Movies like That Special Summer
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That Special Summer (2007)
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Original name: Kid Svensk
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The year is 1984. It's summer, and the rebellious 12-year-old girl Kid wants to stay in Gothenburg, but her mother has other plans. Kid discovers that summer vacation in Finland isn't as bad as first feared. In a few hot weeks she discovers her dawning sexuality, and experience her first crush.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, independent film
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
sexual awakening, teenage sexuality, teenage girl, coming of age, summer vacation, teenager, teenage love, relationships, family relations, father daughter relationship, teenage life, teen romance, couple relations, radio, teenage boy, female protagonist, swedish, summer romance, childhood sweetheart, child, child romance, first love, suicidal, pickpocket, fire ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s
Place:
finland
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Most similar movies to That Special Summer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and realistic films with plots about coming of age, teenager, teenage life, teenage girl, family relations, relationships and mother daughter relationship mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like That Special Summer: Before the Rooster Crows (2016), Hala (2019), 32A (2007), Dreams I Never Had (2017), The Adolescent (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Puerto Rico
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Teenager Carmín lives in a mountainous village in the center of Puerto Rico with her tough and conservative grandmother. Her mother left for the US without her. The arrival of her father, after long years in prison, eases Carmín’s profound ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, psychological
Plot:
coming of age, father daughter relationship, teenage girl, family problems, dysfunctional family, forbidden love, living with parents, relationship problems, divorced parents, family relations, tragic love, parenthood ...
Place:
puerto rico
Similarity:
100%
3K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Meet 17-year-old Hala, who struggles to balance being a suburban teenager with her traditional Muslim upbringing. As she comes into her own, Hala finds herself grappling with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, inspirational, crying
Audience:
teens
Plot:
muslim girl, teenage girl, muslim woman, muslim, coming of age, teenager, mother daughter relationship, family relations, religion, teenage life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, secret ...
Time:
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100%
412
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This story is set in the "in-between" time of a girl's life, when she is no longer a child and not yet a woman. We open with our heroine, Maeve, putting on her new snow white bra, and stepping out into the world as a young woman. She ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
13 year old, schoolgirl, first love, teenage girl, adolescence vs adulthood, grownups, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, unrequited love, fall in love, teenage life, in love, couple relations ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A teenage girl is held captive in the home of a wealthy family. She is befriended by the family's young gardener, himself an illegal from Mexico. Their friendship carries both of them through their hopeless, sequestered lives and ultimately ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
teenage girl, slave girl, escape, forbidden love, domestic violence, illegal alien, wealthy family, attempted escape, social problems, tragic love, escape plan, love ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The summer of 1939. Marie, at 13, goes with her parents to visit her grandmother in a small town near Avignon. Although rumors of war reach the countryside, it's an idyllic place. Marie's parents are constantly making love. Surrounded by ...
Style:
controversial
Plot:
older man young girl relationship, 13 year old, young girl, sexual awakening, coming of age, children, first love, cheating wife, foot fetish, bare breasts, vacation, bicycle ...
Time:
year 1939, 1930s, pre world war two
Place:
provence, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Anna, a young teenager, comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, faith, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, grandfather, religion, belief in god, crisis of faith, catholic, religious faith, absent father, death of grandfather ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, brittany, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Whatever she does, Eunhee feels like an outsider. Then her new Chinese teacher turns out to be so utterly different from everybody else. A compassionate and meticulously told narrative of a seemingly regular summer that leaves nothing unchanged.
Style:
sexy, touching, captivating, sincere, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, teacher student relationship, relationships, female protagonist, personal growth, middle school, high school, family relations, teenage girl, adolescence, lgbt teen, family problems ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
seoul, south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
20%
279
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Antoine, 13, spends the summer vacation with his parents in a rented cottage on an island in the middle of the Saint-Lawrence River. His neighbour, 17-year-old Anna, is an enigmatic and lively young woman. Antoine begins to experience the first ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Plot:
coming of age, sexual awakening, youth, teenage life, teenage love, family relations, parents and children, bittersweet, teenage boy, teenage girl, nude young male, nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Escaping from their dysfunctional families, Behiye and Handan become best friends. Their euphoria will soon be replaced by regrets and eventual betrayal as class differences resurface.
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating
Plot:
lesbian, forbidden love, lesbian relationship, sexual attraction, family relations, dysfunctional family, teenage life, friendship between teens, couple relations, relationships, sexual tension, family problems ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
36%
150
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Moldova
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Anishoara is a 15 years old girl from a small village in Moldova. Her village is situated in a picturesque valley between rolling hills. Life seems calm but archaic alone with her old grandfather Petru and her little brother Andrei. In summer she ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, disturbing, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, teenager, village, first love, village life, female protagonist, coming of age, teenage life, teenage girl, teenage love, teen romance, life is a bitch ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The 12 years old well-bred Lonnie meets the impudent Karen on the street. They spend some time together and Karen teaches Lonnie some of her favorite occupancies, like make-up, shoplifting, skipping school and lying to the parent about it, but ...
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, teenager, coming of age, youth, female friendship, friendship between girls, female bonding, young girl, middle school, woman, strong female lead, age-gap relationship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Bonjour tristesse: Teenager Luc lives with his mother Liliane and his little brother Paul in Paris, has to cope with the fact that his mother is a prostitute and practically raise his brother alone. Luc is disillusioned. One day, little Paul wants ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, teenager, teenage boy, romantic friendship, teenage love, family relations, relationships, teenage life, love story, love affair, love interest, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gina, 15, lives in a city on the edge of the forest. She admires her father, unpredictable and whimsical, able to take his children at night in the woods, even to forget them. Jimmy's more and more frequent skids end up alarming his wife ...
