Movies Like Winter Days

If you liked Winter Days (2003), a animation movie directed by Shinichi Suzuki and Koji Yamamura, 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 House (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
2
Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 (2007)
★ 7.9/10Also animation
Experience these masterpieces of storytelling from the creative minds that brought you Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and many more. With revolutionary animation, unforgettable music and characters you love…
3
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.
4
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery…
5
Pompo the Cinephile (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
Operating out of the movie capital "Nyallywood," Pompo has been shooting one B-grade entertainment flick after another that anyone would enjoy. One day, Pompo's "movie buff" assistant Gene spots a new script written by…
6
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors…
7
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson…
8
Short Peace (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force…
9
Pikachu's Vacation (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
Pikachu and the gang learn responsibility, teamwork as well as cooperation during their Summer vacation at Pokemon Island.
10
Matriculated (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
11
Genius Party Beyond (2008)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
Five stories, five maestros, five styles and one common denominator: maximum creativity. Studio 4°C, the coolest label on the planet, invites us for the second time to an exclusive reunion of a talents with a group…
12
Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru! (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Naruto faces off against his old pupil Konohamaru in a tournament during the chuunin entrance exams.
13
Fast Film (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
Bits of found film and different types of animation illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy's secret…
14
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Tragedy strikes the Batman's life again when Robin Jason Todd tracks down his birth mother only to run afoul of the Joker. An adaptation of the 1988 comic book storyline of the same name.
15
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
2500 years ago, in India, Siddhartha was born as a prince of the Shakya clan, but he gives up his position as a prince to see the world. He meets a strange boy named Assaji, who can predict the future, a monk with only…
16
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow! (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
A giant whale appears and flies above Sakura New Town. With the whale’s sound of crying, some changes occur to Kenta Amano and Yokai.
17
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
After meeting one day, a shy boy who expresses himself through haiku and a bubbly but self-conscious girl share a brief, magical summer.
18
Anomalisa (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.
19
Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho (1994)
★ 8.7/10Also animation
Two recap specials that focus on Team Urameshi's matches in the Dark Tournament and four separate volumes focusing around one of the main characters; Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, or Kuwabara.
20
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Naruto and his friends must get back a jug of stolen holy water from a band of higher class ninjas.