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10 Best Movies Like Breakthrough for Change

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

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#1
Kikujiro

Kikujiro

1999★ 7.5

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

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which ...

#2
ATL

ATL

2006★ 6.9

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

As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and resolve at their local rollerskati...

#3
Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947★ 7.2

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

An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board....

#4
10 Years

10 Years

2012★ 5.8

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

A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation....

#5
Madadayo

Madadayo

1993★ 7.3

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

In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a rauco...

#6
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie

anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie

2013★ 7.5

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

A year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. Although the time they spent together during that summer was short, the five members reminisce about what...

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