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Not Friends (2023)
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Original name: เพื่อน(ไม่)สนิท
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A group of high school students who dream of making films set out to make a short film based on the life of a classmate. However, they discover a secret that could change their vision of filmmaking forever.
Style:
psychological, captivating, satirical, semi serious, thrilling, non-linear, crying, teen comedy
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, life, teenage life, adolescence, satire, lifestyle, friendship between boys, homoerotic friendship, bare chested male, school, friendship, death, filmmaking, dog, fight, teacher, student, rapper, illness, bully, birthday, ambulance, hospital, bullying, boy ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, crying, semi serious and satirical films with plots about teenager, teenage boy, coming of age, friendship, teenage protagonist, high school and school mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Not Friends: Love Untangled (2025), Shoot Me in the Heart (2015), On Your Wedding Day (2018), Bad Poems (2018), Snack Shack (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A lovestruck teen plans to win the school heartthrob by going from curly to straight hair — until a new transfer student changes everything.
Style:
romantic comedy, freeze frame, crying, teen comedy, period drama
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
hair, passive aggressive girl, family relations, arrogant man, passive aggressive man, new in school, manipulative girl, awkward situation, patronizing, single parent, high school prom, little girl ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young man develops schizophrenia after his mother's suicide. After he meets a kindred spirit at the psychiatric hospital, he forges a plan with the man to escape.
Style:
captivating, sad, medical drama, crying
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
escape, schizophrenia, friendship, hospital, psychiatrist, mental patient, patient, friends, mentally unstable, psychopath, psycho, homoerotic friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
asia
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Through the course of their lives, a man and his first love are repeatedly separated from each other because of circumstances out of their control.
Style:
romantic, emotional, realistic, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
love story, wedding, first love, wedding invitation, friendship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, relationships, male female relationship, ex couple relations, love and romance, couples, love affair ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2005, 2010s, year 2017 ...
Place:
south korea, east asia, seoul, asia
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
33-years old Tamás Merthner is heartbroken, after his girlfriend Anna, who is on a scholarship in Paris, breaks up with him. While wallowing in self-pity, Tamás takes a trip down memory lane to figure out if love only exists when it's ...
Style:
psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, tense ...
Plot:
boyfriend girlfriend relationship, midlife crisis, breakup, male objectification, friendship between men, group of friends, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, love, couple relations, love and romance, couples, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
central europe, paris france, budapest
Similarity:
88%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Inseparable best friends AJ & Moose decide to run the local pool's snack shack after their plan to sell home-brewed beer goes down the drain. Things take a turn when they meet Brooke, an effortlessly cool lifeguard who puts their big plans, ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, buddy comedy, crying, teen comedy, f word ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
summer job, girl next door, teen romance, friendship, love triangle, lifeguard, swimming pool, summer, jealous friend, jealousy, teenage protagonist, seductive girl ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place:
nebraska, iowa
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
With their teen hormones raging, three high school boys help one another explore their curiosity about the opposite sex and love in this raunchy comedy.
Style:
light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
nerdy girl, first sex, group of friends, rivals, family relations, teenage girl, high school, pregnant teenager, sexual frustration, failed expectations, inner voice, fall in love ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story centres on a group of teenagers street cast in their neighbourhood and selected to play in a feature film during the summer. The film tells the story of this film shoot and of the connections that will be formed during it.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, satirical, thrilling, feel good ...
Plot:
teenager, child cancer, mischievous children, teenage boy, teenage life, satire, teenage protagonist, teamwork, children, interview, filmmaking, bullying ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
france
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
With her frumpy hair, blushing face, and awkward mannerisms, Yang Mi Sook has spent her entire life being unnoticed. Nicknamed Miss Carrot, she diligently teaches Russian to high school students who don?t listen, and ceaselessly pines after ...
Style:
entertaining, satirical, captivating, humorous, sex comedy ...
Plot:
school teacher, love affair, school, female teacher, unrequited love, teacher, coworker, relationship problems, social satire, workplace situations, workplace, male female relationship ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2008, 90s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, asia
Similarity:
86%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
Style:
sexy, road movie, humorous, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
teenage boy, friendship, coming of age, friendship between boys, road trip, best friend, school bully, erotic fantasy, insomnia, on the road, summer vacation, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
86%
161
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Teenage egos collide when a self-proclaimed "Broadway Legend in the Making" is forced to share the spotlight with the school's star athlete in the high school musical.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, thrilling, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
teenager, satire, gay, ego clash, rivalry, high school, ambition, competition, teenage life, high school life, teenage protagonist, youth culture ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Wary of the effects of his good looks on others, a shut-in agrees to attend high school for the first time and meets a girl who's immune to his charm.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
school, teenager, high school life, lifestyle, teenage life, teenage boy, children, lifestyle change, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, slice of life, couple relations, relationships ...
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two couples' windy comedy movie that is more dangerous than typhoons in Jeju Islands.
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, disturbing, crying ...
Plot:
marital crisis, family relations, depressed man, learning the truth, relationships, satire, asian, photography, striptease, bare chested male, car crash, trauma ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to ...
Style:
touching, independent film, emotional, teen, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, cancer, adolescence, friendship, terminal illness, teenager, coming of age, dying, leukemia, friends, teenage boy, illness ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of a socially invisible high school senior who, after slipping up and getting the school's biggest bully suspended, realizes he may only have two weeks left to experience everything he's ever missed out on.
Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
school bully, adolescence, teenage protagonist, love interest, couple relations, teenage boy, satire, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, schoolboy, teenage life, teenager ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dondo is a young surfer. His fisherman dad Willy disappeared a year ago. No sign of his boat, nor his body. Dondo’s mother and the community know Willy has not survived a year in the Atlantic. But Dondo thinks differently.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, tragicomedy, crying
Plot:
surfing, loss of father, surfer, bereavement, life is a bitch, loss of family member, relationships, high school student, grief, flashback, student, community ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.
