Movies Like Boyhood

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Carmen Comes Home

1951·1h 26m·★ 6.5·Keisuke Kinoshita

3 shared cast incl. Chishū Ryū & Takeshi Sakamoto2 shared crewDir. Keisuke Kinoshita

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952·1h 43m·★ 6.2·Keisuke Kinoshita

3 shared cast incl. Toshiko Kobayashi & Eiko Miyoshi2 shared crewDir. Keisuke Kinoshita

Port of Flowers

1943·1h 22m·★ 6.4·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewBoth star Chishū Ryū & Takeshi SakamotoDir. Keisuke Kinoshita

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954·2h 36m·★ 7.9·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewBoth star Chishū Ryū & Toshiko KobayashiDir. Keisuke Kinoshita

Immortal Love

1961·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955·1h 33m·★ 7.5·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

Here's to the Young Lady

1949·1h 30m·★ 7.0·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

Wedding Ring

1950·1h 36m·★ 6.9·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

The River Fuefuki

1960·1h 57m·★ 7.0·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

A Legend or Was It?

1963·1h 23m·★ 7.6·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

The Ballad of Narayama

1958·1h 38m·★ 7.8·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

1949·1h 25m·★ 6.9·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

1949·1h 13m·★ 6.7·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

A Japanese Tragedy

1953·1h 56m·★ 7.3·Keisuke Kinoshita

2 shared crewDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDP: Hiroshi Kusuda

Army

1944·1h 27m·★ 6.4·Keisuke Kinoshita

Starring Chishū RyūDir. Keisuke KinoshitaDrama & War

Love Exposure

2008·3h 57m·★ 8.0·Sion Sono

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2015·2h 21m·★ 8.0·Ridley Scott

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2024·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Jon Gunn

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The Ron Clark Story

2006·1h 30m·★ 7.6·Randa Haines

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Good Bye, Lenin!

2003·2h 1m·★ 7.7·Wolfgang Becker

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