Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Imaginary

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

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#1
When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There

2014★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Imaginary for fans of Animation & Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a...

#2
Brave Story

Brave Story

2006★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Imaginary for fans of Animation & Adventure & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mits...

#3
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages

Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Imaginary for fans of Animation & Adventure & Family & Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ash, Pikachu, and their friends come to a desert city by the sea. Here they meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, which has the ability to summon things—including people and Pokémon—thr...

#4
Drifting Home

Drifting Home

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Imaginary for fans of Animation & Adventure & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

One fateful summer, a group of elementary school kids set adrift on an abandoned apartment building must look within themselves to find a way back home....

#5
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice

Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Imaginary for fans of Animation & Adventure & Family & Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ash and his two friends Iris and Cilan help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem its his test to become a Sacred Swordsman....

#6
Napping Princess

Napping Princess

2017★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Imaginary for fans of Animation & Adventure & Drama & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widow...

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