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.

Ocean Waves
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...

A Story of Yonosuke
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...

Tokyo!
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...

Himizu
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...

anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie
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...

Lost in Translation
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...