Style:
period piece, funny, captivating, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
friendship, high school, grief, teen angst, anxiety, suburbs, video store, coming of age, teenager, creativity, teenage protagonist, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s
Place:
canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A secret fantasy blog might jeopardize the promising future of Laras, a talented student, when the blog is revealed to her entire school.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating, satirical
Plot:
high school, student, love, teenager, teenage girl, school, schoolgirl, teenage life, social problems, adolescence, undercover, blogger ...
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a working-class town in 1984, a high school senior's future creates a tug-of-war between his no-nonsense father and his crackpot guidance counselor until an encounter with a goddess helps him uncover his true destiny.
Style:
entertaining, satirical, thrilling, psychological, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, high school, couple relations, teenager, satire, lifestyle change, teenage life, adolescence, grownups, relationships, adolescence vs adulthood, changing lives ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
82%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
Style:
biting, erotic, dark comedy, independent film, cynical ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, adolescence, sex, lesbian sex, teenager, dysfunctional family, school, sexual harassment, coming of age, false accusation, high school, revenge ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, beverly hills
Similarity:
81%
403
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tom, 16, is a sensitive teenager who is about to enter a new high school after being expelled. He intends to find his place, make friends and seduce the girl he loves. Tom needs the support of his older brother, Leo, a true mentor, who is working to ...
Style:
psychological, satirical, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, high school life, teenager, mentor, adolescence, coming of age, lifestyle, brothers, teenage boy, satire, schoolboy, teenage life ...
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Frida is different. Self chosen different. Marius, on the other hand is the most perfect boy in class, and likes to show off. When they have to work together at school, it's the start of a turbulent and challenging relationship. Generation ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
horniness, emotional abuse, passive aggressive girl, group of friends, school, mother daughter relationship, socially awkward, father son relationship, family relations, social outcast, awkward situation, love triangle ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
81%
962
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Story of a small boy is forced to move out of Prague during World War 2 to a small village of Slavonice where he meets the rest of his family. He needs to make new friends and get used to a new life which is immensely different from what this city ...
Style:
suspenseful, sentimental, touching, sincere, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, boy, family relations, social outcast, child protagonist, end of war, death, husband wife relationship, countryside, wartime life, brother brother relationship, gambler ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, year 1944, year 1943
Place:
prague, central europe
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A film director unhappy with the movie he's shooting about a Hungarian circus stranded in Rome during the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising faces divorce from his producer wife.
Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
filmmaking, director, film producer, communist, filmmaker, satire, family problems, ambition, lifestyle, relationship problems, melancholy, circus ...
Time:
1950s, 2020s, year 1956
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
81%
638
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The life of the ordinary teenager Vania changes when he makes the acquaintance of three strange guys. Sportsmen, hooligans, dreamers – they call themselves “Rag Union” and believe that they can change the world. Enchanted by his new ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, sincere, feel good, light ...
Plot:
cemetery, company, rape accusation, friendship, parkour, teenage boy, rebellious youth, teenage life, adolescence, humour, teenage love, realism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
moscow russia, russia
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
In a neighborhood where fighting is stitched into the fabric of everyday life, Miguel has never found himself in one. However, when a combination of events turn his life upside down, Miguel and his friends enter into a series of misadventures.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious
Plot:
coming of age, fight, teenager, young boy, friendship, social satire, adolescence vs adulthood, satire, teenage life, teenage protagonist, grownups, friends ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A nebbish high school senior and his best friends embarks on a road trip to attend the greatest music festival of the year in a last-ditch effort to win over the girl of his dreams.
Style:
feel good, disturbing, satirical, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
coming of age, road trip, teenager, friendship, music festival, high school, teenage love, relationship problems, teenage protagonist, love affair, adolescence, rock concert ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
You can’t choose your family – which is why Conrad limits his visits with his parents to an absolute minimum. When venomous, irritable Carl injures himself seriously in a fall, his reluctant son Conrad and the butt-of-all-jokes Jonas has no ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
family problems, family life, parents and children, disorder, aging, elderly, three generations, masseur, sexual frustration, domineering husband, caught masturbating, monkey ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
germany, europe, central europe, berlin germany
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A thirty-seven-year-old woman wakes up from a twenty-year coma and returns to the high school where she was once a popular cheerleader to finish her senior year and become prom queen. The main plot is the empowerment of LGBTQ rights and progress ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, disturbing, psychological, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
cheerleading, satire, school, cheerleader, social problems, high school, female protagonist, middle aged, high school life, high school prom, schoolgirl, middle aged woman ...
Time:
year 1997, 2020s, year 2002, 2000s, 90s
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Free-spirited university student Rafaela’s carefree life is shaken when she falls pregnant. Desperate to get an abortion in a country where doing so could land her in jail and unable to fund one illegally, her situation shakes her world. But ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, queer cinema
Plot:
abortion, feminism, youth, friendship, student, teenage pregnancy, unplanned pregnancy, pregnant teenager, illegal abortion, girlfriend, female protagonist, satire ...
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A socially awkward but highly enterprising teenager decides to acquire a "mail order best friend"; a sophisticated exchange student from France. Instead, he ends up importing his personal nightmare, a cologne-soaked, chain-smoking, ...
Style:
entertaining, satirical, thrilling, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
youth, teenager, foreign exchange student, student, satire, teenage protagonist, adolescence, teenage life, exchange student, false arrest, sex in car, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
paris france, canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
79%
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