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Abandoned mansion Rural landscape Loneliness Psychological drama Female friendship Identity formation Social isolation Human connection Your best matches Ranked against what When Marnie Was There is actually about, not its genre labels.
69% Reverina match Top pick 1966 · Film · Drama
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: character study Also psychological drama at heart Built around the same human connection More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Centres on the same mentor figure
What's different Not built around self-discovery or loneliness Not really coming of age Darkness Fairly light
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Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV Criterion Channel Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against When Marnie Was There.
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2023 · Film · Fantasy · Animation
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Why it matches Also set in the same rural landscape Built around the same human connection and self-discovery Also coming of age at heart Centres on the same outsider figure What's different Not really psychological drama Does not promise character study or emotional exploration Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Add to watchlist Not for me
Why it matches Built around the same loneliness and self-discovery Watched for the same thing: character study Also psychological drama at heart Also about identity formation and social isolation What's different Not really coming of age Not about female friendship Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against When Marnie Was There.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures 2026 · 1h 54m
Built around the same loneliness and human connection Watched for the same thing: character study The Sixth Sense 1999
Built around the same loneliness and human connection Centres on the same outsider figure I Swear 2025 · 2h 1m
Built around the same human connection and self-discovery Also coming of age at heart Aftersun 2022 · 1h 41m
Watched for the same thing: character study Built around the same human connection Monster 2023 · 2h 5m
Also about social isolation Shares its melancholic and contemplative register Cast Away 2000 · 2h 23m
Built around the same loneliness and self-discovery Shares its melancholic register
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