Movies Like Lonely Heart

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

I Are You, You Am Me

1982·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Nobuhiko Obayashi

4 shared cast incl. Toshinori Omi & Makoto Satō2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko Obayashi

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983·1h 44m·★ 6.5·Nobuhiko Obayashi

3 shared cast incl. Toshinori Omi & Ittoku Kishibe2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko Obayashi

The Island Closest to Heaven

1984·1h 43m·★ 6.4·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewBoth star Wakaba Irie & Nenji KobayashiDir. Nobuhiko Obayashi

His Motorbike, Her Island

1986·1h 30m·★ 7.3·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko ObayashiDP: Yoshitaka Sakamoto

House

1977·1h 28m·★ 7.2·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko ObayashiDP: Yoshitaka Sakamoto

The Discarnates

1988·1h 48m·★ 7.1·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko ObayashiDP: Yoshitaka Sakamoto

School in the Crosshairs

1981·1h 30m·★ 6.4·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko ObayashiDP: Yoshitaka Sakamoto

Chizuko's Younger Sister

1991·2h 30m·★ 7.1·Nobuhiko Obayashi

Both star Toshinori Omi & Ittoku KishibeDir. Nobuhiko Obayashi

10 Things I Hate About You

1999·1h 37m·★ 7.4·Gil Junger

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Closely Watched Trains

1966·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Jiří Menzel

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Map That Leads to You

2025·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Lasse Hallström

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Teen Bride

2017·1h 44m·★ 6.0·Tsutomu Hanabusa

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2011·1h 58m·★ 6.8·Hitoshi One

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ReLIFE

2017·2h·★ 6.6·Takeshi Furusawa

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Rosaline

2022·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Karen Maine

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Sitting in Bars with Cake

2023·1h 59m·★ 6.4·Trish Sie

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The Best You Can

2025·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Michael J. Weithorn

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Love in Taipei

2023·1h 35m·★ 5.7·Arvin Chen

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How Good Is Lonely Heart?

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