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10 Best Movies Like Maruyama, the Middle Schooler

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

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#1
Memories of Matsuko

Memories of Matsuko

2006★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maruyama, the Middle Schooler for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy....

#2
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

2011★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maruyama, the Middle Schooler for fans of Comedy & Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After a deadly storm, Tom and Jerry find themselves stranded on an unknown island ruled by the evil Wizard of Oz. As they try to find their way back home, they worry for their mast...

#3
Okko's Inn

Okko's Inn

2018★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maruyama, the Middle Schooler for fans of Fantasy & Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

12-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 al...

#4
Chang Can Dunk

Chang Can Dunk

2023★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maruyama, the Middle Schooler for fans of Comedy & Drama & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress...

#5
Little Secrets

Little Secrets

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maruyama, the Middle Schooler for fans of Comedy & Drama & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Emily is a plucky preteen who is entrusted with her young neighbors' most private and cherished secrets. Every Wednesday, Emily sets up a booth in her backyard that regularly attra...

#6
The Little Vampire 3D

The Little Vampire 3D

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maruyama, the Middle Schooler for fans of Comedy & Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Tony, a thirteen-year-old boy on vacation in rural Germany, is fascinated by the idea of vampires. Meanwhile Rudolph, a vampire of "similar" age (313!), encounters trouble when his...

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