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If you liked about them. (2017), a movie directed by Justin Boswick, 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. 1The Spectacular Now

    The Spectacular Now (2013)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Sutter, 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…

  2. 2An Education

    An Education (2009)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Despite 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…

  3. 3The Trouble with Angels

    The Trouble with Angels (1966)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and…

  4. 4Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

    Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Georgia 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…

  5. 5Laggies

    Laggies (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Overeducated 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…

  6. 6Love Happy

    Love Happy (1949)

    ★ 5.8/10

    The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.

  7. 7Stage Door

    Stage Door (1937)

    ★ 7.1/10

    A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.

  8. 8Summer '03

    Summer '03 (2018)

    ★ 5.8/10

    16-year-old Jamie Winkle and her extended family are left reeling after her calculating grandmother unveils an array of secrets on her deathbed. As her family deals with her grandmother's surprising dying messages…

  9. 9Tall Girl

    Tall Girl (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Jodi, 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…

  10. 10Feel the Beat

    Feel the Beat (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10

    After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

  11. 11Little Men

    Little Men (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk…

  12. 12The Dead

    The Dead (1987)

    ★ 6.9/10

    After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.

  13. 13Here

    Here (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10

    An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.

  14. 14The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

    The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)

    ★ 5.9/10

    After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

  15. 15Funny Ha Ha

    Funny Ha Ha (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Unsure of what to do next, 23-year-old Marnie tries her best to navigate life after college. Still partying like there's no tomorrow, Marnie drags herself out of bed for her miserable temp job and can't decide whether…

  16. 16Flipped

    Flipped (2010)

    ★ 8/10

    When 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.

  17. 17The Theory of Everything

    The Theory of Everything (2014)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very…

  18. 18Bad Hair Day

    Bad Hair Day (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Monica is desperate to be prom queen, but on the big night, her hair is an uncontrollable mess. Meanwhile, FBI agent Liz Morgan is on the hunt for a jewel thief who is looking for a stolen necklace, which Monica has in…

  19. 19Bonjour Tristesse

    Bonjour Tristesse (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10

    At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile is relaxing by the French seaside with her father and falling in love with her new boyfriend. The arrival of her late mother's enigmatic friend turns her world upside down.

  20. 20Lucas

    Lucas (1986)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love – fall for each other.

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