Call Me by Your Name
2017USA★ 8.14.5 pt match
Both films sit with all-consuming love, longing, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and dreamlike.
Hotarubi no Mori e
蛍火の杜へ
2011JapanLanguage: jaDirected by Takahiro Omori★ 8.3
One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicwhimsicalhauntingwarm
Pacing
slow burndreamlikeepisodic
Story
journeyreunion
Emotion
longingloss of innocencebelongingall-consuming love
Themes
family wounds passed downreligion and faith
Feel
quietly hauntingemotionally wreckingcathartic
Violence
noneWhere to watch
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Lost in Translation
2003USA★ 7.44 pt match
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Carol
2015USA★ 7.54 pt match
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The Fault in Our Stars
2014USA★ 7.64 pt match
Both films sit with all-consuming love, loss of innocence, and longing. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.
A Walk to Remember
2002USA★ 7.84 pt match
Both films sit with all-consuming love, loss of innocence, and belonging. Both circle the same ground: religion and faith and family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, warm, and slow burn.
Before Sunset
2004USA★ 7.83.5 pt match
Like Hotarubi no Mori e, this one is rooted in longing, all-consuming love, and all-consuming love. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, slow burn, and dreamlike.
Casablanca
1942USA★ 8.13.5 pt match
What ties these together is all-consuming love and longing. The feel is the same: melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.
The Notebook
2004USA★ 7.93 pt match
Both films sit with all-consuming love, longing, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.