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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.

  1. 1Stargirl

    Stargirl (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama

    An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.

  2. 2Love Don't Co$t a Thing

    Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama

    A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.

  3. 3The Clique

    The Clique (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A 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.

  4. 4Tall Girl

    Tall Girl (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    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…

  5. 5Seven Minutes in Heaven

    Seven Minutes in Heaven (1986)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    Natalie 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…

  6. 6Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

    Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    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…

  7. 7After

    After (2019)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance

    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…

  8. 8Winter Spring Summer or Fall

    Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024)

    ★ 7.3/10Also romance and drama

    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.

  9. 9The Big Picture

    The Big Picture (1989)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Hollywood 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…

  10. 10Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedy

    Bridget 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…

  11. 11The Best of Me

    The Best of Me (2014)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

  12. 12The Loud House Movie

    The Loud House Movie (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also family and comedy

    The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.

  13. 13Do Revenge

    Do Revenge (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    A 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.

  14. 14That's What I Am

    That's What I Am (2011)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and family

    A 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…

  15. 15Chang Can Dunk

    Chang Can Dunk (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family and comedy

    Chang, 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…

  16. 16Fire with Fire

    Fire with Fire (1986)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    A 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…

  17. 17The Half of It

    The Half of It (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romance

    Shy, 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…

  18. 18A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song

    A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and family

    In 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…

  19. 19Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob

    Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and family

    An evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age of chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.

  20. 20The Edge of Seventeen

    The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama

    Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.

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