
Movies that feel like Boy & the World (2014)
If you loved Boy & the World, the closest films we have are Long Way North (2015), Big Fish & Begonia (2016) and Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019). All three share Boy & the World's epic and wistful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Crunchyroll and others, checked against today's data.
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If Boy & the World hit the spot, these will too

Both keep coming back to the same thing: growing up
The difference: Not nearly as whimsical as Boy & the World

Common ground: growing up
The difference: None of the warmth Boy & the World is built on

Epic and warm in the same breath
The difference: Missing the whimsy of Boy & the World

Whimsical where it counts, dreamlike underneath

Both land comfort and wistfulness at once

Whimsical animation, and it commits to that

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Both lean on scale more than on adventure
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Warm family in both cases

Animation built on comfort, twice over
The difference: Leans harder into comedy than Boy & the World does

Whimsical fantasy, and it commits to that

Wistful adventure, and it commits to that
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