Up
2009USA★ 85.5 pt match
What ties these together is grief, longing, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down and family duty. Both move the same way too, melancholic, hopeful, escalating, and episodic.
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
君の膵臓をたべたい
2018JapanLanguage: jaDirected by Shinichiro Ushijima★ 8.2
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichopefulwarmquietly devastating
Pacing
slow burnepisodicescalating
Story
journeyreunionunraveling
Emotion
grieflongingloss of innocencebelongingall-consuming lovefiguring out who you are
Themes
family wounds passed downfamily duty
Feel
emotionally wreckingcatharticquietly hauntingdiscussion starter
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Not currently streaming on a major US platform we track.
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Toy Story 3
2010USA★ 7.84.5 pt match
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Toy Story 4
2019USA★ 7.54 pt match
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