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Movies Like Freshman

If you liked Freshman (2021), a movie directed by Jacqueline Hillebrecht, 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. 1After We Collided

    After We Collided (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Tessa finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin; she faces a dilemma that could change their lives forever.

  2. 2Heartstopper Forever

    Heartstopper Forever (2026)

    ★ 7.2/10

    It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.

  3. 3After

    After (2019)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Tessa 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…

  4. 4Five Feet Apart

    Five Feet Apart (2019)

    ★ 8.2/10

    Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an…

  5. 5How to Date Billy Walsh

    How to Date Billy Walsh (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Archie has been in love with his best friend Amelia for as long as he can remember. Just when he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, she falls head over heels for Billy Walsh, a new American transfer student.

  6. 6Circle of Friends

    Circle of Friends (1995)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?

  7. 7The Kissing Booth 3

    The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)

    ★ 6.8/10

    It'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…

  8. 8Words on Bathroom Walls

    Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his…

  9. 9The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Pittsburgh, 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…

  10. 10Clueless

    Clueless (1995)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her…

  11. 11The 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…

  12. 12Love at First Sight

    Love at First Sight (2023)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Hadley and Oliver begin falling in love on a flight from New York to London, but when they lose each other at customs, can they defy all odds to reunite?

  13. 13After Ever Happy

    After Ever Happy (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10

    As a shocking truth about a couple's families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin — any more than he…

  14. 14Chemical Hearts

    Chemical Hearts (2020)

    ★ 7.3/10

    When 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.

  15. 15The Prince & Me

    The Prince & Me (2004)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige…

  16. 16Love, Simon

    Love, Simon (2018)

    ★ 8/10

    Everyone 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…

  17. 17The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

    The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.

  18. 18Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List

    Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10

    The bonds between Naomi and Ely are tested when they fall for the same guy.

  19. 19Time Freak

    Time Freak (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Stillman, 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…

  20. 20Winter Spring Summer or Fall

    Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Remi 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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