Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Being Here

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

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#1
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

2019★ 6.5

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

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there ...

#2
Tokyo!

Tokyo!

2008★ 6.9

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

Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands tr...

#3
Hold Me Back

Hold Me Back

2020★ 6.3

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

Mitsuko Kuroda is 31 years old and single. She enjoys her life as a single woman. A big reason why she enjoys her single life is that she has counsellor "A" in her mind, which is h...

#4
Hana Yori Dango: Final

Hana Yori Dango: Final

2008★ 7.9

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

Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. A...

#5
Shara

Shara

2003★ 6.4

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

The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art s...

#6
Say 'I Love You'

Say 'I Love You'

2014★ 6.8

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

Mei Tachibana is a high school student. Due to a traumatic incident when she was a kid, Mei has been unable to make friends or have boyfriends. By mistake, Mei then injures the mos...

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