Films like Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book.

Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book (2009) reads as Cosy, kinetic, gentle fantasy / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Impy's Island (2006) poster
1. Impy's Island2006

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dobrinya and the Dragon (2006) poster
2. Dobrinya and the Dragon2006

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Vampire Sisters 2: Bats in the Belly (2014) poster
3. Vampire Sisters 2: Bats in the Belly2014

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions (2010) poster
4. Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions2010

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) poster
5. Jack and the Beanstalk2009

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Leroy & Stitch (2006) poster
6. Leroy & Stitch2006

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Guardian Brothers (2015) poster
7. The Guardian Brothers2015

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Casper's Scare School (2006) poster
8. Casper's Scare School2006

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ilya Muromets and Sparrow the Robber (2007) poster
9. Ilya Muromets and Sparrow the Robber2007

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006) poster
10. Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur2006

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers (2010) poster
11. LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers2010

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009) poster
12. Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess2009

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book’s neighbours — where are yours?

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