My Life as a Zucchini
2016France★ 7.85 pt match
Both films sit with grief, belonging, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family duty and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: melancholic, hopeful, and episodic.
Coco
2017USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina★ 8.2
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
Themes and style
Tone
warmmelancholicwhimsicalhopefulhaunting
Pacing
escalatingepisodicslow build to explosion
Story
journeyinvestigationunravelingreunionescape
Emotion
griefbelongingfiguring out who you areloss of innocencelongingredemption
Themes
family wounds passed downfamily dutycaught between worldsreligion and faith
Feel
catharticcrowd pleaseremotionally wreckingdiscussion starterquietly haunting
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Foreign films like Coco
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Coco. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Summer Wars
2009Japan★ 7.54.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging. Both circle the same ground: family duty, family wounds passed down, and caught between worlds. The feel is the same: hopeful, warm, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989Japan★ 7.84 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, figuring out who you are, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: caught between worlds, family wounds passed down, and family duty. The feel is the same: warm, whimsical, episodic, and escalating.
Whisper of the Heart
1995Japan★ 7.94 pt match
Like Coco, this one is rooted in longing, figuring out who you are, and belonging. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down and family duty. Both move the same way too, warm, hopeful, and episodic.
Tokyo Godfathers
2003Japan★ 7.94 pt match
Like Coco, this one is rooted in belonging, redemption, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family duty, family wounds passed down, and caught between worlds. Same energy: warm, hopeful, escalating, and episodic.
Klaus
2019Spain★ 8.24 pt match
Like Coco, this one is rooted in redemption, belonging, and grief. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down and family duty. Both move the same way too, warm, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue
2022Mexico★ 7.64 pt match
Both films sit with belonging. The world both films live in revolves around family duty. Same energy: whimsical, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Ponyo
2008Japan★ 7.83.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on family duty and family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, whimsical, warm, and escalating.