Movies and TV shows like My So-Called Life
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My So-Called Life (1994)
23K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 912 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.
Style:
sentimental, sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, talky, teen, romantic, anime, clever ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, high school, coming of age, teenage daughter, first love, teenager, teenage girl, high school hunk, teen angst, adolescence, gay teenager, girl next door, friendship, lgbtq, shyness, lgbt, young adult, forbidden love, crush, family relations, high school life, teenage protagonist, sibling rivalry, education, gay ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, teen, sentimental and humorous films and TV series with plots about teenager, high school, friendship, youth, teenage life, coming of age and high school student mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like My So-Called Life: Pretty in Pink (1986), Popular (1999), Felicity (1998), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Awkward. (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, which follows 15-year-old freshman Charlie, an endearing and naive outsider who is taken under the wings of two seniors. A moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope - and the ...
Style:
touching, teen, sincere, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, adolescence, first love, friendship, teenage love, youth, high school life, depression, suicide, teenage life ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, year 1991, year 2013, 20th century ...
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Brooke McQueen, a popular cheerleader at Jacqueline Kennedy High School, and Sam McPherson, the editor of the school paper, are polar opposites. When their single parents unexpectedly meet and get engaged, Brooke and Sam have to deal with their new ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, emotional, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, teen drama
Plot:
popularity, high school, cheerleader, peer pressure, high school life, homosexual, rise to the top, lifestyle, leadership, misfit, youth, teenage life ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
14K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Felicity Porter decides to follow her long time crush to college in New York City.
Style:
touching, sentimental, talky, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
college, couples, coming of age, love triangle, love and romance, looking for love, adulthood, college life, adolescence vs adulthood, youth, lifestyle, teenager ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
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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:
100%
47K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, sitcom, light, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
high school, teenage girl, popularity, teenage life, shyness, self esteem, youth, high school life, classmate, friends, teenage love, gossip and rumors ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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:
85%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Beverly Hills, 90210 followed the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California ...
Style:
romantic, soap opera, sentimental, realistic, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, teenage love, teen romance, friendship, teenage life, first sex, social issues, brother sister relationship, high school friends, youth, lifestyle ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
beverly hills, usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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172K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
Style:
humorous, feel good, realistic, witty, talky ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
small town, teenager, friends, boyfriend, looking for love, female protagonist, small town life, teenage life, mother daughter relationship, female friendship, parents and children, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
yale university, connecticut, usa, new england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in ...
Style:
serious, realistic, talky, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot:
yuppie, parenthood, slice of life, love, villain, parents, lgbt, women, colleague, family relations, friendship, advertising ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
philadelphia, usa, arizona
Similarity:
100%
42K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a young teenager group, born 1999, and a pupil on Hartvig Nissens upper secondary school in Oslo, and her friends and their life, troubles, scandals and every day life. Which of the members represented changes per season.
Style:
emotional, dramatic, realistic, sweet, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, gay, high school student, friendship, teenage sexuality, teenage protagonist, teenage boy, gay relationship, teenager, high school, friendship between girls, gay teenager ...
Place:
oslo norway, scandinavia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Following his parents' tragic death, 24-year-old Charlie Salinger is back at home – and in over his head – as his siblings' legal guardian. Together, Charlie, 16-year-old Bailey, 15-year-old Julia and 11-year-old Claudia share the ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, sentimental, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
orphan, coming of age, siblings relations, child care, adolescence vs adulthood, family life, dealing with death, love and romance, teenager, brother brother relationship, sister sister relationship, couples ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in Toronto, Ontario, as they encounter some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, uplifting, emotional, sweet
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, gay relationship, gay lead character, high school, teenage protagonist, friendship, teenage life, parent child relationship, gays and lesbians, feud, rivalry, music ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
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Story:
Set in 1996 in Lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl Rae, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months after attempting suicide, begins to reconnect with her best friend ...
Style:
sincere, touching, sentimental, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
fat girl, teenage life, mental health, teenager, youth, teenage girl, depression, loneliness, teenage love, psychiatric hospital, adolescence, group of friends ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
northern england, england
Similarity:
71%
29K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Daria Morgendorffer lives with her stressed-out, career-fixated parents, Helen and Jake, and her relentlessly cute and popular little sister, Quinn. Daria and her fellow outcast and best friend, Jane Lane, attend Lawndale High School where they are ...
