Movies Like Little Miss Perfect
If you liked Little Miss Perfect (1987), a movie directed by Marsha Mason, 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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Wild Child (2008)
★ 6.7/10Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There…
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Heathers (1989)
★ 7.2/10A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
★ 7.6/10After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all…
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The Fallout (2021)
★ 7.5/10In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
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The Invisible (2007)
★ 6.4/10After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.
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Swallow (2020)
★ 6.6/10Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new…
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Life Is Sweet (1991)
★ 7/10Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is…
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Starving in Suburbia (2014)
★ 6.5/10A 17-year-old dancer joins a "thinspiration" website and devotes herself to the almost religious glorification of "thin", until she becomes completely possessed by the dark world of anorexia.
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)
★ 6.9/10A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the…
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Carrie (2002)
★ 6.1/10An 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…
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Fear in the Night (1972)
★ 5.8/10It took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. When she married Robert, he provided her with the love and reassurance she craved for and the two settled…
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180° South (2010)
★ 7.3/10The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.
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Night School (2018)
★ 6.1/10Teddy Walker is a successful salesman whose life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally blows up his place of employment. Forced to attend night school to get his GED, Teddy soon finds himself dealing with a…
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Measure of a Man (2018)
★ 6.5/10A bullied teen experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to stand up for himself.
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The DUFF (2015)
★ 6.8/10Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite…
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The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019)
★ 5.9/10Follows a young boy who runs away from home in the search of his estranged mother.
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How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
★ 6.2/10During 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.
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The Kings of Summer (2013)
★ 7/10Three restless teenagers run away to the woods for the summer, determined to escape their parents and live by their own rules. In a hidden clearing, they build a makeshift house and attempt to create an independent…
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Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School (2022)
★ 7.3/10The Peanuts gang is anxious about starting at a new school in the fall, inspiring Lucy to start her own school instead. She soon learns that teaching isn't as easy as it sounds and that change can be a good thing.
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Carrie (2013)
★ 6.1/10An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home.