Movies Like The Lump (1929)

The Lump is a 1929 animation, fantasy film from Chuzo Aochi with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Hotarubi no Mori e and Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond.

Animation Fantasy

Hotarubi no Mori e

2011

One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...

8.3

MagicScore

Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

2018

Natsume has been busy, navigating between humans and Yokai when he coincidentally reunites with an old classmate, Yuki. It brings back painful memories of a certain Yokai. Meanwhile, Natsume also became acquainted with Yorie Tsumura, a woman in the memories of a Yokai whose name he had returned. Yorie knew much about Reiko, but now lived a peaceful life with her only son, Mukuo. Being with this family was comforting for Natsume, but apparently a mysterious Yokai has been lurking in their town. On the way back from investigating, a “Yokai seed” that had latched itself to Nyanko Sensei drops into the Fujiwaras’ garden and grows overnight into a fruit tree. When Nyanko Sensei eats a fruit that is somehow shaped like himself, he suddenly splits into three!

7.3

MagicScore

Child of Kamiari Month

2021

A year after losing her mother, a young girl learns that she must journey across Japan to the annual gathering of gods in the sacred land of Izumo.

6.5

MagicScore

Willy the Sparrow

1989

Vili fakes illness so he doesn't have to take a math test. Instead, he starts shooting at sparrows from the window with an air rifle. The kindly old lady who feeds the birds turns out to be a real-life fairy who tries to turn Vili into a good boy.

6.4

MagicScore

Christopher's Christmas Mission

1975

"Christopher's Christmas Mission"- A tale about a boy who steals Christmas gifts from the wealthy to give to the poor people of Stockholm, while working in a post office on Christmas Eve.

7.7

MagicScore

The Sea Wolf

1941

Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.

7.2

MagicScore

Ender's Game

2013

Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.

6.6

MagicScore

Street Trash

1987

A group of hobos begin melting into multicolored piles of goo after drinking sixty-year-old liquor. At the same time, the psychotic Vietnam War vet who rules the hobo camp snaps and begins killing at random. Two brothers set out to stop the liquor and the killer.

6.1

MagicScore

Painless

2017

Henry Long desperately seeks a cure for the condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

Wolfwalkers

2020

In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

8.2

MagicScore

#11

Song of the Sea

2014

The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.

8.0

MagicScore

#12

Son of the White Mare

1981

A horse goddess gives birth to three powerful brothers who set out into the Underworld to save three princesses from three evil dragons and reclaim their ancestors' lost kingdom.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

Mavka: The Forest Song

2023

Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the Heart of the Forest when she falls for a human, a talented young musician named Lukas.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

2006

A folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed samurai sword sends Hellboy to a supernatural dimension of ghosts, monsters, and feudal mayhem. Now while pyrokinetic Liz Sherman and fishboy Abe Sapien battle one very pissed-off dragon, a lost and cranky Hellboy must find his way home.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

2017

Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful publishing assistant who moves into town after marrying Masakazu, a popular mystery writer. Akiko is surprised by the unusual town but enjoys the new curiosities surrounding her. However, just as she was beginning to settle in, a trifling incident sweeps her spirit to the underworld too soon. Convinced that destiny has something else in store for his wife, Masakazu journeys into the underworld to bring back Akiko’s spirit.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

The Apostle

2012

A recently escaped convict seeks to recover a treasure he hid years ago in a small, secluded Galician village. However once there, he finds out that in the village there is an even worse sentence than the one he fled from.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

November

2017

In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

2013

In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Tang Sanzang must fight against monstrous demons, as well as contend with a beautiful demon hunting woman on his path to enlightenment.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Clash of the Titans

1981

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Faust

2011

A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Lump?

The top films similar to The Lump by MovieMagicScore are Hotarubi no Mori e (8.3), Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (7.3), Child of Kamiari Month (6.5). Each shares animation/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Lump worth watching?

The Lump holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Lump?

The Lump (1929) is a animation, fantasy film directed by Chuzo Aochi.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Lump?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more animation recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Lump

This ranked list pairs The Lump (1929), a animation and fantasy film from Chuzo Aochi, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap. 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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