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10 Best Movies Like Summer with Kuro

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

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#1
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

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

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

#2
Inu-Oh

Inu-Oh

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer with Kuro for fans of Drama & Animation & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and inseparable friends as their larger-than-life concerts propel them to stardom in 14...

#3
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

2014★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer with Kuro for fans of Drama & Animation & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 ca...

#4
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

2009★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer with Kuro for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The film chronicles George's adventures as he befriends Kayla, a baby elephant, at a magic circus show and helps her travel across the country to be reunited with her family.Accomp...

#5
Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho

Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho

1994★ 8.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer with Kuro for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 Kuwab...

#6
Panther

Panther

1995★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer with Kuro for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist....

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