
10 Best Movies Like Anima
If you loved Anima, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anima for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In the Chinese town of Fuyang, four brothers go about their day-to-day lives, their destinies shaped by love and challenges....

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Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anima for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls ...

Bastard Out of Carolina
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anima for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

Return to Dust
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anima for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In t...

The Sun Also Rises
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anima for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert....

Farming
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anima for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...