# Movies like The Boy and the Heron

> Films most similar to The Boy and the Heron (2023) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-boy-and-the-heron-2023/>

## 9 films in this list

- **[The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-tunnel-to-summer-the-exit-of-goodbyes-2022/)** (2022) — ★ 7.7 · 273 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[The Wind Rises](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-wind-rises-2013/)** (2013) — ★ 7.8 · 3,348 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn
- **[Ponyo](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/ponyo-2008/)** (2008) — ★ 7.8 · 4,786 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cozy
- **[Kiki's Delivery Service](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/kiki-s-delivery-service-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.8 · 4,545 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cozy
- **[Porco Rosso](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/porco-rosso-1992/)** (1992) — ★ 7.8 · 3,701 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful
- **[maboroshi](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/maboroshi-2023/)** (2023) — ★ 7.3 · 130 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider
- **[Suzume](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/suzume-2022/)** (2022) — ★ 7.9 · 1,717 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[My Neighbor Totoro](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/my-neighbor-totoro-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 8.1 · 8,769 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cozy
- **[Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mr-dough-and-the-egg-princess-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 6.8 · 32 votes · cozy, playful, surreal

---

Catalogue: <https://nextmovie4u.com/> — see also <https://nextmovie4u.com/llms.txt> for the full sitemap of LLM-relevant pages.