Movies Like Try Hard

If you liked Try Hard (2023), a animation and comedy movie directed by Audrey Chevrolles and Yuha Cho, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Accepted (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
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Vertiginous (2026)
★ 6/10Also animation and comedy
Jacques goes to his friend Bruno's house to tell him some big news: the entire human race is living in a simulation...
3
Roommates (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
When shy college freshman Devon asks cool-girl Celeste to be her roommate, a blossoming friendship quickly spirals into a war of passive aggression.
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Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Barbie meets another Barbie Roberts, forming a close friendship, nicknaming each other Malibu and Brooklyn when they both attend the Handlers, Performing Art School in NYC, over the summer, competing for a spot at the…
5
One of Them Days (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the…
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Gnome Alone (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and comedy
When Chloe discovers that her new home's garden gnomes are not what they seem, she must decide between the pursuit of a desired high school life and taking up the fight against the Troggs.
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Bad Words (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
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Gandahar (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious…
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Monsters University (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
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Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemporary urban environment, with Little Red Riding…
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The Barbie Diaries (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
Barbie is disheartened when Todd breaks her heart and goes back to his former girlfriend. But things change when she comes across a diary, which makes her wishes come true.
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Plan B (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After a regrettable first sexual encounter, a straight-laced high school student and her slacker best friend have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America's heartland.
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Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Corinne is a young country girl who heads to Paris to pursue her big dream – to become a female musketeer! Never could she imagine she would meet three other girls who secretly share the same dream! Using their special…
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Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
A comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.
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Leo (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
Jaded 74-year-old reptile Leo has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the…
16
Sixteen Candles (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her…
17
Like a Boss (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Two female friends with very different ideals decide to start a beauty company together. One is more practical, while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.
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Road Trip (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
After a student at the University of Ithaca films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the homemade sex tape to his girlfriend in Austin. In a…
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Welcome to the Club (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy
Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun.
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Honor Society (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor…