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Hiding Out (1987)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Hauser and go back to high school for protection from the mob.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, romantic, sexy, clever, unusual plot structure, sweet, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
high school, teenager, murder, gangster, mafia, geek, small town, insider trading, age difference, fall in love, education, in love, witness protection, older man younger woman relationship, stoned, bike, undercover, high school life, stock broker, disguise, investigation, youth, college, espionage, bounty hunter ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
delaware, san francisco, new jersey
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Most similar movies to Hiding Out
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and feel good films with plots about youth, high school, teenager, teenage life, love and romance, coming of age and school mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Hiding Out: Plain Clothes (1988), Never Been Kissed (1999), Underclassman (2005), Book of Love (1990), Pretty in Pink (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
high school, murder, teen angst, undercover cop, undercover, law enforcement, youth, dishonesty, police investigation, disorder, family relations, social relations ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, rom com, light, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night ...
Plot:
high school, prom, friendship, journalism, love and romance, teenage girl, popularity, bullying, journalist, high school life, teen romance, humiliation ...
Time:
90s, y2k, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young detective goes undercover at an elite private school to destroy an international stolen car ring.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, captivating, light, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
undercover, working undercover, investigation, lifestyle, police investigation, teachers and students, drug dealer, high school, undercover cop, bmx, preparatory school, impostor ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
John Twiller takes down his high school yearbook and begins to reminiscence about that time he first moved into the neighborhood in 1956. His teenage self, Jack is obsessed with Lily one of the more popular girls around. The sole obstacle is Angelo, ...
Style:
touching, humorous, sentimental, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
prom, high school, couple relations, teenage love, little brother, friendship, fish out of water, youth, friends, self discovery, fall in love, couples ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
california
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37%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it ...
Style:
romantic, teen, sexy, romantic comedy, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, family friendly, date night, chick flick ...
Plot:
high school, bullying, coming of age, teenage girl, relationships, teen romance, teenager, class differences, high school student, love story, father daughter relationship, first love ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Bookish and unpopular Mandy finds her luck finally changing when Drew, the school hottie, invites her to the year's biggest party. But with being grounded and Drew's ex-girlfriend bent on thwarting her, Mandy may be destined to remain a ...
Style:
teen, humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, love and romance, high school life, wooing, teenage love, teenager, high school hunk, teenage life, youth, cheerleader, nightlife, lifestyle ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When the FBI hires her to go undercover at a college sorority, Molly Morris (Miley Cyrus) must transform herself from a tough, streetwise private investigator to a refined, sophisticated university girl to help protect the daughter of a one-time ...
Style:
witty, feel good, humorous, teen, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, college, youth, working undercover, private detective, undercover, fbi, teenage girl, disorder, female protagonist, student life, sorority ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Indonesia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, teen, romantic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, friendship, nerd, couples, opposites attract, teenage girl, teenager, cheerleading, pretend relationship, cheerleader, youth, teen romance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
arizona, tucson arizona, new jersey
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A quirky teen with a penchant for war reenactments, Kelly Ernswiler obsesses over military tactics with his buddy Bart. The school bully is one of Kelly's regular headaches, and he also has to deal with a frustrating situation at home, where ...
Style:
humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, coming of age, teenager, unlikely friendships, contests and competitions, human nature, addiction, friends, fall in love, lifestyle, teenage life, friendship ...
Time:
year 2003, future
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
Style:
cute, feel good, romantic, teen, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, family outing, date night ...
Plot:
college, sorority, high school, cheerleading, youth, popularity, student life, fall in love, teenager, college life, teenage girl, society ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco, new jersey
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Natalie allows her classmate Jeff, who ran away from home after a fight with his stepfather, 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 ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenage love, friendship, youth, teenager, fall in love, friends, unrequited love, dating, high school football, child, teen angst ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, new york, ohio, washington d.c.
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Terry Griffith loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Terry decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Buddy, helps her pass as ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, not serious, humorous, teen sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
high school, cross dressing, gender disguise, gender bending, gender bender, adolescence, tomboy, sexism, prom, college, hidden identity, newspaper ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
california, phoenix arizona, tucson arizona, arizona, new jersey
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A budding romance between noble underachiever Lloyd Dobler and high school valedictorian Diane Court is threatened when Diane's overly possessive, disapproving father interferes with their relationship. With a prized scholarship to study abroad ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, romantic, rom com, light ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, coming of age, couples, teenager, young love, opposites attract, first love, love story, youth, true love, happy ending, graduation ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
seattle, england, washington state, usa, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic Connecticut.
Style:
sentimental, sweet, teen, melancholic, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
small town, coming of age, pizza, wedding, friendship, food, canceled wedding, adultery, pizzeria, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, mother daughter relationship, heartbreak ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
connecticut, new england, usa, london, england
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The 16 years old amateur photographer Charles accidentally takes a photo of Laura - and falls in love with her, when he develops the picture. He finds out that she works as singer in a bar, but is about to be thrown out. Although rejected at first ...
Style:
melancholic, sweet, realistic, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
love, photography, topless woman, coming of age, teenager, young lovers, happy ending, photograph, brat pack, teenage love, photographer, teenage life ...
Time:
80s
Place:
san francisco, usa, new jersey, california
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A recent high school graduate is faced with two options, either go to a business school where his father wants him to go to, or get a full time job. However he decides to defy his father and go to Hawaii. Trouble is he has no money. Along the way he ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, touching, sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, school, sex, older woman younger man relationship, best friend, family relations, looking for sex, fall in love, adolescence vs adulthood, parents and children, teenage love ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa, hawaii, illinois, california ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Bianca, a tenth grader, has never gone on a date, but she isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister Kat gets a boyfriend. The problem is, Kat rubs nearly everyone the wrong way. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey, ...
Style:
romantic, teen, romantic comedy, rom com, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, teenager, opposites attract, youth, fall in love, couples, teen romance, teenage life, enemies to lovers, love and romance, teenage love, initially antagonists ...
Time:
y2k, year 1999, 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
seattle, washington state, washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
High school loser (Cannon) pays a cheerleader (Milian) to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool. Remake of 1987's Can't Buy Me Love, starring Patrick Dempsey.
Style:
black comedy, feel good, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
couples, high school, fall in love, opposites attract, hip hop, school, culture clash, transformation, adolescence, lifestyle, fish out of water, social differences ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, new jersey, paris france
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After seven years in boarding school, Morgan Stewart is finally coming home. He discovers it's not the same happy home it used to be....
Style:
cult classic, humorous, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
teenager, school, teen angst, family relations, campaign, ambition, self discovery, mischievous children, on the run, youth, rise to the top, society ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
34%
441K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school ...
Style:
feel good, romantic, entertaining, teen sex comedy, sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, coming of age, teenager, adolescence, youth, teenage love, high school life, teenage girl, teenage life, notoriety, classmate, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
california, xian, usa, florida, seattle
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A girl goes to Harvard and joins the debate team. She has to deal with a ton of issues, from boyfriends, to ethnicity, to religion, to sexual assault.
Style:
humorous, captivating, feel good, light, independent film ...
Plot:
love affair, rivalry, college life, ambition, coming of age, family relations, rehabilitation, youth, debate, roommate, education, parent child relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, miami
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, satirical, romantic, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
college, high school, coming of age, teenager, justice, police investigation, dialogue, stereotypes, happy ending, mentor, storytelling, adaptation ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
holland, europe, california
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When nerdy high schooler Dani finally attracts the interest of her longtime crush, she lands in the cross hairs of his ex, a social media celebrity.
Style:
romantic, realistic, light, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
high school, teenage life, popularity, character change, youth, social media, teenager, love and romance, dream, conflict between friends, deception, sister sister relationship ...
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A high school jock bets his friends that he can score with the school beauty queen, who is also a virgin.
Style:
sex comedy, grindhouse, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bet, virginity, teenager, love, canuxploitation, couples, social relations, friends, gender, youth, love and romance, college ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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 boyfriend. Revolving around ...
Style:
sexy, touching, teen, romantic comedy, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenage love, school, teenage life, coming of age, couples, youth, love and romance, parents and children, friends, puberty, high school life ...
Time:
2000s, 80s
Place:
england, brighton, europe, new zealand, san francisco ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A teenage girls deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.
Style:
feel good, touching, teen, sentimental, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, family friendly ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, teenage life, high school life, youth, teenage love, teenage girl, self discovery, female nudity, wedding, first love ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
illinois, chicago, usa, california, seattle
Similarity:
34%
107K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite teacher. Together ...
Style:
feel good, funny, teen, rom com, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, relationships, youth, high school life, coming of age, school, adolescence, teenage life, stereotypes, friendship, popularity ...
Time:
2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
atlanta georgia, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend.
Style:
independent film, sex comedy, retro, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, date night, chick flick
Plot:
teenager, beach party, beach, best friend, coming of age, friendship, dancing, runaway, road trip, summer, young lovers, dance contest ...
Time:
60s, year 1989, year 1963, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
south carolina, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Nicole and Chase live next door to each other but are worlds apart. However, they plot a scheme to date each other in order to attract the interest and jealousy of their respective romantic prey. But in the mist of planning a gala centennial ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, feel good, teen, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
high school, opposites attract, romantic rivalry, friendship, best friends in love, enemies to lovers, prom, fake relationship, friends to lovers, in love, couples, youth ...
Time:
y2k, year 1999, 90s, 80s
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Dave, a high school senior, spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey, a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Although they go to different schools, ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, sincere, touching, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, youth, love, teenager, teenage love, love and romance, first love, friendship, virginity, teenage girl, first sex, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new jersey, california
Similarity:
34%
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