
Movies that feel like 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
If you loved 5 Centimeters per Second, the closest films we have are The Garden of Words (2013), Weathering with You (2019) and Flavors of Youth (2018). All three share 5 Centimeters per Second's romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.
If 5 Centimeters per Second hit the spot, these will too

Makoto Shinkai directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The same hand behind both of them: Makoto Shinkai
The difference: Not nearly as wistful as 5 Centimeters per Second

Two things both keep coming back to: growing up and anime

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

Common ground: growing up

Contemplative where it counts, wistful underneath

Romantic romance in both cases

Drama built on tenderness, twice over

Animation with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Both lean on wistfulness more than on romance

Romantic drama, and it commits to that
The difference: Leans harder into comedy than 5 Centimeters per Second does

Animation built on tenderness, twice over
The difference: Sits closer to science fiction than 5 Centimeters per Second does
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