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Movies like Up Close (2022)

The best movies like Up Close (2022) are Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014), The House (2022) and Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury (2019). If Up Close hooked you with its animation, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)

    Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  2. The House (2022)

    Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  3. Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury (2019)

    In this anime visual album, a mysterious driver heads deep into a postapocalyptic hellscape toward a ferocious showdown with two monstrous opponents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  4. Heavy Traffic (1973)

    A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her living downtown with the pimps and pushers. The cartoonist gets a chance to pitch a film idea to a movie mogul, but the story proves too outrageous: a far-future Earth, depleted by war and pollution, where a mutant antihero challenges and kills God.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  5. OPAL (2020)

    A curious girl investigates the cries she hears coming from a forbidden house across the street.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  6. Arctic Dogs (2019)

    Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

  7. Beyond (2003)

    While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  8. Wendell & Wild (2022)

    Two scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  9. Anomalisa (2015)

    An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  10. The Death of Superman (2019)

    When a hulking monster arrives on Earth and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is quickly called in to stop it. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand against the monstrosity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  11. An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It (2022)

    When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery. It's scary business living in a stop motion world, where your faces come off and a giant hand controls your every move.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  12. It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

    Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  13. Thriller Night (2011)

    A Shrek parody of Michael Jackson's Thriller song and music video, with Donkey singing.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  14. DC Showcase: Adam Strange (2020)

    On a rugged asteroid mining colony, few of the toiling workers are aware that their town drunk was ever anything but an interplanetary derelict. But when the miners open a fissure into the home of a horde of deadly alien insects, his true identity is exposed. He is space adventurer Adam Strange, whose heroic backstory is played out in flashbacks as he struggles to save the very people who have scorned him for so long.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  15. Welcome to the Club (2022)

    Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  16. Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2012)

    After Monster High’s roller skating team is defeated at the Skulltimate Roller Maze tournament, the ghouls team up to face an all-boys league, with the hope of winning back the school crest and restoring school spirit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  17. The Congress (2013)

    An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  18. Far from the Tree (2021)

    On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  19. L.O.L. Surprise! Winter Fashion Show (2022)

    The collection with which Neonlicious was to make her debut mysteriously disappears. Now you have to use all your creativity and improvise new designs for the big parade!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  20. Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)

    Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. A musical adventure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Up Close?

The closest matches to Up Close are Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014), The House (2022) and Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury (2019). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Up Close?

Start with Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014), the closest match to Up Close.

What is the highest-rated movie like Up Close?

Far from the Tree (2021), rated 8.1/10 by 395 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Up Close?

L.O.L. Surprise! Winter Fashion Show (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Up Close?

Yes: Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014), The House (2022) and Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury (2019).

How are movies similar to Up Close chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Up Close, 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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