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Movies Like Origin: Spirits of the Past

If you loved Origin: Spirits of the Past's Animation and Science Fiction storytelling, these films deliver a similar experience — carefully selected for tone, themes, and emotional depth. Each pick includes where to watch it right now.

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The Relative Worlds
5.8

The Relative Worlds

2019

Shin has shut his heart ever since his mother died when he was young. His childhood friend Kotori has been looking after him ever since. Now that they are in the third year of high school, and it seems like they can finally move forward, another Shin from another Japan has suddenly appeared in front of them.

One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
7.0

One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle

2006

The Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's leader, Ratchet, impressed with the find and in search of the Golden Crown himself, invites the crew to join him in his search and the crew along with Ratchet and his henchmen enter the cave. As it turns out, the islands true form, is that of a giant turtle. Ratchet, who had known this all along, uses his mechanical castle to take control of the turtle, in order to use it, to take over the world. Now the Straw Hats have to stop not only Ratchet, but also the helpless turtle, from crashing into a nearby island.

Stand by Me Doraemon 2
7.8

Stand by Me Doraemon 2

2020

Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding.

Regular Show: The Movie
7.9

Regular Show: The Movie

2015

After a high school lab experiment goes horribly wrong, Mordecai and Rigby must go back in time to battle an evil volleyball coach in order to save the universe — and their friendship.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
6.8

Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure

2012

Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.

Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer
6.8

Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer

2009

Nobita finds a passage to a spaceship in another dimension. With their new friends, he and Doraemon fight the cruel leader of an exploited planet.

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021
6.5

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021

2022

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

One Piece: Heart of Gold
7.5

One Piece: Heart of Gold

2016

A girl named Olga is pursued by both the World Government and a man named Mad Treasure, as she is the only one who knows the location of the Pure Gold, a substance that can buy the entire world. Olga ends up sailing with the Straw Hat Pirates, and they journey to find the Pure Gold on the lost island of Alchemi, which is located inside the stomach of a large angler fish named Bonbori.

More Movies Like Origin: Spirits of the Past

Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party of Five
6.1

Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party of Five

2014

Nobita is followed by a stray dog on his way home and decides to help it find its original owner with the help of Doraemon. They find out that the dog is actually a prince in its homeland in Africa.

Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum
6.3

Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum

2013

Doraemon and his friends travel to the 22nd century to look for his golden bell, which was stolen by a notorious thief called Kaito DX.

Metropia
6.1

Metropia

2009

In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deeper into a bizarre conspiracy of control - mind and body.

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
7.1

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

1985

Nobita helps Doraemon to create a space movie. After Dekisugi fails to help them, the duo rope in Shizuka, who prefers to make a film about dolls.

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi
6.5

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi

2017

Doraemon and Nobita discover a mysterious golden ring far beneath the ice in Antarctica, leading them to uncover an ancient, ruined city.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
7.1

Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth

1993

Nobita and his friends find a portal to a mysterious resort filled with metal buildings. They soon discover that the person who opened the portal for them has an ulterior motive.

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
6.7

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

1980

When Suneo does not show Nobita the fossil of a dinosaur claw, he takes up a challenge to find a dinosaur. He digs up a hillside and finds an egg, which later hatches and becomes a dinosaur.

Blood-C: The Last Dark
7.1

Blood-C: The Last Dark

2012

Tokyo, Winter. Despite the use of the Youth Ordinance Bill to enforce curfews for minors and regulate the use of the Internet, young people continue to fight for their own freedom through underground methods. One such group calls themselves Surat. They have decided to take on Fumito Nanahara, a man who has great influence on the political world, and basically controls Tokyo with an iron fist. While using the Internet as a weapon to discover more information about Fumito, they learn about "Tower", the secret organization behind Fumito which engages in human experimentation.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend
6.8

Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend

2008

Nobita finds a small plant still in a container at an abandoned area and decides to take it home. His mother asks him not to put it on their garden because it won't have space to properly grow.

Patema Inverted
7.4

Patema Inverted

2013

A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.

The House
7.0

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.

Stand by Me Doraemon
7.4

Stand by Me Doraemon

2014

Sewashi and Doraemon find themselves way back in time and meet Nobita. It is up to Doraemon to take care of Nobita or else he will not return to the present.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006): Animation and Science Fiction themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of Origin: Spirits of the Past.

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