Movies like Swing Girls

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Swing Girls (2004)
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Swing Girls (2004)
Original name: スウィングガールズ
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up poisoning and replacing the schools brass band.
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, uplifting, sad, teen, realistic, cult film
Audience: teens
Plot: jazz, high school, hardcase students, japanese schoolgirl, summer school, friendship, against the odds, youth, music band, rebellion, teenage life, ambition, mischievous children, lifestyle, weight loss, sexy girl, teenager, female friendship, schoolgirl, feminist, child, siblings, japanese girl, heartwarming, baseball ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: japan, asia
Keyword: playstation

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and feel good films with plots about friends, youth, teenager, high school, teenage life, high school life and coming of age mostly in Comedy, Drama and Music genres. Some movies like Swing Girls: Linda Linda Linda (2005), Detroit Metal City (2008), School of Rock (2003), Waterboys (2001), Ping Pong (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Linda Linda Linda (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A group of four high school girls decide to put together a band for their school cultural festival. Three days before they are to play the festival, the guitarist and singer quit the band. The remaining members must figure out what to do or risk ...
Style: touching, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: japanese schoolgirl, japanese girl, music band, musician's life, teenage life, youth, love and romance, lifestyle, music, contests and competitions, artists and showbiz, high school life ...
Place: japan
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100%
Detroit Metal City (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, anime, slapstick comedy ...
Plot: music, rock, ambition, follow your dream, rock music, friends, disorder, hopes, love and romance, musician's life, hidden identity, lifestyle ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
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School of Rock (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' ...
Style: feel good, funny, entertaining, inspirational, humorous ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: music, teacher, teachers and students, school, children, musician, rock music, rock and roll, high school, music band, rock band, music history ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, y2k, 21st century
Place: america, new york, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Waterboys (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In a Japanese school, 5 adolescent geeks join the new sport teacher and take up the challenge to take part in the synchronised swimming competition, in-spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".
Style: realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, uplifting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: swimming, high school, athlete's life, against the odds, follow your dream, human spirit, lifestyle, ambition, teenage life, rivalry, youth, athlete and trainer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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 7.0
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Ping Pong (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long ...
Style: semi serious, touching, humorous, uplifting, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: athlete's life, youth, follow your dream, lifestyle, human spirit, ambition, rivalry, friendship, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, underdog, opponent ...
Place: japan, asia
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30%
 6.3
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Bandslam (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A high school social outcast and the popular girl bond through a shared love of music.
Style: romantic, teen, humorous, semi serious, light ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: high school, teenager, music, teenage love, friends, love and romance, rock and roll, hopes, rock, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, adolescence ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Gippi (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Gippi is a coming-of-age story of an ordinary, overweight girl, who, through the course of the film, learns to love herself for exactly who she is. It is also a tale of an underdog, who picks herself up from nothing and finds herself at the top of ...
Style: humorous, captivating, light, inspirational, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: coming of age, teenager, popularity, underdog, rivalry, teenage life, ambition, misfit, social misfits, youth, friends, social relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Kirishima Thing (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, semi serious, touching, psychological ...
Plot: high school, disappearance, society, friendship, youth, social relations, high school student, rivalry, asian, great ending, teenager, japanese schoolgirl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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About the Pink Sky (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: High school student Izumi Kawashima, whose daily routine is rating newspaper articles, finds a wallet containing a large sum of cash. Instead of returning the wallet to its owner, Izumi decides to lend a substantial portion of the money to a ...
Style: serious, realistic, sincere, atmospheric, offbeat ...
Plot: high school, best friend, social relations, youth, high school life, teenage life, friends, moral dilemma, photographer, teenager, journalism, profanity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Cheetah Girls 2 (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Best friends Galleria, Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua, A.K.A. the girl band "The Cheetahs," get the opportunity of a lifetime when they strut their way to Barcelona, Spain, to perform in an international music festival. Along the way, the ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, captivating, teen ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night
Plot: music band, friendship, lifestyle, musician's life, teenage love, teenage life, girl group, youth, artists and showbiz, disorder, fish out of water, culture clash ...
Place: spain, europe, new york, usa, barcelona
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Cheeky Girls (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Three teen-aged girlfriends navigate multiple love triangles.
Style: realistic, touching, semi serious, humorous, sexual
Audience: teens
Plot: coming of age, high school life, school, young love, friends, youth, high school, teenage life, teachers and students, teenage crush, family relations, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Cheetah Girls (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A four-member teen girl group named the Cheetah Girls go to a Manhattan High School for the Performing Arts and try to become the first freshmen to win the talent show in the school's history. During the talent show auditions, they meet a ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, touching, teen ...
Audience: teens, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, kids ...
Plot: friendship, high school, coming of age, showbiz, teenager, follow your dream, musician's life, fashion, lifestyle, ambition, music band, rising to stardom ...
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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29%
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Spike Island (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, touching, sad
Audience: teens
Plot: music band, ambition, follow your dream, teenage life, teenage love, friendship, music business, coming of age, love and romance, hopes, youth, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: manchester, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 5.4
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Jump In! (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Story revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels, who trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. When his friend, Mary, however, asks him to substitute for a team member in a Double Dutch tournament, the young man ...
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good, teen
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: human spirit, friendship, athlete's life, follow your dream, against the odds, ambition, lifestyle, teenage life, teenager, rivalry, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions ...
