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10 Best Movies Like The Day I Bought a Star

If you loved The Day I Bought a Star, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

1985★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Day I Bought a Star for fans of Animation & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

As Nobita, Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo are making their own space movie, a fleeing bug-sized alien president makes his way to Earth, and needs the help of the kids and Doraemon to sto...

#2
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe

Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Day I Bought a Star for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Scrat struggles once again to protect his nut....

#3
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021

2022★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Day I Bought a Star for fans of Animation & Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika....

#4
Lifted

Lifted

2006★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Day I Bought a Star for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When an overconfident teen alien gets behind the controls of a spaceship, he must attempt to abduct a slumbering farmer under the watchful eye of a critical instructor. But abducti...

#5
Cat Soup

Cat Soup

2001★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Day I Bought a Star for fans of Animation & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The surreal black comedy follows Nyatta, an anthropomorphic kitten, on his travel to the land of the dead and back in an effort to save his sister's soul....

#6
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia

2023★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Day I Bought a Star for fans of Animation & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Doraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function....

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