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Movies like How Are You? (2017)

The best movies like How Are You? (2017) are Still the Water (2014), The Trials of Cate McCall (2013) and The Short History of the Long Road (2019). If How Are You? hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Still the Water (2014)

    On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with her mother’s terminal illness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)

    In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. The Short History of the Long Road (2019)

    Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own her grief, her past, and her new destination.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Hamnet (2025)

    The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Drawing Closer (2024)

    With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Goodbye June (2025)

    Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Mr. Church (2016)

    A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)

    A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024)

    A colossal-sized omnibus film bringing together the last two episodes of Attack on Titan in the franchise's first-ever theatrical experience. After venturing beyond the walls and separated from his comrades, Eren finds himself inspired by this new truth and plots the "Rumbling," a terrifying plan to eradicate every living thing in the world. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, a motley crew of Eren's former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission. The only question is, can they stop him?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

    Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Last 10 Years (2022)

    Twenty-year-old Matsuri Takabayashi learns that she only has ten years to live due to an incurable disease. She decides to not dwell on her life and not to fall in love—until she meets a man named Kazuto Manabe at a school reunion.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Pimp (2018)

    An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. One Million Yen Girl (2008)

    A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Magnificent Obsession (1954)

    Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)

    Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Suncoast (2024)

    While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Restless (2011)

    Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Head Full of Honey (2018)

    A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkable adventure with him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)

    After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Passion (2008)

    A young couple's announcement of their engagement to their friends is followed by a series of interactions and conflicts that forces everyone to reflect on their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like How Are You??

The closest matches to How Are You? are Still the Water (2014), The Trials of Cate McCall (2013) and The Short History of the Long Road (2019). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after How Are You??

Start with Still the Water (2014), the closest match to How Are You?.

What is the highest-rated movie like How Are You??

Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024), rated 8.7/10 by 280 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like How Are You??

Goodbye June (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like How Are You??

Yes: Still the Water (2014), Drawing Closer (2024) and Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024).

How are movies similar to How Are You? chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside How Are You?, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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