Movies like When Marnie Was There
When Marnie Was There (2014) is a animation movie directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Arrietty (2010)
★ 7.7 · 3,303 votes · Fantasy, Animation, Family
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
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2. The Boy and the Heron (2023)
★ 7.4 · 2,858 votes · Animation, Fantasy, Drama
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
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3. Look Back (2024)
★ 8.2 · 693 votes · Animation, Drama
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
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4. Mirai (2018)
★ 7.2 · 893 votes · Animation, Family, Fantasy
Four-year-old Kun struggles with jealousy after his newborn sister, Mirai, begins receiving most of his family’s attention. Retreating to the garden, he encounters Mirai as a teenager from the future and embarks on extraordinary journeys across his family’s past, gradually discovering new perspectives on love, belonging and what it means to become an older brother.
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5. Belle (2021)
★ 7.6 · 923 votes · Animation, Sci-Fi, Drama
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 reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.
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6. Whisper of the Heart (1995)
★ 7.9 · 2,378 votes · Animation, Drama, Family
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
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7. The Barbie Diaries (2006)
★ 6.5 · 406 votes · Family, Animation
Barbie is disheartened when Todd breaks her heart and goes back to his former girlfriend. But things change when she comes across a diary, which makes her wishes come true.
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8. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
★ 8.2 · 780 votes · Animation, Family, Drama
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
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9. Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu (2013)
★ 7.6 · 415 votes · Sci-Fi, Animation, Drama
One year after the events of the anime, Rintarou begins to feel the repercussions of extensive time travel, and eventually completely fades from reality. Kurisu, being the only companion to remember him, now must find a way to bring him back.
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10. The Little Prince (2015)
★ 7.6 · 3,052 votes · Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.
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11. Barbie Presents: Thumbelina (2009)
★ 6.7 · 525 votes · Animation, Family
Meet a tiny girl named Thumbelina who lives in harmony with nature in the magical world of the Twillerbees that's hidden among the wildflowers. At the whim of a spoiled young girl named Makena, Thumbelina and her two friends have their patch of wildflowers uprooted and are transported to a lavish apartment in the city.
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