
Movies that feel likeLuca (2021)
If you loved Luca, the closest films we have are A Letter to Momo (2012), Mary Poppins Returns (2018) and The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). All three share Luca's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Christopher Robin (2018).
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If Luca hit the spot, these will too

A shy kid, a new town, and impossible friends who pull her out of her shell
The difference: Slower and sadder — grief sits underneath the whimsy

Old-fashioned wonder that treats childhood imagination as sacred
The difference: A musical through and through — songs carry what silence did in Luca

Two inseparable pals plunged into a colorful world with its own rules
The difference: Franchise theme-park energy over quiet character moments

A kid hiding a creature-sized secret while growing up in public
The difference: Chattier and more chaotic — teen-girl energy replaces lazy summer

Warm and cozy in the same breath
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Luca does

Dreamlike where it counts, witty underneath
The difference: Trades the stillness of Luca for an angle of its own

Warm family fantasy about becoming someone better than you were
The difference: An adult's Christmas time-loop — kids may drift

Playful family in both cases

Misfit friends finding themselves inside a bright, rule-bending world
The difference: Loud video-game chaos — nothing like Luca's sun-washed calm

A friendly outsider hiding what he is, longing to join the human world
The difference: Live-action '90s spookiness with a bittersweet ghost story core

An unlikely friendship across species that softens both sides
The difference: Broader DreamWorks gags — the sweetness is louder, less earned

Fantasy built on warmth, twice over
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics
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