Movies Like Venner forever

If you liked Venner forever (1985), a movie directed by Stefan Henszelman, 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
White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
★ 6.2/10
In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.
2
Blinded by the Light (2019)
★ 6.9/10
In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.
3
BRATS (2024)
★ 6.1/10
In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. However, when the New York magazine cover story in 1985 dubs them the…
4
You Are Not Alone (1978)
★ 7.4/10
Young teenager Bo is too sensitive for the hothouse atmosphere of a boarding school run by a cold, unfeeling would-be man of the cloth. Lonely and scared, he finds a soulmate in the headmaster's son Kim with whom he…
5
The Absent One (2014)
★ 7/10
Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murder, Carl and his…
6
The Hunt (2012)
★ 8.1/10
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an…
7
That's What I Am (2011)
★ 6.8/10
A coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol, a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior…
8
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.
9
Dark Horse (2005)
★ 6.9/10
A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.
10
The Breakfast Club (1985)
★ 7.7/10
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the…
11
The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
★ 7/10
Denmark, 2013. Police officers Carl Mørck and Hafez el-Assad, sole members of Department Q, which is focused on closing cold cases, investigate the disappearance of politician Merete Lynggaard, vanished when she and…
12
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2023)
★ 7.5/10
Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.
13
20th Century Women (2016)
★ 7.3/10
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the…
14
Bleeder (1999)
★ 6.7/10
Two stories for the price of one: a video store clerk tries to get acquainted with a waitress; a man beats his pregnant wife, unaware that her brother is a violent racist.
15
Carrie (2002)
★ 6.1/10
An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she…
16
The Last Viking (2025)
★ 7.2/10
After serving fourteen years for robbery, Anker is released from prison and reunites with his mentally ill brother Manfred, who alone knows where the stolen money is hidden but has forgotten its location, sending them…
17
Pretty in Pink (1986)
★ 6.7/10
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at…
18
Let Me In (2010)
★ 6.8/10
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.
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MaXXXine (2024)
★ 6.2/10
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
20
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live (2014)
★ 8.1/10
In County Durham, England, 1984, a talented young dancer, Billy Elliot, stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family’s set ways, inner…