Movies like Flavors of Youth

A feature-film shortlist from the cached Film Atlas engine. The interactive map may include more titles or newer results. These are similarity matches, not a guarantee of age suitability.

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   5 Centimeters per Second

   Strong story similarity

   2007 · 63 min · Animation · Drama · Romance

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   Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: anime and coming of age

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   Your Name.

   Strong story similarity

   2016 · 106 min · Animation · Drama · Romance

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   High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   maboroshi

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 112 min · Animation · Drama · Fantasy · Romance

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   A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: anime and coming of age

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   After the Rain

   Strong story similarity

   2018 · 111 min · Drama · Romance

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   Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club. Working part-time at a restaurant, she finds herself inexplicably falling in love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared coming of age movie style

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   The Boy and the Heron

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 124 min · Animation · Drama · Fantasy

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   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 who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: anime and coming of age
   • shared coming of age movie style

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   Seven Days War

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 89 min · Action · Animation · Drama

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   In the town of Saima, when summer is about to begin, a group of six high school students intend to live a secret adventure by spending seven carefree days in a ruined mining facility.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: anime and coming of age
   • shared coming of age movie style

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   Past Lives

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 106 min · Drama · Romance

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   After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   Monster

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 125 min · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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   After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: coming of age and friendship
   • shared coming of age movie style

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   Mountains May Depart

   Strong story similarity

   2015 · 127 min · Drama · Romance

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   The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    Her Story

    Strong story similarity

    2024 · 123 min · Drama · Romance

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    Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with her ex-husband causing trouble.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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