
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Taste attributes: animationfamilycomedyfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryglossycomplex relationship
"The safety of family is the wish of the world"
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life animated family film that is wholesome, inventive and accessible. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.9 /10
TMDB · 328 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humourous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems and joys in their own way.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











