Movies Like Finding Norm(al)
If you liked Finding Norm(al) (2019), a movie directed by David J. Cork and Ashton Pina, 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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Heartstopper Forever (2026)
★ 7.2/10It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.
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Five Dances (2013)
★ 6.3/10A gifted young dancer arrives in New York City and joins the downtown contemporary dance world. With talent to burn, he soon must choose between his responsibility to his broken family in the Midwest, and forging a…
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Love, Simon (2018)
★ 8/10Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate…
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The Object of My Affection (1998)
★ 5.8/10A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
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Alex Strangelove (2018)
★ 6.6/10Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A…
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Moonlight Mile (2002)
★ 6.3/10As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.
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My Sassy Girl (2008)
★ 6.8/10A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.
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Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List (2015)
★ 5.9/10The bonds between Naomi and Ely are tested when they fall for the same guy.
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Beach Rats (2017)
★ 6.1/10On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour…
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My Policeman (2022)
★ 7.5/10In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when…
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The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)
★ 6.1/10Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
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Bros (2022)
★ 6.6/10Two gay men are possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy.
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My Fake Boyfriend (2022)
★ 5.9/10A young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets…
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
★ 7.8/10Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him…
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The Lonely Guy (1984)
★ 6.2/10A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
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Marked Men: Rule + Shaw (2025)
★ 6.7/10Shaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist, doesn’t have time for a good girl pre-med student like Shaw — even if she’s the only one who can see…
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The Longest Ride (2015)
★ 7.6/10The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.
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Those People (2015)
★ 6.8/10On Manhattan's gilded Upper East Side, a young gay painter is torn between an obsession with his infamous best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign pianist.
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Good One (2024)
★ 6.6/10On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.
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Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)
★ 6.1/10At the suggestion of a straight friend, gay man Leo joins a men’s group, where he causes some upsets by declaring his attraction to one of its members.