Films like Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is animation, drama, war. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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  MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026)

  Also animation and drama. 7.8/10

  Haunted by past trauma, Hathaway Noa is drawn to a mysterious girl named Gigi Andalucia, whose strange powers stir memories within him. While swayed by her cryptic words, he…

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  Barefoot Gen (1983)

  Also animation and drama. 7.6/10

  A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.

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  Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)

  Also animation and drama. 6.8/10

  Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.

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  The Breadwinner (2017)

  Also animation and drama. 7.8/10

  A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

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  The Sky Crawlers (2008)

  Also animation and drama. 6.7/10

  Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as…

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  Waltz with Bashir (2008)

  Also animation and drama. 7.7/10

  An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

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  In This Corner of the World (2016)

  Also animation and drama. 7.9/10

  Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome…

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  When the Wind Blows (1986)

  Also animation and drama. 7.5/10

  With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have…

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  The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)

  Also animation and drama. 6.6/10

  In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within…

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  Inglourious Basterds (2009)

  Also drama and war. 8.2/10

  In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by…

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  Inside Out (2015)

  Also animation and drama. 7.9/10

  When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness…

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  The Lion King (1994)

  Also animation and drama. 8.3/10

  Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires…

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  Schindler's List (1993)

  Also drama and war. 8.6/10

  The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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  Fury (2014)

  Also drama and war. 7.5/10

  April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened army sergeant commands a Sherman tank with a five-man crew on a deadly mission behind…

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  Your Name. (2016)

  Also animation and drama. 8.5/10

  High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This…

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  Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

  Also drama and war. 8.2/10

  WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to…

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  Saving Private Ryan (1998)

  Also drama and war. 8.2/10

  As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are…

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  The Imitation Game (2014)

  Also drama and war. 8.0/10

  Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at…

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  Cars 3 (2017)

  Also animation and drama. 6.9/10

  Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen finds himself pushed to the brink—and suddenly, the champion who once ruled the track is…

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  Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

  Also drama and war. 7.1/10

  After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

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  The Last Samurai (2003)

  Also drama and war. 7.6/10

  Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that…

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  Soul (2020)

  Also animation and drama. 8.1/10

  Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul…

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  The Pianist (2002)

  Also drama and war. 8.4/10

  The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds…

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  Courage Under Fire (1996)

  Also drama and war. 6.6/10

  A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness…