36 Movies Like Look Back (2024) You Need to Watch Next

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2011 · Goro Miyazaki

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

In common: Animation · Drama

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

1942 · David Hand

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

In common: Animation · Drama

2000 · Rob LaDuca

In this animated retelling of the story from the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph's gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat inspires jealousy in his brothers.

In common: Animation · Drama

1954 · Joy Batchelor

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.

In common: Animation · Drama

1994 · Roger Allers

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for

In common: Animation · Drama

2006 · Brian Pimental

Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there

In common: Animation · Drama

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

2022 · Makoto Shinkai

Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzum

In common: Animation · Drama

2002 · Hiroyuki Morita

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

In common: Animation · Drama

2019 · Soichi Masui

In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Mak

In common: Animation · Drama

2020 · Tomotaka Shibayama

A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.

In common: Animation · Drama

1997 · Hideaki Anno

SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is f

In common: Animation · Drama

2020 · Taichi Ishidate

As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.

In common: Animation · Drama

2019 · Makoto Shinkai

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloo

In common: Animation · Drama

2018 · Mari Okada

Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who

In common: Animation · Drama

2021 · Kazuya Tsurumaki

In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There,

In common: Animation · Drama

2006 · Mamoru Hosoda

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that chang

In common: Animation · Drama

2007 · Kazuya Tsurumaki

After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterio

In common: Animation · Drama

2012 · Hideaki Anno

Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have

In common: Animation · Drama

2016 · Makoto Shinkai

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 conti

In common: Animation · Drama

2009 · Mamoru Hosoda

Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their

In common: Animation

2014 · Takashi Yamazaki

Sewashi and Doraemon find themselves way back in time and meet Nobita. It is up to Doraemon to take care of Nobita or else he will not return to the present.

In common: Animation · Drama

2017 · Brian Fee

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young ra

In common: Animation · Drama

1998 · Satoshi Kon

Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings

In common: Animation