Style:
captivating, dramatic, teen, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
mental illness, father daughter relationship, teenage girl, family relations, mental institution, coming of age, female protagonist, grownups, family drama, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family problems ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, crying, independent film ...
Plot:
teenage girl, statutory rape, teenage sex, summer vacation, mother daughter relationship, sex with a minor, teenager, teenage life, teenage love, couple relations, intrigue, relationships ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Maria Chapdelaine tells the story of a young woman having to choose between three suitors promising each a different life. Faced with events that jostle her, Maria must then take his destiny into her own hands and decide what her future will be.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
teenager, relationships, family relations, love story, grownups, female protagonist, countryside, love triangle, moral dilemma, teenage girl, adolescence vs adulthood, love and romance ...
Time:
edwardian era
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
35%
894
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The Vidal family is spending a summer on Catalonia’s gorgeous Costa Brava with their Alzheimer-affected grandmother Ángela. Overprotected and shy, 14 year-old Nora goes through a difficult time after her parents’ separation, but what looked ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, disturbing, captivating, romantic
Plot:
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Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
South of the Moon is the story of a young boy and his uncle, one dealing with the complexity and confusion of adolescence, the other with the pain and torment of regret.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological
Plot:
coming of age, uncle nephew relationship, teenager, relationship problems, life is a bitch, teenage life, social issues, relationships, uncle, social problems, family problems, little boy ...
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
During the summer, thirteen-year-old Sofia moves to the country house, where her cousin Cristina is waiting for her to spend the vacations. During these days of games and discoveries, the two will be immersed in a love triangle with a man almost ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot:
love triangle, coming of age, sexual awakening, adolescence, loss of innocence, grownups, male female relationship, love story, relationships, teenager, female protagonist, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A mother/daughter relationship is thrown off balance when the mother (Marcia Gay Harden) discovers that her "good girl" daughter (Alexis Dziena) is part of a group who are engaging in sexual activities with multiple partners. Such activity ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
teenage girl, sexually transmitted disease, teenage sexuality, mother daughter relationship, parents and children, teenage life, high school life, society, lifestyle, kids in trouble, suburban life, puberty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nova scotia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Pep, a 13-year-old boy, is in love with a girl from his grandparents village, Sara Amat. One summer night Sara disappears without a trace. After a few hours, Pep finds her hiding in his room. Although Pep knows that the entire town is looking for ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, romantic drama, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
double life, escape, coming of age, teenager, young love, first love, grownups, adolescence, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, lie, couple relations ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Ana throws her life on the Instagram and other social networks, where she posts pictures, videos and short animations, together with witty (and lucid) texts. Ana is going through a strange moment. In addition to going through the family conflicts ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, coming of age, social media, female friendship, friendship, self discovery, instagram, identity crisis, adolescence, character study, teenage love, relationships ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Spring 1995 - after the closure of the Needle Park and the public drug scene in Zurich, eleven-year-old Mia and her heroin addicted mother Sandrine are relocated to the countryside. While caring for her mother, Mia spends time with her imaginary ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, drug addiction, mother, life is a bitch, mother and daughter, drug addict, social problems, violence, abusive mother, drug, sick mother, family problems ...
Time:
90s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two 18-year old girls from a christian fundamentalist community flee to a city for a summer job.
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, captivating, sincere
Plot:
teenage girl, coming of age, conservatism, conservative morals, religion, best friend, teenage life, lifestyle, youth, fish out of water, culture clash, christianity ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
helsinki finland, europe, finland
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Romy’s mother has to work a lot. That’s why Romy goes to her grandmother every day after school. Grandma Stine is very busy working in her hairdressing salon, and is very strict. But everything changes when Romy discovers a totally different ...
Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
child, family relations, family life, grandmother granddaughter relationship, relationships, girl, grandparent grandchild relationship, grandparent, parenthood, lifestyle, female protagonist, teenage girl ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Coming of age drama following a daughter, her mother and her wayward younger brother as their relationship reaches critical mass.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
rebel, depression, family relations, dysfunctional family, male female relationship, life is a bitch, family life, relationship problems, relationships, family problems, eccentric family, seaside ...
Similarity:
34%
782
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Asia is the single mother of 17-year-old Vika. Vika's deteriorating health urges Asia to finally find her voice as a mother and to embrace and cherish their time together.
Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, social
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family relations, child, single mother, parents and children, fighting illness, family life, family problems, relationships, teenage life, teenage girl, illness ...
Place:
israel, palestine
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A teenage boy's infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus further complicates his already tumultuous adolescence.
Style:
psychological, sentimental, captivating, realistic
Plot:
high school life, coming of age, family relations, fall in love, divorce, husband wife conflict, brother brother relationship, teenage life, society, friendship, friends, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Shadowed by a strict, military father who inflicts severe methods of punishment as a form of discipline, seventeen year old Ariella commits a grave error that her father isn't willing to punish her for. Seeking a punishment of her own, Ariella ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
abusive father, daughter, father daughter relationship, violent father, dark past, father and daughter, father, family problems, secret past, family relations, life is a bitch, israeli ...
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After a near fatal car accident, a popular high school student loses her memory and gets a second chance at a more meaningful life.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, feel good
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
memory loss, amnesia, female protagonist, second chance, high school, car accident, self discovery, changing lives, lifestyle change, teenage life, teenage girl, memory lapse ...
Similarity:
34%
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