Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Anime

If you loved Anime, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Places that were anime to me

Places that were anime to me

2024★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anime for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A meditation on early Swedish anime fandom and coming of age at the turn of the millennium. Memories from a first love in bleeding video colors, the last analogue revolution before...

#2
Waking Ned

Waking Ned

1998★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anime for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money....

#3
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anime for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#4
Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anime for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,...

#5
Che: Part Two

Che: Part Two

2008★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anime for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before....

#6
The Insider

The Insider

1999★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anime for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco....