show and helps her travel across the country to be reunited with her family.Accompanied by his friend, the Man with the Yellow Hat, George travels by foot, train, and truck to reach Kayla's brother and sister in California, only to be accused of elephant-napping and brought all the way back to New York.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  12. Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)

    Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  13. 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

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  14. Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)

    In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a broken wand. She tells her that it was Shuriki's wand and how she would still be trapped in the Amulet if it was not for a brave young Princess: Sofia. Elena then proceeds to tell Naomi the whole story ...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  15. The Spine of Night (2021)

    When ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  16. 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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  17. The Pied Piper (1933)

    The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lures the rats into a mirage of cheese, which disappears. The citizens, disappointed that all he did was play a tune, offer only pocket change. The piper, angered, plays a new tune that has all the children of the city follow him, even the new twins the stork is preparing to deliver.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  18. 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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  19. Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)

    After a deadly storm, Tom and Jerry find themselves stranded on an unknown island ruled by the evil Wizard of Oz. As they try to find their way back home, they worry for their master Dorothy's safety.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  20. Extinct (2021)

    Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, trans fats, and worst of all, that flummels are now extinct. It's up to this bumbling pair to save themselves and their species...and, just maybe, change the course of history.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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What are the best movies like The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon?

The closest matches to The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon are Koati (2021), Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) and All in a Nutshell (1949). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon?

Start with Koati (2021), the closest match to The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon?

Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022), rated 7.2/10 by 299 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon?

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

Are there English movies like The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon?

Yes: Koati (2021), Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) and All in a Nutshell (1949).

How are movies similar to The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon, 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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