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10 Best Movies Like Forward, Young People!

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

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#1
Be with You

Be with You

2004★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forward, Young People! for fans of Drama & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Takumi and his six-year-old son, Yuji, haven't come to terms with their wife and mother's death. One day, they meet a woman with an uncanny resemblance to her sheltering from the r...

#2
Nine Days

Nine Days

2021★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forward, Young People! for fans of Drama & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide which of them will be given a life on Earth. But he soon faces an existential challenge of his own....

#3
Journey to the Shore

Journey to the Shore

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forward, Young People! for fans of Drama & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the peopl...

#4
Radiance

Radiance

2017★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forward, Young People! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world....

#5
I Give My First Love to You

I Give My First Love to You

2009★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forward, Young People! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on...

#6
Gabriel's Redemption: Part I

Gabriel's Redemption: Part I

2023★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forward, Young People! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After leaving his prestigious post at the University of Toronto, Gabriel embarks on a new journey with Julia, and he is eager to become a father. However, Gabriel's idyllic vision...

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