Movies Like Ava's Dating a Senior!
If you liked Ava's Dating a Senior! (2020), a movie directed by Frédéric Da, 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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Chemical Hearts (2020)
★ 7.3/10When a hopelessly romantic high school senior falls for a mysterious new classmate, it sets them both on an unexpected journey that teaches them about love, loss, and most importantly themselves.
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First Girl I Loved (2016)
★ 6.3/10Seventeen-year-old Anne just fell in love with Sasha, the most popular girl at her L.A. public high school. But when Anne tells her best friend, Clifton—who has always harbored a secret crush on her—he does his best to…
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The First Time (2012)
★ 7/10A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party.
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10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
★ 7.6/10After discovering his high school crush can't date until her brash older sister does, a lovesick teen enlists a bad-boy classmate to woo her.
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The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5/10A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
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The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
★ 6.8/10It's the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret decision to make. Elle has been accepted into Harvard, where boyfriend Noah is matriculating, and also Berkeley, where her BFF Lee is headed and has to…
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John Tucker Must Die (2006)
★ 6.1/10After discovering they are all dating the same same guy, three popular students from different cliques band together for revenge, so they enlist the help of a new gal in town and conspire to break the jerk's heart…
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Kissing Is the Easy Part (2026)
★ 7.3/10Sean's gunning for MIT. Flora's ditching the SAT. A secret deal with her tenured parents sparks a romance that challenges everything they believe in.
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The Kissing Booth (2018)
★ 7.2/10When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.
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I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
★ 6.1/10A valedictorian's declaration of love for a high-school cheerleader launches a night of revelry, reflection and romance for a group of graduating seniors.
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Sidelined 2: Intercepted (2025)
★ 7.1/10Freshman star quarterback Drayton struggles with the weight of expectations after a devastating setback, while dancer Dallas begins to question the future she thought she wanted. As their high school relationship…
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Time Freak (2018)
★ 6.7/10Stillman, a heartbroken physics student, builds a time machine when his girlfriend breaks up with him. Going back in time, he attempts to save their relationship by fixing every mistake he made—while dragging his best…
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The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
★ 7.6/10With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.
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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
★ 6.1/10At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the…
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Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024)
★ 7.3/10Remi and Barnes, two very different teenagers, meet by chance in the winter of their senior year, then spend four days together over the course of a year that will change their lives forever.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
★ 7.8/10Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him…
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The Half of It (2020)
★ 7.1/10Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings…
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Mischief (1985)
★ 6.7/101956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself…
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After (2019)
★ 7.1/10Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa's guarded world opens up when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious…
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Love, Simon (2018)
★ 8/10Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate…