
Movies that feel like The Way He Looks (2014)
If you loved The Way He Looks, the closest films we have are I Don't Want to Go Back Alone (2011), 20th Century Girl (2022) and Flavors of Youth (2018). All three share The Way He Looks' contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
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If The Way He Looks hit the spot, these will too

Daniel Ribeiro working the same nerve twice
The difference: Missing the warmth of The Way He Looks

Both are working the same pair: friendship, growing up

One thread runs through both: friendship
The difference: Leans harder into animation than The Way He Looks does

Two things both keep coming back to: lgbt and gay theme
The difference: Not nearly as warm as The Way He Looks

Both keep coming back to the same thing: growing up

Common ground: lgbt teen

Both land stillness and romance at once

The same preoccupation in both: lgbt teen

Both are built on the same subject: lgbt

The same preoccupation in both: gay theme

Tender and wistful in the same breath

Both lean on stillness more than on drama
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