Movies and TV shows like Awkward.
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Awkward. (2011)
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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. Narration in the first-person voice of Jenna's blog posts captures the humor within the struggles and experiences everyone can relate to from their formative years.
Style:
humorous, realistic, sitcom, light, teen, funny, romantic, captivating, entertaining, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
high school, teenage girl, popularity, teenage life, shyness, self esteem, youth, high school life, friends, classmate, teenage love, gossip and rumors, teenager, teenage angst, coming of age, friendship, loser, social climbing, adolescence, student, self discovery, social misfits, bullying, embarrassment, schoolgirl ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Awkward.
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, teen comedy and semi serious films and TV series with plots about teenage life, high school, teenager, youth, friendship, high school life and teenage girl mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Awkward.: Suburgatory (2011), Easy A (2010), The DUFF (2015), My So-Called Life (1994), Gilmore Girls (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Single father George Altman is doing his best to raise his sixteen-year-old daughter Tessa in the big city. When he discovers a box of condoms in her bedroom, though, he decides the time has come to move her to a more wholesome and nurturing ...
Style:
sitcom, not serious, realistic, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
teenage life, suburban life, suburbs, family relations, youth, everyday life, parents and children, single parent, social relations, fish out of water, society, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
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:
96%
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:
91%
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 ...
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 ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
100%
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172K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 12 min.
TV show
Story:
Sota Nishino is a good looking high school student. He meets Mai who is his friend Yukihiro Nanase's younger sister. She is also a high school student and somewhat naive. Sota mutters to Yukihiro "Your sister is cute." Mai overhears ...
Style:
light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
love and romance, high school life, high school, crush, relationships, fall in love, couple relations, teenage life, male female relationship, romantic relationship, love affair, in love ...
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:
75%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Welcome to a world of futile crushes, sibling brawls, getting drunk too quickly and casting constant aspersions about your friends' sexuality.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, sexual, witty, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
looking for sex, sexual humor, teenage life, high school, youth, innocence lost, popularity, practical joke, male friendship, friendship, lifestyle, friendship between men ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london, britain, united kingdom
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.
Style:
funny, light, sweet, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
popularity, friendship, teenage girl, lgbt, school, girl, family relations, teenager, coming of age, teenage protagonist, teenage life, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
83%
19K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Zoey 101 is an American television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005 until May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of teenager Zoey Brooks and her friends as they attend Pacific Coast Academy, a fictional boarding school ...
Style:
semi serious, sitcom, humorous, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, teenage life, boarding school life, teenage love, battle of the sexes, best friend, lifestyle, youth, teachers and students, friendship, male female relationship, female protagonist ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Amy and her friends at Grant High learn to define themselves while they navigate the perilous waters of contemporary adolescence. Between their love triangles, secrets, drama, accusations, gossip, confusion, and scandalous rumors, there's never ...
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, teen, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, teenager, high school, cheerleader, teenage life, teenage mother, step siblings, pregnant teenager, high school student, high school hunk, parents and children, youth ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
100%
203
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Although admired at school for her amiability and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from home due to work, Hori has to look after her younger brother and do the ...
Style:
light, touching, sentimental, humorous
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
high school life, love, student, best friend, friendship between boys, love affair, teenage girl, friendship between girls, teenager, couple relations, young love, friends in love ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
After confessing her love in elementary school to her crush, Maewnam is literally crushed when he rejects her in front of all his friends. He calls her ugly and it's at that moment that she decides to wear a box on her head. Maewnam is really ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, romantic, captivating
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
physical appearance, love story, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, romantic friendship, social issues, love triangle, teen angst, teenage love, love interest, love affair, school ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, teen, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, family outing, family friendly ...
Plot:
high school, youth, body swapping, teenage life, popularity, adolescence vs adulthood, teenager, coming of age, high school life, transformation, high school sports, teenage girl ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 80s, year 1989, future ...
Place:
los angeles, new jersey, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A popular high schooler and his oddball friend help a shy girl get rid of her bullies by attempting to make her the most popular girl in school.
Style:
dorama, captivating, humorous, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
unrequited love, bullying, high school, friendship, teenage love, friends, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, couples, love interest, love story, schoolboy ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
My Life as Liz is a mockumentary style American television series that centers on the life of Liz Lee, a misfit high-school senior living in small town Texas. The series debuted on MTV on January 18, 2010.
The first season finale aired on March 8, ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
high school, friendship, youth, social relations, best friend, teenage life, society, high school life, family relations, parents and children, power relations, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desperate to revive his fading reputation, Siler agrees ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, sweet, teen, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, opposites attract, teen romance, youth, bet, fall in love, young love, high school life, teenage girl, teenage love, friendship ...
Time:
90s, y2k, year 1999, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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%
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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:
83%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Hard Times of RJ Berger was an American television comedy series created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
high school, cheerleader, loser, friendship, popularity, teenage love, high school life, socially awkward, crush, social relations, shyness, self esteem ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Levi Collins is set to go to the local University on a tennis scholarship, but he forgot to tell his parents one thing - he didn't graduate. As a result, he must take summer school before his mom and dad discover he's failed senior ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, light, entertaining, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage life, summer school, high school life, youth, social relations, parents and children, college, ambition, friendship, fall in love, high school, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
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:
58%
Movie in collections
112K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Style:
exciting, witty, cynical, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, time travel, superhuman powers, superhero, supernatural power, teenage life, swearing, friends, danger, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, canada
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:
63%
60K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, ...
Style:
romantic, light, sexy, teen, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
teenage love, teen romance, teenage life, youth, high school life, love and romance, high school, mother daughter relationship, happy ending, coming of age, friends, high school romance ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, chicago
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 63 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of students attending a specialized high school and pursuing their own dreams rather than go off to college. It will delve into how these students learn about love, friendship, the things they like versus the things they’re good at, and ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
schoolboy, teen romance, friendship, high school life, teenager, teenage love, adolescence, student, youth, ambitious, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol, a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, not serious, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
coming of age, bullying, popularity, dignity, intolerance, teachers and students, homosexuality, ostracism, wwf, school, humiliation, high school life ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1965
Place:
usa, california, southern california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Nishina, Maya, Shiro, and Aoi are four good friends in their second year of high school with good looks but disappointing personalities. The four who decided that they will never fall in love, formed their own club, known as the "Muda-bu" ...
Style:
teen, captivating, semi serious, psychological, manga ...
Plot:
school club, youth, club, slice of life, friends, love, student, friendship, love and romance, teenage love, teen romance, love story ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
100%
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