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Terri (2011)
11K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Terri, a pajama-clad, disaffected high school student learns how to engage the world with the help of Mr. Fitzgerald, his assistant principal.
Style:
melancholic, compassionate, mumblecore, clever, thought provoking, sweet, surreal, visually appealing, sex comedy, comedy drama ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, coming of age, friendship, bullying, small town, loneliness, existentialism, teenage life, eccentricity, character study, misfit, physical appearance, teachers and students, freak, social relations, dysfunctional family, adolescence, pain, bittersweet, obesity, meaning of life, boy, little boy, underage drinking, childhood love ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, humorous and semi serious films with plots about coming of age, friendship, youth, high school, misfit, teenage life and friends mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Terri: The Breakfast Club (1985), Rocket Science (2007), Fat Kid Rules the World (2012), Paper Man (2009), Dear Lemon Lima (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, teenage angst, youth, adolescence, high school life, teenage girl, detention, teen angst, high school student ...
Time:
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Place:
chicago, illinois, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
clever, sincere, teen, psychological, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
coming of age, high school, debate, nothing goes right, teenage love, dysfunctional family, friendship, teenage life, misfit, contests and competitions, teacher, youth ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high-school kid by recruiting him as the drummer for his upstart punk-rock band.
Style:
touching, melancholic, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
self discovery, overweight, friendship, youth, parents and children, coming of age, music band, misfit, unsupportive parent, suicidal, little boy, fat man ...
Time:
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Place:
ethiopia, seattle, usa
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his ...
Style:
touching, tricky, psychological, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, self discovery, midlife crisis, relationships, small town, imaginary friend, life philosophy, character study, loneliness, depression, creativity ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
long island, atlantic ocean, usa, new jersey
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Vanessa gets a dose of reality when Philip, her one true love, ends their relationship, again. The quirky teen enrolls in his school to win him back, but ends up making matters worse. Downgraded to social outcast, Vanessa struggles to reclaim ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, sincere, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
high school life, true love, misfit, against the odds, contests and competitions, imaginary character, teenage protagonist, high school, coming of age, obsession, teenage girl, 13 year old ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Style:
sincere, sentimental, humorous, touching, tragicomedy ...
Audience:
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Plot:
loneliness, friendship, bittersweet, depression, small town, grief, melancholy, loner, train, new in town, loss, solitude ...
Time:
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Place:
nebraska, usa, new jersey, manhattan new york city, canada ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, humorous, laugh out loud, independent film, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, friendship, teenager, small town, adolescence, election, bullying, high school life, nerd, loser, bully, salesman ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
idaho, america, usa, north america, utah ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Thirteen-year-old Ramon is on the verge of many adolescent discoveries -- and the confusion that goes along with them. Shy and awkward, he's moved from town to town throughout his childhood and believes that life is about winning and losing. ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, captivating, humorous
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with un-attentive parents and bullies at school.
Style:
disturbing, cult classic, black comedy, teen, cynical ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, misfit, dysfunctional family, bullying, childhood, humiliation, social outcast, female protagonist, school, youth, public humiliation, high school life ...
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Place:
new jersey, seattle, usa
Similarity:
100%
187
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, Switzerland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Chubby is the nickname of Kevin, a 12 years old kid already weights 100 kilos (220.46 lb). If he keeps devours fries, pastries and ice cream everyday, he's gonna have heart attack sooner or later unless he decides to change his diet to turn ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, inspirational, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, bittersweet, youth, physical appearance, friends, teaching the ways of the world, power relations, misfit, obesity, weight loss, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, tragicomedy, semi serious, emotional, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coping, love and romance, misfit, terminal illness, family problems, dishonesty, teenage life, teenage love, social relations, life is a bitch, introvert, cancer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.
Style:
road movie, ironic, melancholic, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
road trip, coming of age, self discovery, teenage life, parents and children, love and romance, introspection, human nature, lifestyle, obsessive quest, boy, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
oregon, new orleans, california, new jersey, reno nevada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, family friendly, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
Style:
humorous, light, semi serious, sitcom, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
nerd, teenager, social misfits, coming of age, cheerleader, socially awkward, weed, high school student, friendship, high school life, teenage life, social relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999, 2000s, year 1980 ...
Place:
michigan, usa, detroit
Similarity:
50%
17K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a ...
Style:
melancholic, talky, touching, romantic, funny ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids
Plot:
classmate, coming of age, bullying, high school, relationships, assassin, friendship, mentor, runaway, storytelling, existentialism, redemption ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, melancholic, touching, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, pets, eccentricity, depression, rescue, infidelity, human nature, couple relations, dark humor, relationships, african american, single woman ...
Time:
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Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA, Taiwan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, thought provoking, serious, realistic, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
loner, grief, antisocial behavior, depression, trauma, arson, life is a bitch, family problems, rebelliousness, youth, family drama, dealing with death ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, sentimental, teen, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, teenager, friendship, bullying, coming of age, high school, prank, teenage love, public humiliation, teenage life, misfit, love and romance ...
Time:
y2k, 90s, 80s
Place:
minnesota, california
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Leo falls in love with Beatrice, a slightly older high-school student who has leukemia.
Style:
sentimental, touching, semi serious, humorous, psychological
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage life, love and romance, friendship, self discovery, youth, high school, leukemia, teenager in love, love story, mentally unstable, friends, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy, Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar ...
Style:
witty, visually appealing, touching, surreal, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, date night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
wales, england, britain
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Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
black comedy, thought provoking, teen, independent film, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, indiana, los angeles
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, touching, inspirational, serious, tear jerker ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, misfit, friendship, disability, boy, bully, loneliness, youth, social misfits, illness, school bully, hot dog ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, ohio, cincinnati ohio, columbus ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, dark comedy, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
suicide attempt, gay, relationships, brutality, loneliness, midlife crisis, suicide, closeted homosexual, down syndrome, guilt, dark humor, family relations ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, massachusetts
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Cassandra, a mute runaway girl, takes refuge in the cemetery in which her mother is laid to rest. She is watched over by Jorge, the cemetery caretaker, an illegal alien who is committed to the restoration of a classic '60 cadillac hearse. Shore ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage life, friendship, on the run, youth, misfit, society, social misfits, family problems, dysfunctional family, mute or deaf, dealing with death, college dropout ...
Time:
21st century
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18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
south carolina, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A bittersweet coming-of-age film, Foreign Letters is itself a love letter to the unshakeable bond between friends. Set in the pre-email era of the 1980s, young Ellie, newly arrived to the US from Israel, anxiously waits for letters from her best ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sentimental
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, introspection, fish out of water, culture clash, teenage life, society, youth, hopes, immigrant, social relations, family life ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982
Place:
usa, vietnam, israel
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Second year high school student Kodaka Hasegawa has transferred to his new school about a month ago, but he still hasn't made any friends. Kodaka Hasegawa was born from a Japanese father and a British mother. Because of his appearance, people ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, touching ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, friends, society, youth, teenage love, physical appearance, social misfits, self discovery, social relations, love and romance, teenage life, high school life ...
Time:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
18%
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