Movies Similar to Outgrowing Your Hometown

Blue Remedy(2025)

A man comes to sit alone at an isolated bus stop. Followed by a stranger. Then they both converse about how they once killed someone.

Aura: Um curta perdido e multicolorido(2022)

Okko's Inn(2018)

12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up training to be a young female innkeeper. At first, she didn't like the training, but gradually felt her admiration for her title and began to train seriously. Thus, the growth of the young warrior Oriko begins.

Al-Amin Project(2020)

Amin, a construction laborer of a mosque, has to go to his sick wife in his hometown, but the salary of a construction worker is not enough for him to go back home, let alone pay for his wife's medical bills.

Red Herring(2024)

When Kit Vincent, a young filmmaker, receives a terminal diagnosis aged 24, his first instinct is to turn on his camera and document those closest to him.

Ride Your Wave(2019)

Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.

Jellyfish Restaurant(2016)

Yōtarō Misaki finds himself lying on the beach one day. He is picked up by Arashi, who manages a restaurant called Kurage no Shokudō. When asked who he is, the protagonist tells a lie that he lost his memory — but he remembers everything, including the fact that his twin brother died.

A Human Position(2022)

Long blue hours characterise summer nights in the sleepy Norwegian port town of Ålesund. Asta is a young journalist working for the local newspaper, where she is expected to report on local sports, historic preservation, and cruise ships. It is only when she stumbles across the strange story of a refugee’s forced deportation, that she finds new meaning in her work and life.

MAKRIA(2024)

Saishuu Gakushou Hibike! Euphonium - Kouhen

The second part of Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie.

The Island of Cats(2019)

Daikichi is a 70-year-old man and lives on a small island. Since his wife died, he has lived with his cat Tama. Daikichi was born and raised on the small island and enjoys relaxing days with his childhood friends including Iwao and his cat Tama. Daikichi has a son Tsuyoshi who lives in Tokyo. Tsuyoshi worries a bit about his father living alone on the island, but Daikichi is content with his life. After his close friend passes away, Daikichi worries about his physical condition. His daily life begins to change. Based on manga series "Neko to Jiichan"

Doors To Go Through(2024)

A domestic tale of one who lived in solitude to the point of living himself apart.

Breathe Theresa(2021)

Before Elijah sells his van "Theresa" for a home with his partner, friendship and memory are left vulnerable in the outdoors on a final surf trip to the Oregon coast.

Summer of Fossil Leaves(2014)

While at the riverbank looking for fossils, Rintarou meets a boy named Toshi, and their days of adventure begins.

Bolo(2025)

How does a telemarketer deal with a bad day?

Colorful(2010)

Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser duties he must complete, such as understanding what led Makoto to commit suicide in the first place and learning how to enjoy his second chance at life.

Being Within(2022)

Indulging in frivolous passions and contemplating the essence of being, a young woman reflects her feelings that seem to be doomed and rejuvenating at the same time.

The Day I Depart(2007)

When elephants are about to die, they will leave their herd and die alone. When a person knows that he is about to die, what will he choose? It's lung cancer, and it has already metastasized. There are probably 6 months left. It's a story about a man's last few steps in his life. It's probably quite different from the elephants.

The Room Returns!(2025)

A green-screen reliant remake of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film.

Called Up(2021)

After the passing of their best friend Aurelio, two friends play one last game with him at their favorite baseball field.