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Treading Water (2013)
769
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
At first glance, Mica seems a perfectly normal boy. But first glances can often be deceiving... For one, Mica's house is now a museum honouring Guillermo Garibai, the legendary Mexican crooner. Mica spends most of his time there, giving guided tours to aging Garibai fans. But stranger still, Mica smells. He smells like fish. Numerous doctors, his life-long therapist and even his own parents are at a loss. No one wants to be Mica's friend. Girls won't talk to him. His life appears pointless, uneventful, doomed. That is, until Laura walks into it.
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, stylized, offbeat, vintage
Plot:
first love, youth, love and romance, fall in love, traumatic childhood, misfit, family relations, parents and children, high school, coming of age, boy, self acceptance, teenager, lgbt, lgbtq, fish, synchronized swimming, profanity, school, male nudity, bare chested male, parenting, child psychologist, barefoot male, female director
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, semi serious, humorous and touching films with plots about coming of age, youth, family relations, parents and children, teenage life, love and romance and teenager mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Treading Water: Quitters (2015), Norman (2010), As Cool as I Am (2013), Time Stands Still (1982), You're My Hero (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
313
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Quitters tells the story of the Raymans, a wealthy Jewish family that's falling apart. The son, Clark, is a bright and curious high schooler with a talent for manipulation. As his mother May enters treatment for a pill addiction, and he and his ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, independent film
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, youth, family problems, family life, parents and children, life turned upside down, social relations, disorder, innocence lost, high school life, girl man relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, san francisco
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness.
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: 92 min.
Story:
A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
dysfunctional family, teenage life, family relations, family problems, crumbling marriage, youth, parents and children, teenage angst, suburbs, teen romance, female protagonist, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Budapest high school in the beginning of the 1960s. Dinis suffers the torments of adolescence. His father had to leave Hungary after the uprise in 1956, and since then Dini's mother has had to take care of her two sons on her own. A friend of ...
Style:
realistic, rough, emotional, touching, serious
Plot:
family relations, family problems, rebellion, high school, teenage life, youth, coming of age, high school life, family life, boy, socialism, teenager ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
hungary
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100%
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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:
coming of age, youth, friendship, first love, teenage life, idealism, society, snitch, teachers and students, high school, parents and children, clergy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
spain
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Elizabeth Alison Gray is just your average suburban 11-year old waiting for adolescence to arrive when she finds out her whole life has been a lie. With only her imagination to guide her, she runs away to find the truth.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
youth, adoption, coming of age, family relations, parents and children, family problems, obsessive quest, on the road, family in crisis, hopes, self discovery, escape ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Young Claudia works in a supermarket where she promotes various types of products. One night, she ends up in the emergency room with severe appendicitis and meets Martha, a patient, laying in the bed next to hers.
Style:
semi serious, touching, realistic, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
friendship, aids, single parent, supportive parent, life is a bitch, family relations, adoption, parents and children, supermarket, feminism, teenager, children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
At 34, struggling Seattle musician Sam finds himself broke, jobless and losing touch with the person he wants to become. When his girlfriend kicks him out, he's forced to crash with his Aunt Sharon and is reluctantly enlisted to take her teen ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, mumblecore ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
male nudity, gay interest, youth, skinny dipping, lifestyle, buddies, friends, family relations, adolescence vs adulthood, on the road, teenage life, wilderness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
100%
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276
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Flats tells a cautionary tale of friendship and desire played out among a group of 20-somethings transitioning into adulthood. Main character Harper and his buddies make the most of their freedom prior to an impending court-ordered jail ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
youth, friendship, coming of age, love triangle, love and romance, human nature, unemployment, friendship between men, moral dilemma, loss of innocence, betrayal, regret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington state, oregon, usa
Similarity:
100%
726
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Two 12 year olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents lives and their own adolescent feelings
Style:
grindhouse, stylized, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
young love, first love, coming of age, youth, friends, child, children, love, divorce, middle class, best friend, bittersweet ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Suspension from school, the loss of a friend, a broken heart and lack of inspiration lead to Maude's downfall in this romp through teenage error. Your teenage years are never easy… but for Maude, things couldn't be worse. Within one ...
Style:
semi serious, stylized, sentimental, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
teenage love, dysfunctional family, family life, siblings relations, teenage life, family relations, best friend, parents and children, love and romance, family problems, eccentric family, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
6K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Having a self-absorbed New Age mother and an estranged father means 15-year-old Ellis Whitman has grown up relying on an unconventional guardian: a goat-trekking, marijuana-growing sage called Goat Man. So when Ellis decides to leave the alternative ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, light, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, family relations, teenage life, fall in love, youth, parents and children, eccentric family, roommate, father son relationship, divorced parents, boy girl relationship, preparatory school ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, arizona, tucson arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Socially isolated by his parents (Rebecca Jenkins, Robert Joy), an androgynous teen (Aaron Webber) enrolls in high school and develops a crush on his male teacher (Daniel MacIvor).
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, sexual, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, gender, gay teenager, gays and lesbians, closeted homosexual, lgbtq, bullying, youth, lgbt, teachers and students, lgbt teen, gay crush ...
