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10 Best Movies Like The Boy and the Beast

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

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#1
Wolf Children

Wolf Children

2012★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy and the Beast for fans of Animation & Drama & Family & Fantasy. 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...

#2
Summer Wars

Summer Wars

2009★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy and the Beast for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90t...

#3
Mirai

Mirai

2018★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy and the Beast for fans of Adventure & Animation & Drama & Family & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Unhappy after his new baby sister displaces him, four-year-old Kun begins meeting people and pets from his family's history in their unique house in order to help him become the bi...

#4
Masquerade

Masquerade

2012★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy and the Beast for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos....

#5
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

2005★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy and the Beast for fans of Action & Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, who asks them to complete a series of ordeals if they wish to stay on the island. Luffy accepts and the Straw Hat...

#6
From Up on Poppy Hill

From Up on Poppy Hill

2011★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy and the Beast for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the you...