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10 Best Movies Like Buddha: The Great Departure

If you loved Buddha: The Great Departure, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

2014★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddha: The Great Departure for fans of Animation & Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

2500 years ago, in India, Siddhartha was born as a prince of the Shakya clan, but he gives up his position as a prince to see the world. He meets a strange boy named Assaji, who ca...

#2
Adama: The World of Wind

Adama: The World of Wind

2015★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddha: The Great Departure for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

12 year-­old Adama lives in a remote village in West Africa, sheltered by the cliffs. Out beyond lies "the world of wind," the kingdom of wicked spirits hungry for war. When his el...

#3
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats

Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddha: The Great Departure for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Standup special filmed live at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco....

#4
Happythankyoumoreplease

Happythankyoumoreplease

2011★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddha: The Great Departure for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it m...

#5
The Rocket from Calabuch

The Rocket from Calabuch

1956★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddha: The Great Departure for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions. He hides in Calabuch, a beautif...

#6
A Cat in Paris

A Cat in Paris

2010★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddha: The Great Departure for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening....