What to watch after Waking Life

These picks come from archytele's own similarity graph: shared themes and keywords, creators, cast, era, original language and audience rating. Each card says why it made the list.

★ 6.3 Film

Tenchi Forever!

1999

Both explore adult animation; both animation and drama

★ 7.6 Film

Another World

2025

Both explore adult animation; both animation and drama

★ 7.5 Film

I Lost My Body

2019

Both explore adult animation; both animation and drama

★ 6.6 Film

Escaflowne: The Movie

2000

Both explore adult animation; both animation and drama

★ 7.4 Film

The Boy and the Heron

2023

Both explore parallel world; both animation and drama

★ 7.4 Film

Belladonna of Sadness

1973

Both explore adult animation; both animation and drama

★ 7.0 Film

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

2022

Same creator (Richard Linklater); both explore adult animation

★ 7.5 Film

Before Midnight

2013

Same creator (Richard Linklater); both explore dreams

★ 6.8 Film

A Scanner Darkly

2006

Same creator (Richard Linklater); both explore dreams

★ 7.9 Film

La Maison en Petits Cubes

2008

Both explore adult animation; both animation and drama

★ 6.7 Film

Slacker

1990

Same creator (Richard Linklater); both explore dreams and philosophy

★ 7.9 Film

Persepolis

2007

Both explore adult animation; both animation and drama