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Movies Like Cool Story

If you liked Cool Story (2009), a movie directed by Jesse Burtner, 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. 1Georgetown

    Georgetown (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by his strategically chosen (and much older) wife, the well-connected…

  2. 2Lords of Dogtown

    Lords of Dogtown (2005)

    ★ 7.1/10

    The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a…

  3. 3Grind

    Grind (2003)

    ★ 6/10

    Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.

  4. 4Ice Princess

    Ice Princess (2005)

    ★ 6.5/10

    With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop Casey Carlyle from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.

  5. 5Back to the Future Part II

    Back to the Future Part II (1989)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set…

  6. 6Tag

    Tag (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10

    For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade. This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only…

  7. 7Thrashin'

    Thrashin' (1986)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into any real trouble. Notorious enemy crew the Daggers, led by Tommy…

  8. 8Brink!

    Brink! (1998)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Andy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating crew--Peter, Jordy, and Gabriella--who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" (which means they skate for the fun of it, and not for the money), clash with a group of sponsored…

  9. 9Weird Science

    Weird Science (1985)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a…

  10. 10Marvellous

    Marvellous (2014)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any…

  11. 11The Underdoggs

    The Underdoggs (2024)

    ★ 7/10

    Jaycen 'Two Js' Jennings is a washed-up former pro football star who has hit rock bottom. When sentenced to community service coaching the Underdoggs, an unruly pee-wee football team in his hometown, he sees it mostly…

  12. 12Joy Ride

    Joy Ride (2023)

    ★ 6.5/10

    When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye…

  13. 13I, Tonya

    I, Tonya (2017)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

  14. 14mid90s

    mid90s (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10

    In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.

  15. 15Rebel Without a Cause

    Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

    ★ 7.5/10

    After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a…

  16. 16The Last Black Man in San Francisco

    The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

    ★ 7/10

    Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems…

  17. 17Dìdi (弟弟)

    Dìdi (弟弟) (2024)

    ★ 7.2/10

    In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.

  18. 18Step Up 2: The Streets

    Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)

    ★ 6.7/10

    When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest…

  19. 19Magic Mike XXL

    Magic Mike XXL (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance.

  20. 20The Hangover Part III

    The Hangover Part III (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10

    This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.

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