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10 Best Movies Like Restart

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

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#1
April Story

April Story

1998★ 7.1

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

In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place....

#2
Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood

2010★ 6.4

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

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori....

#3
The Colors Within

The Colors Within

2024★ 6.9

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

Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a clas...

#4
BECK

BECK

2010★ 6.5

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

Yukio is your average high school student who spends his days going to class and avoiding bullies. That is until he meets Ryusuke, a guitar prodigy. Together with Taira, Chiba, and...

#5
Raise Your Voice

Raise Your Voice

2004★ 6.5

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

A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a perform...

#6
Blood and Bones

Blood and Bones

2004★ 6.6

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

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kama...

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