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10 Best Movies Like The Nippon Television Special

If you loved The Nippon Television Special, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

2003★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nippon Television Special for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A bedtime story leads Littlefoot and his grandparents on a journey to a new land, where Littlefoot discovers someone who vanished before he was born: his father! Now Littlefoot mus...

#2
Big

Big

1987★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nippon Television Special for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Marco, a nine year old boy, is in love with his elementary teacher, and feels neglected by his workaholic parents. When they forget about his birthday he wishes he could grow up at...

#3
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up

2010★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nippon Television Special for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

You may think you know the history of continental drift, but forget all that. In pursuit of his most sought after possession, Scrat manges to singled-handedly alter the course of E...

#4
Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission

Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission

1987★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nippon Television Special for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Following a twinning between the national fire brigade and the special forces of the Canadian firefighters, Captain Carter arrives in Rome....

#5
The Names of Love

The Names of Love

2010★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nippon Television Special for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert ...

#6
Stereo

Stereo

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nippon Television Special for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Erik has is own motorbike workshop in a sleepy little town. He may have the telling word ‘scoundrel’ tattooed onto his lower arm but he nonetheless creates an impression of a well-...