Place:
canada, nova scotia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A commitment-phobic man reunites with his estranged, ailing father and comes to terms with his own childhood.
Style:
touching, realistic, humorous, semi serious, independent film ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, homecoming, hopes, family problems, couples, family relations, love and romance, estrangement, family life, eccentric family, parents and children, couple relations ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on a popular manga series of the same name, this Japanese romantic comedy follows the lives of two high school students, Kotoko, a bubbly girl who’s hopeless in school, and Naoki, her smart and handsome senior. Although Kotoko gathers up the ...
Style:
light, realistic, feel good, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
unrequited love, school, love and romance, teenage love, first love, unfulfilled love, opposites attract, unlikely couple, grownups, high school, fall in love, youth ...
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687
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, southern california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When her idolized twin sister Audrey dies in a car accident, Laurel decides to take her place. But, as she eases into the life she has always wanted, she must decide between continuing the lie or revealing herself.
Style:
humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
twins, fall in love, mistaken identity, self discovery, hidden identity, dishonesty, disorder, love and romance, charm, teenager, car crash, real estate agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
At nearly 400 pounds, Tracy Orbison is a wide target. When he sets out to pursue his dream of acting, the grocery clerk finds an assortment of people waiting to dash his dreams. Through it all, Tracy remains irrepressibly upbeat, convinced he's ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, touching, whimsical
Plot:
rise to the top, follow your dream, optimism, society, love and romance, humble, hopes, teenage love, social misfits, artists and showbiz, youth, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Chile, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Manena is the headstrong adolescent daughter of Pancho, a rich Chilean landowner who devotes his vacation to one thing : the invasion of his artificial lagoon by carps. While he employs increasingly radical methods, Manena has her first romantic ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
obsession, parents and children, family relations, teenage life, countryside, siblings relations, youth, fish, landowner, animal abuse, coming of age, bourgeoisie ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The film deals with an Indian American student who wanted to pursue his love of music over the more 'typical' academic endeavors of Indian Americans (e.g., medicine, engineering, law, and business).
Style:
witty, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic
Plot:
college, culture clash, lifestyle, follow your dream, parents and children, friendship, teenage life, society, nothing goes right, misfit, youth, hopes ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Everyday family life as perfectly normal madness. “As Melhores Coisas do Mundo“ follows a few days in the life of the 15-year-old Mano, who is fighting on two fronts: his parents have just got divorced and he is going through puberty. Mano tries ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, touching, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
youth, coming of age, family problems, parents and children, gender, teenage life, lgbt, gay, boy, gay interest, father son relationship, homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil
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:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ethiopia, seattle, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about a media-obsessed geek and the most beautiful and twisted girl in school.
Style:
touching, realistic, humorous, semi serious, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
suicide, found footage, hopes, coming of age, teenage love, obsession, media, misfit, love and romance, introspection, high school life, filmmaking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
Style:
witty, semi serious, humorous, rom com, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
high school, gay, cheerleader, blackmail, dead boy, teenage life, ambition, social misfits, best friend, social relations, youth, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
Brothers Peddodu and Chinnodu are unemployed and do not get along well due to their contrasting natures. They have problems marrying the women they love before an accident changes their lives.
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
family relations, sibling relationship, fall in love, love and romance, family drama, parents and children, village life, siblings relations, indian wedding, wedding, family values, class differences ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The movie chronicles the arrival of a (Hindu) student to a strict all-boys Christian boarding school in India and his assimilation into the school. The change is quite dramatic to the protagonist and there are a lot of events that would look ...
Style:
sexual, social, light, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
coming of age, boys' school, high school, teenager, soul searching, little boy, child, boy, schoolboy, boarding school, best friend, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
india, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that setting a chain of events in motion will help him get closer to his father who left his mother. His sister helps him bribe fate with small sacrifices, but things go wrong and then Stefek tries a ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
coming of age, brother sister relationship, family relations, parents and children, teaching the ways of the world, siblings relations, small town, single parent, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father son relationship, aids, little boy ...
Place:
poland, europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Leo is 10 and wise beyond his years. A solitary dreamer who seeks refuge in books. When the carefree 20-year-old Theo steps into his life, it forces Leo out of his shell. Despite their age difference, the two becomes best friends, helping each other ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, touching
Plot:
adult child friendship, youth, coming of age, family relations, parents and children, friends, adolescence vs adulthood, friendship, father son relationship, teenager, mental illness, babysitter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, ...
Style:
sexy, semi serious, humorous, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, homecoming, teenage girl, misfit, fame, skinny dipping, puppy love, celebrity, worship, teenage rebellion, teenage life, small town life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
ohio, usa, cleveland ohio, beverly hills
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Chile, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
One early morning, at the beginning of a very hot summer, Mariano, a sixteen-year-old teenager, returns home, jumps into the pool and does some laps with a stopwatch. Then he gets out and mows the lawn, where he accidentally cuts the mower’s power ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, disturbing, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
dark humor, friendship, teenage life, family relations, parents and children, youth, family drama, survival, coming of age, relationships, existential crisis, slice of life ...
Time:
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Place:
latin america, argentina
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100%
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