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Rebelde Way (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was broadcast in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, ...
Style: soap opera, semi serious, humorous, novela, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friends, high school life, boarding school life, youth, teenage life, teenage love, love and romance, music, friendship, teachers and students, boarding school, high school ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 4.6
 503
Kick'n Rush (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The story revolves around Jakob, Bo and Mikkel - three friends who spend their days lusting over unattainable women and engaging in a variety of illegal activities (i.e. they'll rent a movie and then break into a house to watch it). After ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience: teens
Plot: teenage love, friendship, teenage life, teaching the ways of the world, family relations, youth, buddies, society, lifestyle, parents and children, friendship between boys, football ...
Place: europe, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 6.1
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Chalk (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Life in the trenches of that most honorable and frustrating profession...teaching. It's the start of a memorable new year at Harrison High. The self-conscious Mr. Stroope is convinced that his time has come - this year he will be furnished with ...
Style: mockumentary, humorous, semi documentary, captivating, psychological ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: teacher, high school, teachers and students, ambition, power relations, youth, hardcase students, lifestyle, education, rivalry, teaching, college ...
Time: year 2006
Place: usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Hana and Alice (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
Style: humorous, touching, semi serious, erotic drama, gay cinema ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: coming of age, best friend, love triangle, amnesia, fall in love, friendship, teenage life, love and romance, youth, couples, high school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place: japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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City of Rock (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: China
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A young musician from a small town in China tries to save his town's treasured Rock Park by organizing a charity rock concert.
Style: semi serious, realistic, light, humorous, sentimental
Plot: uninhibited rivalry, lifestyle, follow your dream, social relations, musician's life, ambition, rivalry, talented, music business, group of friends, friends, competition ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Frenemies (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: What happens when three sets of BFF's become enemies?
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, teen, dark comedy ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: teenage girl, teenage life, high school, teenager, youth, friendship, friends, ambition, computers and web, best friend, boy dog relationship, teenage boy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
High School Musical (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the ...
Style: romantic, teen, feel good, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot: high school, music, teenage life, high school life, teenage love, basketball, friendship, happy ending, love and romance, couple relations, teenager, dancing ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, albuquerque new mexico, new mexico, utah
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Out of It (1969)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An introverted nerd and a dumb, violent jock vie for the attentions of a cheerleader.
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous, sexual ...
Audience: date night
Plot: rivalry, coming of age, school, beach, cheerleader, high school football, performer's life, partner, sport team, friends, power relations, social relations ...
Time: year 1969, 60s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Mean Girls 2 (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The story revolves around a new high school student, Jo (Meaghan Martin) , who agrees to befriend an outcast, Abby (Jennifer Stone), at the urging of Abby's wealthy father in exchange for paying all of Jo's costs for the college of her ...
Style: sexy, teen, feel good, witty, suspense ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, teen drama
Plot: high school, mean girl, bitch, dream girl, teachers and students, teenage girl, friends, high school life, college, bullying, misfit, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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When Inge Is Dancing (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The ambitious punk rocker Max and the eco-activist Inge cannot stand each other, ever since Max publicly exposed her by singing the offensive song "When Inge is Dancing" in front of the whole school. But for Max and his classmates Fabio, ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, light, realistic
Audience: teens
Plot: opposites attract, music band, desire for fame, teenage life, friends, ambition, social relations, artists and showbiz, music, high school, teenager, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Dirty Girl (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: It's 1987 and Danielle, the high school 'Dirty Girl', is running away. With her is chubby, gay Clarke, a bag of flour called Joan and a Walkman full of glorious '80s tunes.
Style: road movie, touching, teen, independent film, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, teenage girl, high school, friendship, road trip, friends, female protagonist, on the road, honest, happy ending, sexpot, family problems ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place: usa, oklahoma, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Yarukkya Knight (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Story: Makoto Gousuke has just transferred to a new high school with the intention of being the toughest kid there. Little does he know that there‘s an entire group of toughs who already rule the school, and they‘re all girls! After being humiliated by ...
Style: ecchi, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light ...
Plot: sex, japanese girl, sexuality, high school, japanese schoolgirl, teenage girl, teacher, teenager, japanese teenager, society, friendship, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Taking 5 (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Just when BFFs Gabby and Devon have a chance to get the hottest band to perform a free concert at Highland High, their plan goes up in smoke... literally. Desperate not to be labeled losers for life they resort to plan B: kidnap the band! Now ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, romantic, light, realistic
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: teenage love, musician's life, youth, music band, teenage life, lifestyle, performer's life, concert, best friend, love and romance, teenager, high school ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Moxie (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Style: teen, captivating, light, funny, rom com ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: feminist, teenager, teenage girl, high school life, teenage life, revolution, coming of age, feminism, youth, rebel, rebellious youth, rebelliousness ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Style: grindhouse, teen, cult classic, psychotronic, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: rock and roll, high school, music, rock, teenager, punk, punk rock, school, youth, rebellion, adolescence, rock music ...
Time: year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
The Breakdance Kid (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In 1984, loser pizza guy Whitey Johnson is run over by a semi truck on live television, making him a local hero. The world watches as Whitey vows to not only walk again but to win his town's breakdance competition. Whitey struggles to conquer ...
Style: touching, semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: hip hop, teenage love, follow your dream, lifestyle, dancer's life, ambition, rivalry, love and romance, hopes, contests and competitions, youth, high school life ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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