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Documentaries like To Be and to Have

Not everyone loves To Be and to Have for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love To Be and to Have

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a quiet year in a small village classroom.

  2. You like watching children grow up across one school year.

  3. You enjoy patient scenes with no narration and no hurry.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Babies2010

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom

    Good for you if you like a gentle, funny watch about babies discovering the world.

  • Faces Places2017

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom

    Good for you if you like a gentle road trip full of kind people.

  • My Neighbor Totoro1988

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom

    Good for you if you want a gentle film with no villain at all.

  • The Mole Agent2020

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom

    Good for you if you like a gentle, funny film with a kind old man at its center.

  • Usagi Drop2011

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom
    • watching children grow up across one school year

    Good for you if you like small, warm everyday moments.

  • Barakamon2014

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom

    Good for you if you like slow island days of fishing, kids and neighbours dropping by.

  • Kedi2017

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom

    Good for you if you want a gentle, low-stakes film for a quiet evening.

  • Non Non Biyori2013

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom

    Good for you if you want small days where nothing bad ever happens.

  • Won't You Be My Neighbor?2018

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom

    Good for you if you want something warm and gentle for the evening.

  • Whisper of the Heart1995

    • a quiet year in a small village classroom

    Good for you if you want a quiet summer in the Tokyo suburbs.

Reasons taken from To Be and to Have's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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