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10 Best Movies Like Wish We Were Here

If you loved Wish We Were Here, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Ocean Waves

Ocean Waves

1993★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish We Were Here 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...

#2
A Story of Yonosuke

A Story of Yonosuke

2013★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish We Were Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, h...

#3
Tokyo!

Tokyo!

2008★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish We Were Here for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands tr...

#4
Himizu

Himizu

2012★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish We Were Here for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one ano...

#5
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie

anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie

2013★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish We Were Here for fans of Animation. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. Although the time they spent together during that summer was short, the five members reminisce about what...

#6
Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

2003★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish We Were Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be rea...

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