
Movies that feel like5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
If you loved 5 Centimeters per Second, the closest films we have are The Garden of Words (2013), Devdas (2002) and A Walk to Remember (2002). All three share 5 Centimeters per Second's romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Flavors of Youth (2018).
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If 5 Centimeters per Second hit the spot, these will too

Makoto Shinkai directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

Both are built on the same subject: growing up

The same preoccupation in both: growing up

One thread runs through both: anime

Contemplative where it counts, wistful underneath

Romance with a pulse of romance, in both cases

The same hand behind both of them: Makoto Shinkai
The difference: Takes it somewhere less wistful than 5 Centimeters per Second does

Both lean on tenderness more than on drama

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

Wistful romance in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: slice of life
The difference: Easier on the tenderness than 5 Centimeters per Second
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