Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Summer Wars

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

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#1
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2006★ 7.8

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

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon...

#2
Wolf Children

Wolf Children

2012★ 8.2

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

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's...

#3
Tamako Love Story

Tamako Love Story

2014★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer Wars for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s a...

#4
Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

1952★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer Wars for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Disney Legend Sterling Holloway narrates this classic animated short. A mix-up by Mr. Stork finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep. Doted on by his mother, ...

#5
Non Non Biyori: Vacation

Non Non Biyori: Vacation

2018★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer Wars for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Even when you're fortunate enough to live in a place as beautiful as the country village of Asahigaoka, you should never turn down the chance to explore someplace else. So, when Su...

#6
A Wind Named Amnesia

A Wind Named Amnesia

1990★ 5.9

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

A wind has swept the Earth taking all the memories from everyone. No one knows who they are, how to speak, or how to use the tools of modern civilization. Two years later, a young ...