Movies Like Paco and the Magical Book

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Confessions

2010·1h 47m·★ 7.7·Tetsuya Nakashima

2 shared crewDir. Tetsuya NakashimaDP: Atsushi Ozawa

Kamikaze Girls

2004·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Tetsuya Nakashima

3 shared cast incl. Anna Tsuchiya & Sadao AbeDir. Tetsuya Nakashima

The World of Kanako

2014·1h 58m·★ 6.5·Tetsuya Nakashima

3 shared cast incl. Koji Yakusho & Satoshi TsumabukiDir. Tetsuya Nakashima

Toy Story 2

1999·1h 32m·★ 7.9·John Lasseter

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Cars

2006·1h 57m·★ 7.3·John Lasseter

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Hook

1991·2h 22m·★ 6.8·Steven Spielberg

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The Lulus

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Yann Samuell

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Kika

2025·1h 44m·★ 6.3·Alexe Poukine

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

The Flintstones

1994·1h 31m·★ 5.1·Brian Levant

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Berlin is in Germany

2001·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Hannes Stöhr

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The Healer

2017·1h 53m·★ 6.4·Paco Arango

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Roll Bounce

2005·1h 52m·★ 6.3·Malcolm D. Lee

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Foster

2011·1h 30m·★ 6.8·Jonathan Newman

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1982·2h 7m·★ 6.6·John Huston

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Annie

2014·1h 58m·★ 5.4·Will Gluck

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

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Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

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1992·2h 18m·★ 7.8·Rob Reiner

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Pandora's Box

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