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10 Best Movies Like When Will You Return?

If you loved When Will You Return?, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

2017★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Will You Return? for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a lett...

#2
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

1987★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Will You Return? for fans of Drama & Family & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and fin...

#3
Remember

Remember

2015★ 7.4

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

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family....

#4
An Autumn Romance

An Autumn Romance

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Will You Return? for fans of Drama & Family & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's h...

#5
Rip Girls

Rip Girls

2000★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Will You Return? for fans of Drama & Family & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds f...

#6
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

1972★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Will You Return? for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure ...

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