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Movies Like Parental Guidance

If you liked Parental Guidance, a movie directed by Lewis Mulholland and Dylan Murphy, 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.

  1. 1Goal!

    Goal! (2005)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an…

  2. 2Hardball

    Hardball (2001)

    ★ 6.5/10

    An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

  3. 3Little Giants

    Little Giants (1994)

    ★ 6.6/10

    When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the…

  4. 4Hoosiers

    Hoosiers (1986)

    ★ 7/10

    Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his…

  5. 5Gracie

    Gracie (2007)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.

  6. 6When the Game Stands Tall

    When the Game Stands Tall (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

  7. 7Vision Quest

    Vision Quest (1985)

    ★ 6.4/10

    After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his…

  8. 8Jeepers Creepers 2

    Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10

    When their bus is crippled on the side of a deserted road, a team of high school athletes discover an opponent they cannot defeat – and may not survive.

  9. 9Love Me Love Me

    Love Me Love Me (2026)

    ★ 6.1/10

    After her brother's death, June moves to Milan for a fresh start, finding comfort in Will, the perfect honor student at her new international school. But when his troubled best friend James—hiding a dangerous life in…

  10. 10The Rookie

    The Rookie (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team…

  11. 11Swimming for Gold

    Swimming for Gold (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Young elite swimmer Claire is sent to Australia to coach a boys swimming team, where she must overcome an old rival and a secret fear to save the swimming camp from closing.

  12. 12Back of the Net

    Back of the Net (2019)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A new student at a soccer academy is determined to beat her rival's team in the national tournament.

  13. 13Blue Chips

    Blue Chips (1994)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the…

  14. 14How to Eat Fried Worms

    How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)

    ★ 6.2/10

    During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.

  15. 15Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)

    ★ 6.4/10

    It's summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg's dad has other plans: He's decided that some father-son bonding time is in order. Desperate…

  16. 16Endless Love

    Endless Love (2014)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.

  17. 17D3: The Mighty Ducks

    D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)

    ★ 6/10

    The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain their scholarships before their big game against the Varsity team.

  18. 18Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl (1980)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

  19. 19The Replacements

    The Replacements (2000)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down…

  20. 20Daddy Day Care

    Daddy Day Care (2003)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.

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