Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Leaving Home

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

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#1
The Funeral

The Funeral

1984★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Home for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home....

#2
Blue Giant

Blue Giant

2023★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Home for fans of Animation. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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...

#3
Journey to the Shore

Journey to the Shore

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the peopl...

#4
Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows

2004★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning....

#5
Our Little Sister

Our Little Sister

2015★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After the death of their estranged father, 3 adult sisters invite their teenaged half-sister to live with them....

#6
Ocean Waves

Ocean Waves

1993★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Home for fans of Animation. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At 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...

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