Movies like Given
If Given's mix of high school, love triangle and bisexuality stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Given'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, tragedy · Also a Japanese animated film
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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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2020 · Directed by Kotaro Tamura · 98 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: slice of life, relationship · Also a Japanese animated film · From the same decade (2020s)
With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought…
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
2019 · Directed by Soichi Masui · 90 min8.2
Why you'll like itWith Yuma Uchida · Shares: tragedy · Also a Japanese animated film
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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A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016 · Directed by Naoko Yamada · 129 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: high school · Also a Japanese animated film
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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A Whisker Away
2020 · Directed by Junichi Sato · 104 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: slice of life · Also a Japanese animated film · From the same decade (2020s)
A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.
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BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-
2024 · Directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa · 91 min7.6
Why you'll like itWith Yuma Uchida · Also a Japanese animated film · From the same decade (2020s)
When apathetic gamer Nagi agrees to join his rich classmate Mikage in soccer, their partnership leads to the famous Blue Lock program — and to changes.
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Belle
2021 · Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · 121 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: slice of life · Also a Japanese animated film · From the same decade (2020s)
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate…
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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 animated film
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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Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
2021 · Directed by Kyohei Ishiguro · 88 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: slice of life · Also a Japanese animated film · From the same decade (2020s)
After meeting one day, a shy boy who expresses himself through haiku and a bubbly but self-conscious girl share a brief, magical summer.
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5 Centimeters per Second
2007 · Directed by Makoto Shinkai · 63 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: slice of life · Also a Japanese animated film
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a…
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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
2021 · Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi · 121 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: love triangle · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2020s)
An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.
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Voices of a Distant Star
2002 · Directed by Makoto Shinkai · 25 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: tragedy · Also a Japanese animated film
It is 2046 when a mysterious alien force begins their annihilation of the human race. Leaving behind the one person she loves, Mikako joins the interstellar battle as a pilot.