Movies Like Beach Boys Special

If you liked Beach Boys Special (1998), a comedy and drama movie directed by Rieko Miyamoto, 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
Adoration (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four…
2
The Way Way Back (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water…
3
SubUrbia (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
4
10 Years (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama
A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation.
5
White Men Can't Jump (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.
6
Summer of 8 (2016)
★ 6/10Also drama and comedy
Eight close friends soak up their last day of summer together on the beach before parting ways for college.
7
Thrashin' (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
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
My Own Love Song (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
9
72 HOURS (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
To save his career, a 40-year-old ad exec joins a crew of twentysomethings for a wild Miami bachelor party after they mistakenly add him to a group chat.
10
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.
11
Snack Shack (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
Inseparable best friends AJ and Moose decide to run the local pool's snack shack after their plan to sell home-brewed beer goes down the drain. Things take a turn when they meet Brooke, an effortlessly cool lifeguard…
12
House of D (2004)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression…
13
Breath (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.
14
CQ (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi…
15
Head Above Water (1996)
★ 6/10Also comedy
Judge George brings his young wife, Nathalie, to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie spends time with her…
16
When Marnie Was There (2014)
★ 7.9/10Also drama
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may…
17
Big Wednesday (1978)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and comedy
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
18
Moana (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
19
Magic Mike XXL (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama
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
Swimming with Men (2018)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.