Movies Like Lunch Woman

If you liked Lunch Woman (2024), a movie directed by Gertjan Zuilhof and Tokio Oohara, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)
★ 7.8/10
Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for…
2
Little Forest: Winter/Spring (2015)
★ 7.8/10
Ichiko bakes a cake for an end-of-year party with her friends. In the depths of winter, making mochi and curry keeps the people of Komori warm. Later, spring brings thoughts of her absent mother as well as rice…
3
Ponyo (2008)
★ 7.8/10
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be…
4
Perfect Days (2023)
★ 7.8/10
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on…
5
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
★ 7.8/10
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.
6
Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10
On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
7
Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
★ 7.1/10
During a post-Christmas play date, the gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang…
8
Inner Workings (2016)
★ 7.8/10
This is the story of the internal struggle between a man's Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.
9
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
★ 7.9/10
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
10
Lamp Life (2020)
★ 7/10
Bo Peep explains what happened to herself and her sheep between the events of Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 4.
11
Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006)
★ 7.1/10
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Daffy Duck is the greedy proprietor of the Lucky Duck Mega-Mart and all he can think about is the money to be made during the holiday season.
12
Maborosi (1995)
★ 7.5/10
A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.
13
Momo (2025)
★ 7.1/10
Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time…
14
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10
Franklin is new to town and hoping to make friends, but his usual tactics don't work on the Peanuts gang. When the Soap Box Derby arrives, he's sure it's a chance to impress new pals and teams up with the only other…
15
Non Non Biyori: Vacation (2018)
★ 7.7/10
Even when you're fortunate enough to live in a place as beautiful as the country village of Asahigaoka, you should never turn down the chance to explore someplace else. So, when Suguru wins a free trip to Okinawa just…
16
Kamome Diner (2006)
★ 7.4/10
On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites…
17
Balto: Wolf Quest (2002)
★ 6.4/10
Balto and his daughter Aleu embark on a journey of adventure and self discovery.
18
Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
★ 6.7/10
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via…
19
Cherry Magic! THE MOVIE (2022)
★ 7.7/10
Still able to read minds, Adachi's blissful new relationship with his dreamy colleague faces a major challenge when they're forced to go long-distance.
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer? (2019)
★ 5.9/10
Trixie explains to Forky what a computer does as they experience the common stresses of technology.