Movies Like The Playlist
If you liked The Playlist (2018), a romance and family movie directed by Tristan Au, 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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Stargirl (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaAn unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.
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Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and dramaA high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
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The Clique (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaA young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
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Tall Girl (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaJodi, 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…
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Seven Minutes in Heaven (1986)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaNatalie allows her classmate Jeff, who has run away from home, to stay at her place while her father is away on a business trip. Natalie soon starts dating Jeff's friend James Casey, who isn't as faithful as she…
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Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaGeorgia 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…
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After (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceTessa 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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Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also romance and dramaRemi 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 Big Picture (1989)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceHollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his…
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedyBridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's…
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The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romanceA pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also family and comedyThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
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Do Revenge (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceA dethroned queen bee at a posh private high school strikes a secret deal with an unassuming new student to enact revenge on one another’s enemies.
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That's What I Am (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and familyA coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol, a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior…
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Chang Can Dunk (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also family and comedyChang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the…
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Fire with Fire (1986)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceA tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison…
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The Half of It (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceShy, 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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A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and familyIn this modern telling of the classic tale, aspiring singer Katie Gibbs falls for the new boy at her performing arts high school. But Katie's wicked stepmother and stepsister are scheming to crush her dream before she…
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Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and familyAn evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age of chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.
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The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaTwo high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.