Movies Like Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings (2012)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings is a 2012 animation, fantasy, thriller film from Yukihiro Miyamoto with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal and Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion.

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal

2012

As the young girls have discovered the truth about the cruel fate of a magical girl, one magical girl after another is destroyed. Throughout it all, there is one magical girl who continues to fight alone - Homura Akemi. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal is a retelling of the second half of the TV anime series.

7.5

MagicScore

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion

2013

Following Madoka's rewriting of the universe, sacrificing herself and her happy normal days to save all magical girls from the cruel fate that awaited them by wiping witches out of existence, the despair still manifest into creatures known as nightmares. Magical girl Homura Akemi continues to fight alone in the hope that she will be able to see Madoka smile again.

7.7

MagicScore

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-

2026

After the events of Rebellion, the world appears to be in balance—but that peace is fragile. As a new threat connected to Walpurgisnacht emerges, Homura Akemi is forced to face the consequences of her choices and question how far she is willing to go to protect Madoka.

9.0

MagicScore

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2006

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

7.8

MagicScore

Napping Princess

2017

Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, entering, over and over, a dream-world where a squad of fantastic motorized contraptions fights against magic, a world close to reality where she will find out the keys of her true past.

6.6

MagicScore

A Little Princess

1995

When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.

7.6

MagicScore

Project A-Ko

1986

Earth. The not too distant future. A city is miraculously reborn just sixteen years after being completely destroyed by a giant meteor. At the prestigious Graviton High School for Girls, two new students are introduced. A-ko and her ditzy sidekick, C-ko.

6.8

MagicScore

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

2020

Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!

8.2

MagicScore

Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown

2020

Goblin Slayer and his party head up to the snowy mountains in the north after receiving that request from the Sword Maiden to find any information on the Noble Fencer that disappeared after leaving to slay some goblins. A small village gets attacked, they encounter a mysterious chapel, and something about how these goblins are acting bothers the Goblin slayer. In order to save the captured Noble Fencer, the Goblin Slayer and his party head to an ancient fortress covered in snow to face off with a powerful foe and a horde of goblins!

7.3

MagicScore

#10

Donnie Darko

2001

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

Kiki's Delivery Service

1989

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

7.8

MagicScore

#12

Adolescents

2020

Emma and Anaïs are best friends and yet everything in their life seems to set them apart, their social backgrounds but also their personalities. From the age of thirteen to eighteen, Adolescentes follows the two teenagers during these years where radical transformations and first times punctuate daily life. Through their personal stories, the film offers a rare portrait of France and its recent history.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

Suzume

2022

Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.

7.9

MagicScore

#14

Weathering with You

2019

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

8.0

MagicScore

#15

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

1999

Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of the mysterious and powerful Clow Cards, summoned them, and she's out for revenge. A battle ensues, and secrets are revealed about Clow Reed's shady past and Sakura's connection to him.

7.6

MagicScore

#16

Spirited Away

2001

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

8.5

MagicScore

#17

K-12

2019

Cry Baby, a strong and sensitive girl, is sent off to a disturbing sleepaway school that’s hidden underneath a grandiose façade. Luckily, she has a sweet and unapologetic best friend who sticks up for her when she gets bullied by the other students whose brains are under control by the Principal and his wicked staff. With the help of the magical friends they meet along the way, as well as an Angelic Spirit Guide, they are able to gain the strength they need to fight off the school’s belligerent patriarchal conditioning.

7.7

MagicScore

#18

The Falling

2015

England, 1969. The fascinating Abbie and the troubled Lydia are great friends. After an unexpected tragedy occurs in the strict girls' school they attend, a mysterious epidemic of fainting breaks out that threatens the mental sanity and beliefs of the tormented people involved, both teachers and students.

5.1

MagicScore

#19

House

1977

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

7.3

MagicScore

#20

Wicked

2024

In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings?

The top films similar to Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings by MovieMagicScore are Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal (7.5), Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion (7.7), Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (9.0). Each shares animation/fantasy/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings worth watching?

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 132 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings?

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings (2012) is a animation, fantasy, thriller film directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto, starring Aoi Yuuki, Chiwa Saito, Eri Kitamura.

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About movies like Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

This ranked list pairs Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings (2012), a animation and fantasy and thriller film from Yukihiro Miyamoto, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Aoi Yuuki take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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