Style:
clever, witty, cynical, adult cartoon, adult animation ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
sarcasm, loner, social misfits, everyday life, teenage life, high school life, antisocial behavior, adolescence vs adulthood, lifestyle, teenage girl, teen angst, school ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series created by Kevin Williamson which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, at EUE/Screen Gems studios ...
Style:
touching, teen, realistic, emotional, soap opera ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, date night, teen drama
Plot:
couples, coming of age, teenager, teenage life, couple relations, friendship, small town, high school life, true love, love triangle, gay relationship, teen romance ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Before she was a fashion icon, before her column in the New York Star, before Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw was an innocent 16-year-old girl living in suburban Connecticut.
Style:
captivating, exciting, semi serious, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, youth, teenage girl, high school life, teenage life, boyfriend, friends, gay couple, prom, first sex, first love, teenage boy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1984, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, connecticut
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988, following ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.
The show achieved a spot ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sitcom, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, generation gap, childhood sweetheart, friends, coming of age, high school, first love, teenage life, dating, family relations, love and romance, family life ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
The series accompanies a group of 16-year-olds on the journey of their life following their day to day in real time. Dependence on social media, how they face sex, love and ruptures, religion, the search of their identity and the need to fit in.
Style:
realistic, sincere, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
sapphic, lgbtq, teenage sexuality, real life, teenager, feminist, lgbt, gay, friendship, high school, love, urban setting ...
Place:
spain, madrid, europe
Similarity:
100%
16K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
A romantic comedy about two best friends who love each other -- in slightly different ways. After numerous failed attempts to become popular, the girls are mistakenly outed as lesbians, which launches them to instant celebrity status. Seduced by ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, teen, sitcom, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, high school, high school life, lgbtq, teenage life, popularity, lesbian relationship, friends, youth, gossip and rumors, sexual identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
austin texas, idaho, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the fictional small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, this teen-driven drama tells the story of two half brothers, who share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, teen, touching ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
couples, high school life, high school, friendship, girlfriend, couple relations, teenage life, teenage love, youth, renewed love, friends, family relations ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Heartbreak High is a popular Australian television series that ran for five years from 1994 to 1999. The series dealt with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and ...
Style:
soap opera, thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
group of teenagers, high school, teenager, lifestyle, buddies, society, youth, up and down relationship, teenage life, high school life, school, friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
australia, sydney australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School.
Style:
teen, realistic, sentimental, serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenage girl, couples, teenager, cheerleading, puberty, gay relationship, lesbian, teenage love, friendship, teenage boy, lgbt ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
67%
213K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, originally ran on The CW for six seasons from September 19, ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, soap opera, teen, talky ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, popularity, gossip and rumors, teenager, youth, high school life, teenage love, adolescence, friends, lifestyle, coming of age, love triangle ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus. Their ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, melancholic, teen, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, adoption, foster child, teenage life, foster home, troubled teen, gays and lesbians, lesbian mother, teenage girl, parenthood, supportive parent, step siblings ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
san diego california, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
See life through the eyes of Dino, Ben, and Jonathan -- three teens experiencing the joys and pains of growing up. Although different in many ways, these guys have one main thing in common -- women. Together, their attitudes about women are ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, erotic, light ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenage love, teenage life, teachers and students, high school student, youth, masturbation, infidelity, adolescence vs adulthood, friends, young lovers, sexual relations ...
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet.
Style:
scenic, captivating, atmospheric, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, women, lesbian interest, sapphic, lesbian love, poetry, female protagonist, longing, poet, rebellious daughter, sexual orientation ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s
Similarity:
100%
859
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The exploits of five 17-year-olds smashing their way into adulthood.
Style:
sincere, captivating, humorous, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, teenage love, best friend, teenage life, youth, party, jealousy, teenager, high school, high school student, shallowness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, teen, realistic, soap opera ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot:
high school, high school life, lesbian, blackmail, threat, gossip and rumors, haunted by the past, teenage life, murder, mysterious character, friendship, friends ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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