Ponyo
2008Japan★ 7.84 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, all-consuming love, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on family duty and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: whimsical, warm, and escalating.
Brave
2012USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman★ 7
In the mystical Scottish Highlands, Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida's quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom's three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.
Themes and style
Tone
whimsicalwarmdark comedyhopefulhopeful
Pacing
escalatingepisodic
Story
journeyescapeunravelingsurvival
Emotion
belongingfiguring out who you areguiltredemptionloss of innocenceloyalty under pressureall-consuming love
Themes
family dutymen and women navigating expectationsfamily wounds passed down
Feel
crowd pleasercatharticfun scaryrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Foreign films like Brave
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Brave. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue
2022Mexico★ 7.64 pt match
Like Brave, this one is rooted in belonging and loyalty under pressure. The world both films live in revolves around family duty. The feel is the same: whimsical, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ
2020France★ 8.13.5 pt match
Like Brave, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are, loyalty under pressure, and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: hopeful, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017Japan★ 7.13.5 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, belonging, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: whimsical, hopeful, and escalating.
My Life as a Zucchini
2016France★ 7.83 pt match
Both films sit with belonging and loss of innocence. The world both films live in revolves around family duty and family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, hopeful, warm, and episodic.
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989Japan★ 7.83 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, figuring out who you are, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down and family duty. Both move the same way too, warm, whimsical, episodic, and escalating.
Whisper of the Heart
1995Japan★ 7.93 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are, belonging, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down and family duty. Both move the same way too, warm, hopeful, and episodic.
Slayers Return
1996Japan★ 6.53 pt match
Like Brave, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are. Both move the same way too, whimsical, dark comedy, episodic, and escalating.