Movies Like Liz and the Blue Bird

If you liked Liz and the Blue Bird (2018), a animation and drama movie directed by Naoko Yamada, 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
The Colors Within (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and drama
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the…
2
Blue Giant (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and drama
High school student Dai Miyamoto has his life is turned upside down the day he discovers jazz. Picking up a saxophone and leaving his sleepy hometown for the bustling nightclubs of Tokyo, Dai will find that the life of…
3
Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and drama
The next piece begins! Kumiko is now in her second year at Kitauji High School, and with a new year comes new problems. As if making it to Nationals wasn't hard enough, Kumiko is tasked with mentoring the concert…
4
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and drama
After a draining December, Sakuta is quickly nearing the end of his second year of high school. Since Mai is a third-year student, they don't have much time left together before graduation rolls around. Meanwhile, his…
5
Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts (2017)
★ 8/10Also animation and drama
A recap film depicting the match against Shiratorizawa Academy in the third season of the anime series.
6
Look Back (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and drama
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a…
7
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off…
8
Haikyu!! the Movie: The End and the Beginning (2015)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and drama
Shouyou Hinata, after losing to Kitagawa Daiichi Junior High's setter Tobio Kageyama in his first official volleyball match, transfers to Karasuno High, intent on finally having a proper volleyball team and getting his…
9
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and music
Music rules and rainbows rock as Twilight Sparkle and pals compete for the top spot in the Canterlot High "Mane Event" talent show. The girls must rock their way to the top, and outshine rival Adagio Dazzle and her…
10
Lu Over the Wall (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and music
In a small fishing village, a gloomy middle school student named Kai meets a mermaid named Lu.
11
BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and drama
When apathetic gamer Nagi agrees to join his rich classmate Mikage in soccer, their partnership leads to the famous Blue Lock program — and to changes.
12
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and drama
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't…
13
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and music
Canterlot High meets its rival school, Crystal Prep Academy, in a competition that’s a long-standing tradition – The Friendship Games. Sunset Shimmer is tasked with keeping magic out of the games to avoid the…
14
Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and music
Barbie meets another Barbie Roberts, forming a close friendship, nicknaming each other Malibu and Brooklyn when they both attend the Handlers, Performing Art School in NYC, over the summer, competing for a spot at the…
15
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
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."
16
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2 (2021)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and drama
While under the care of the Outer Sailor Guardians, Hotaru begins to age rapidly. Then, the time comes for all the Sailor Guardians to reunite!
17
Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and drama
The story is about a young boy named Lubicchi and a trashman named Poupelle who meet on a Halloween night in a city that is full of tall chimneys. The chimneys pour out black smoke and the true sky cannot be seen.
18
Monster High: Boo York, Boo York (2015)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and music
It's fright lights, big city when the Monster High ghouls head to Boo York! Cleo de Nile is invited to attend a gancy gala celebrating the return of the magical comet and, of course, she brings along her beast friends…
19
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and music
Iroha's life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.
20
Giovanni's Island (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
In 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…