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Your Name.

2016 · 1h 46m · Drama · Animation · Romance

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Steady, emotionally heavy animation with a balanced watch profile. Best if you want relationships—not spectacle—to carry the emotional stakes.

94/100
MUST WATCH

WHAT IT'S ABOUT

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 bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

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94/100
MUST WATCH
MUST WATCHHigh 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 he…

MAKE THE CALL

Does this belong in your night?

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WHY THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU

01The setup points to a relationship-driven story with romance at its center
02A manageable 106-minute runtime and a fairly steady watch with good forward movement define the practical movie-night fit
03Its 8.5/10 TMDB audience score across 12,981 votes gives the recommendation a meaningful crowd signal

MOVIHERO EDITORIAL

Should you watch Your Name.?

Your Name. belongs in your night if you want the emotional stakes to come from a relationship rather than spectacle. It is a fairly steady watch with good forward movement, with a manageable 106-minute runtime, and the Watch Profile puts attention at 5/10 and emotional impact at 8/10. The signals are strong enough to make this one of the easier calls in the queue.

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PERFECT IF

01you want the emotional stakes to come from a relationship rather than spectacle
02you want a fairly steady watch with good forward movement
03you are open to a movie with real emotional weight

THINK TWICE IF

01you are not looking for a relationship-centered movie
02you want a very different pacing profile tonight
03you want something emotionally lighter

WHAT WATCHING IT FEELS LIKE

Watch Profile

Seven signals for the experience itself — from the pace of the night to how much attention it asks from you.

Pacing6/10
Emotional Impact8/10
Mind-Bending5/10
Scary1/10
Violence2/10
Rewatchability7/10
Attention Required5/10
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CAST & CREW

The people who make it land.

Makoto Shinkai portrait
Makoto ShinkaiDirector
Ryunosuke Kamiki portrait
Ryunosuke KamikiTaki Tachibana (voice)
Mone Kamishiraishi portrait
Mone KamishiraishiMitsuha Miyamizu (voice)
Ryo Narita portrait
Ryo NaritaKatsuhiko Teshigawara (voice)
Aoi Yuuki portrait
Aoi YuukiSayaka Natori (voice)
Nobunaga Shimazaki portrait
Nobunaga ShimazakiTsukasa Fujii (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa portrait
Kaito IshikawaShinta Takagi (voice)
Kanon Tani portrait
Kanon TaniYotsuha Miyamizu (voice)
Masaki Terasoma portrait
Masaki TerasomaToshiki Miyamizu (voice)
Sayaka Ohara portrait
Sayaka OharaFutaha Miyamizu (voice)