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10 Best Movies Like Distant Thunder

If you loved Distant Thunder, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Radiance

Radiance

2017★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Distant Thunder for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world....

#2
Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight

Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight

2022★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Distant Thunder for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 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 ...

#3
Closest Love to Heaven

Closest Love to Heaven

2017★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Distant Thunder for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Ninon found out that her neighbor and popular classmate Yuji only has one year to live. She decided to go out of her way and help him attain happiness on his remaining time....

#4
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

2002★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Distant Thunder for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life....

#5
Time Is Up

Time Is Up

2021★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Distant Thunder for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the tim...

#6
Newness

Newness

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Distant Thunder for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries....

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