Movies Like Childhood's End
If you liked Childhood's End (1996), a comedy and drama movie directed by Jeff Lipsky, 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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Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaGeorgia Nicolson is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don't understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has to wear a beret to school. She would, however, rather be blonde, have a smaller nose and a…
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An Education (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceDespite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a…
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Laggies (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaOvereducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to…
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The First Time (2012)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedyA spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party.
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Flipped (2010)
★ 8/10Also romance and dramaWhen Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.
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Departure (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceAn English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from…
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I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and dramaA mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time.
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Tall Girl (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaJodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the…
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Prime (2005)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaA career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
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Carolina (2003)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romanceA young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.
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Easy Virtue (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceA young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
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Melody (1971)
★ 7/10Also comedy and dramaTwo youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.
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Love Sarah (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaA young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.
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The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceSix Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are…
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Hitch (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and dramaDating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques…
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In Good Company (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaDan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, who is half his age. Matters are made…
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Anywhere but Here (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedySingle mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to…
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Enough Said (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaEva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a…
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Jersey Girl (2004)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceOllie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having…
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The Spectacular Now (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaSutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected…