Ride Your Wave fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and growing up
Standout direction and performances
Standout score, cinematography, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Ride Your Wave is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, moving, and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up.
Everyday modern life and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life and growing up.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout score, cinematography, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the score, cinematography, and visual style stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
True love knows no boundaries.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Ride Your Wave is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 65). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 35 min
Ride Your Wave runs 1 h 35 min.
Yes. Critics average 79 and audiences 79 out of 100, so both groups see Ride Your Wave much the same way.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
+13GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Ride Your Wave in 27 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 56 storytelling tropes for Ride Your Wave, including Bridal Carry, Old-Fashioned Rowboat Date, Cartwright Curse.
6.9
