Movies like ReLIFE
If ReLIFE's mix of high school stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what ReLIFE's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Your Name.
2016 · Directed by Makoto Shinkai · 106 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: high school · Also a Japanese romance · From the same decade (2010s)
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers.
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A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016 · Directed by Naoko Yamada · 129 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: high school · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion.
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The Anthem of the Heart
2015 · Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai · 119 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: high school · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2010s)
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
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Stargirl
2020 · Directed by Julia Hart · 107 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: high school · Also comedy and drama
An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.
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Drawing Closer
2024 · Directed by Takahiro Miki · 119 min8.4
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese romance
With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
2019 · Directed by Soichi Masui · 90 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese romance · From the same decade (2010s)
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
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Ocean Waves
1993 · Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki · 72 min6.4
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture.