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10 Best Movies Like We Were There: True Love

If you loved We Were There: True Love, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Hana Yori Dango: Final

Hana Yori Dango: Final

2008★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Were There: True Love for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. A...

#2
We Were There: First Love

We Were There: First Love

2012★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Were There: True Love for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

We Were There follows the 10 year romance between Motoharu Yano & Nanami Takahashi. During their high school days, Motoharu Yano was the most popular boy in school, but can't get o...

#3
Piecing Me Back Together

Piecing Me Back Together

2010★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Were There: True Love for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young woman named Izumi suffers the loss of her boyfriend Junichi, who died from a fatal motorcycle accident. The shock from her boyfriend's sudden death causes Izumi to lose her...

#4
Masters in the Forbidden City

Masters in the Forbidden City

2016★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Were There: True Love for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This documentary shines a light on the unsung life stories of restorers of cultural relics working inside the Forbidden City, together with the history of the antiques and the pala...

#5
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2017★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Were There: True Love for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial mes...

#6
Bird Box

Bird Box

2018★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Were There: True Love for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety....