14 Movies Like From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) You Need to Watch Next
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation strugg
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If you loved From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) by Goro Miyazaki, here are 14 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Look Back, Whisper of the Heart, When Marnie Was There. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
14 Movies Similar to From Up on Poppy Hill
Look Back
2024 · Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful ar
In common: Animation · Drama
Whisper of the Heart
1995 · Yoshifumi Kondo
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
In common: Animation · Drama
When Marnie Was There
2014 · Hiromasa Yonebayashi
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 girl who lives ther
In common: Animation · Drama
A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016 · Naoko Yamada
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. Whe
In common: Animation · Drama
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2020 · Kotaro Tamura
With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places t
In common: Animation · Drama
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
2018 · Shinichiro Ushijima
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
In common: Animation · Drama
5 Centimeters per Second
2007 · Makoto Shinkai
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 u
In common: Animation · Drama
The Wind Rises
2013 · Hayao Miyazaki
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
In common: Animation · Drama
The Garden of Words
2013 · Makoto Shinkai
Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the
In common: Animation · Drama
The Boy and the Heron
2023 · Hayao Miyazaki
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
In common: Animation · Drama
Wolf Children
2012 · Mamoru Hosoda
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be
In common: Animation · Drama
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · Isao Takahata
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But,
In common: Animation · Drama
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
1997 · Hideaki Anno
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but
In common: Animation · Drama
Belle
2021 · Mamoru Hosoda
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into t
In common: Animation · Drama