Movies Like Refrain Blue: Chapter 3 - Eternal Blue Waves
If you liked Refrain Blue: Chapter 3 - Eternal Blue Waves (2000), a romance and animation movie directed by Norio Kajima, 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.
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5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and romanceThree moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a…
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anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and dramaA year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. Although the time they spent together during that summer was short, the five members reminisce about what happened as they each write a letter…
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When Marnie Was There (2014)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and dramaUpon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may…
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Hal (2013)
★ 7/10Also animation and romanceKurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, a brilliant scientist created an…
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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and dramaAfter his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
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Summer Ghost (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and dramaAn urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up…
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Over the Sky (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and dramaMio has long hidden her feelings for her childhood friend Arata. After an argument leaves their relationship uncertain, she sets out to reconcile with him but awakens in a mysterious version of Ikebukuro following an…
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The Last Song (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceA drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
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Belle (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and dramaSuzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate…
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Restless (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceTwo outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.
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Bambi (1942)
★ 7/10Also animation and dramaBambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
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Midnight Sun (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and dramaKatie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and…
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Your Name. (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and romanceHigh schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen…
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Clannad: The Motion Picture (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and dramaPlagued by a seemingly endless stream of haunting dreams, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming sense of anger and emptiness. Then, one fateful day, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Nagisa, and…
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Ocean Waves (1993)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and dramaAt Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking…
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Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and dramaGaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey…
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Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceAccomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his…
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Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and dramaInspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.
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Giovanni's Island (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and dramaIn the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world…
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Her Blue Sky (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and romanceHigh school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo…