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10 Best Movies Like When Marnie Was There

If you loved When Marnie Was There, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Imaginary

The Imaginary

2023★ 7.6

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

Amanda and her imaginary friend Rudger go on thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger finds himself alone, he faces a mysterious threat....

#2
Drifting Home

Drifting Home

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Marnie Was There for fans of Animation. 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....

#3
The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

2023★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Marnie Was There for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman ...

#4
Mirai

Mirai

2018★ 7.1

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

Unhappy after his new baby sister displaces him, four-year-old Kun begins meeting people and pets from his family's history in their unique house in order to help him become the bi...

#5
Black★Rock Shooter

Black★Rock Shooter

2010★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Marnie Was There for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of two girls bound in friendship, as well as Black Rock Star's struggle unfolding in another world. But when the two worlds come together... what will happen?...

#6
Okko's Inn

Okko's Inn

2018★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Marnie Was There for fans of Animation & 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...

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