Movies Like Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
If you liked Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019), a animation and romance movie directed by Soichi Masui, 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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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and dramaAfter 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…
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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and dramaUrashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile…
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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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The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and dramaA young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
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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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Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and fantasyYuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed…
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Persona3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasyIn the spring, male student Makoto Yuki transfers to Gekkoukan High School. However, as he heads to his new dormitory, listening to the music on his headphones, he is stopped. More precisely, time has stopped, and the…
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
★ 7.8/10Also fantasy and animationWhen 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…
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Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and romanceAs Sasaki prepares for his college entrance exams, Miyano tries to make the most of their limited time together while grappling with his own emotions.
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A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and dramaShouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave…
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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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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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Okko's Inn (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and drama12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up…
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Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasyAfter realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. He finds himself learning more about those comrades and getting closer to them. Makoto wishes that everything…
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Look Back (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and dramaPopular, 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…
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Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also romance and dramaA high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of the day before. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, Toru, he begins to fall for her—despite her rule against falling in love.
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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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From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and dramaYokohama, 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…
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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and dramaA week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished.
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and dramaShy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other…