Movies Like Junior Guards

If you liked Junior Guards (2018), a movie directed by Peter B Samuels, 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
High School Musical 2 (2007)
★ 6.5/10
The East High Wildcats are gearing up for big fun as they land the coolest summer jobs imaginable. Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor have scored sweet gigs at the Lava Springs Country Club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's…
2
Let It Shine (2012)
★ 7/10
A teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help a friend and win the girl of his dreams while overcoming self-doubt and the expectations of his strict religious parents.
3
The Thief Lord (2006)
★ 6/10
A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young…
4
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.
5
Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10
On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
6
My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10
A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
7
Luca (2021)
★ 7.8/10
Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
8
The Flamingo Kid (1984)
★ 6/10
Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-world aspects of his summer job at the posh Flamingo Club. He spurns his father in favor of the patronage of…
9
The Last Summer (2019)
★ 6/10
Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigate new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college.
10
Janet Planet (2024)
★ 6.2/10
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all…
11
Waiting... (2005)
★ 6.2/10
Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.
12
The Incredibles (2004)
★ 7.7/10
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get…
13
The Swimmer (1968)
★ 7.3/10
A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.
14
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
★ 6.3/10
Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several…
15
Dog Pound (2010)
★ 7.2/10
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
16
Barbie: Skipper and the Big Babysitting Adventure (2023)
★ 6.7/10
When her babysitting business takes a hit, Skipper takes a summer job at the water park. Here she can quickly put her skills as a nanny to good use.
17
Like Sunday, Like Rain (2014)
★ 7.4/10
A struggling musician becomes a 12-year-old musical prodigy's guardian for a summer.
18
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
★ 5.8/10
A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.
19
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)
★ 7.5/10
The Guardians of Arcadia reunite to battle the nefarious Arcane Order, who've reawakened the primordial Titans.
20
The Last Song (2010)
★ 7.2/10
A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.