Movies like Summer Wars
Summer Wars (2009) is a animation movie directed by Mamoru Hosoda. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Animatrix (2003)
★ 7.2 · 1,865 votes · Animation, Sci-Fi
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
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2. Princess Mononoke (1997)
★ 8.3 · 9,374 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
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3. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
★ 8.5 · 6,878 votes · Animation, Drama, War
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
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4. Akira (1988)
★ 7.9 · 5,067 votes · Animation, Sci-Fi, Action
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
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5. A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
★ 8.4 · 4,730 votes · Animation, Drama, Romance
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. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
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6. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
★ 7.9 · 4,099 votes · Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
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7. The Wind Rises (2013)
★ 7.8 · 3,514 votes · Animation, Drama, History
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
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8. Perfect Blue (1998)
★ 8.3 · 3,396 votes · Animation, Thriller
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
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9. The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
★ 7.8 · 3,527 votes · Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
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10. Astro Boy (2009)
★ 6.3 · 1,713 votes · Animation, Action, Family
Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him.
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11. Next Gen (2018)
★ 7.0 · 881 votes · Animation, Action, Adventure
A friendship with a top-secret robot turns a lonely girl's life into a thrilling adventure as they take on bullies, evil bots and a scheming madman.
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12. The Boxtrolls (2014)
★ 6.7 · 1,874 votes · Animation, Comedy, Family
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
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13. Appleseed Alpha (2014)
★ 6.8 · 433 votes · Animation, Sci-Fi, Action
The Third World War (2099–2126) devastated part of the Earth. Former nations are reforming while new powers emerge, and groups of humans struggle to survive in ruined cities. The story follows Deunan Knute and her partner Briareos as they search for the legendary city of Olympus.
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14. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
★ 7.6 · 3,955 votes · Animation, Adventure, Family
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
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15. Fireworks (2017)
★ 6.6 · 378 votes · Animation, Romance, Fantasy
Moshimo, Japan. The annual fireworks festival is about to take place and a group of schoolboys, arguing over whether they are round or flat when viewed from different angles, set out to find it out.
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