Movies like Dumplin'
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Dumplin' (2018)
40K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A girl with the nickname "Dumplin'" enters a beauty pageant in order to win over the boy she likes and stick it to the other girls at school.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, light, uplifting, anamorphic, teen, indie film, touching, scary, teen comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
beauty pageant, teenage girl, fat girl, protest, mother daughter relationship, strong female character, female protagonist, beauty queen, reconciliation, bravery, grief, small town, drag queen, female friendship, lgbt, feminist, teenager, bullying, self esteem, loss, waitress, sister sister relationship, aunt niece relationship, shrine, young adult ...
Time:
future, 2010s, contemporary
Place:
texas, austin texas
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Most similar movies to Dumplin'
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, touching and realistic films with plots about teenager, coming of age, friendship, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist and women mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Dumplin': Real Women Have Curves (2002), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), As Cool as I Am (2013), Eighth Grade (2018), Anywhere But Here (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Freshly graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University. Her very traditional, old-world parents feel that now is the time for Ana to help provide for the family, not the time for college.
Style:
touching, clever, captivating, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, overweight, mother daughter relationship, first sex, dressmaker, youth, culture clash, women, physical appearance, factory, husband wife relationship, dating ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new york, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Style:
road movie, feel good, melancholic, funny, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
road trip, dysfunctional family, on the road, nothing goes right, loser, gay, honest, obsessive quest, escapades, coming of age, suicide attempt, journey ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
california, arizona, los angeles, nebraska, north america ...
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
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.
Style:
touching, light, indie film, thought provoking, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
father daughter relationship, teenage girl, adolescence, teenager, young adult, friendship, high school, middle school, social media, insecurity, self confidence, classmate classmate relationship ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
new york state
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In this adaptation of the Mona Simpson novel, single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When ...
Style:
touching, realistic, semi serious, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, mother daughter relationship, teenager, teen angst, teenage girl, high school, women, mother, single mother, family drama, love, woman woman relationship ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, california, usa, wisconsin
Similarity:
100%
29K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall.
Style:
romantic, touching, semi serious, teen, rom com ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
dating, teenage girl, high school, prom, peer pressure, teenage love, teenage boy, high school student, friendship, self esteem, sister sister relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old ...
Style:
teen, sweet, touching, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, date night, chick flick ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenage girl, single mother, mother daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, swimming pool, love story, single parent, loss of virginity, sister sister relationship, young adult, new year's eve party ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, year 1963, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new england, oklahoma, connecticut, massachusetts ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.
Style:
light, humorous, clever, stylized, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
adultery, multiple storylines, aspiring actor, artists and showbiz, love and romance, actor's life, love affair, fall in love, writers, sex worker, hotel, actor ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 70s, 1930s, 80s ...
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, China
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
Style:
teen, witty, realistic, touching, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, adolescence, teenager, coming of age, teen angst, best friend, troubled teen, female protagonist, teen romance, friendship, nymph, teenage girl ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 80s
Place:
california, oregon
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
72K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In Bodeen, Texas, Land Of The Dragon, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
Style:
feel good, cute, teen, exciting, witty ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, strong female lead, teenage girl, contests and competitions, roller derby, small town, tomboy, female athlete, relationships, skating, roller skater ...
Time:
year 2009, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
austin texas, usa, texas, detroit, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.
Style:
inspirational, light, atmospheric, captivating, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
fashion, department store, career, love, love and romance, rise to the top, happy ending, women, post war, workplace, woman, opportunity ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1959
Place:
sydney australia, australia, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
Style:
witty, humorous, independent film, lighthearted, hilarious ...
Plot:
death, dysfunctional family, loneliness, suicide, investigation, murder, drinking, greed, storytelling, eccentricity, last will and testament, inheritance ...
Time:
year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place:
mississippi, usa, texas, southern usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams. Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a Second Act.
Style:
light, feel good, inspirational, sweet, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
ambitious woman, career woman, businessman, job interview, job seeking, female protagonist, deception, best friend, businesswoman, career, new job, women ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.
Style:
ironic, cynical, dark comedy, twisted, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
beauty pageant, teenager, overweight, teenage girl, classmate classmate relationship, weight loss, eating disorder, high school, revenge, bullying, lawyer, fat girl ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
57%
32K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squandering her abilities. After a final brush with the law, a judge sentences her to an elite gymnastics academy run by a legendary, hard-nosed coach. Once ...
Style:
feel good, teen, sexy, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
gymnastics, teenager, rebelliousness, athlete and trainer, gymnast, rivalry, friends, contests and competitions, happy ending, high school, fighting the system, competition ...
Time:
2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
austin texas, texas, usa, houston texas
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
As single mom Grace juggles work, bills, and her affair with a married doctor, her daughter, Ansiedad, plots a shortcut to adulthood after finding inspiration in the coming-of-age stories she's reading for school.
Style:
touching, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, couple relations, teenage girl, teenage life, married man, coming of age, single parent, adolescence vs adulthood, couples, family relations, youth, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa, seattle
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Over the course of his summer break, a teenager comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with one of the park's managers.
Style:
touching, teen, sexy, sweet, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, teen drama
Plot:
summer, teenager, coming of age, vacation, friendship, shyness, loneliness, teenage girl, youth, dysfunctional family, teenage boy, childhood ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, usa, california
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
Style:
lgbt cinema, touching, compassionate, feel good, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian teen, high school life, gay, love, lgbt teen, unrequited love, lgbtq, shy girl, sapphic, teenager ...
Time:
near future, 2020s
Place:
washington state
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Vanessa gets a dose of reality when Philip, her one true love, ends their relationship, again. The quirky teen enrolls in his school to win him back, but ends up making matters worse. Downgraded to social outcast, Vanessa struggles to reclaim ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, sincere, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
high school life, true love, misfit, against the odds, contests and competitions, imaginary character, teenage protagonist, high school, coming of age, obsession, teenage girl, 13 year old ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.
Style:
touching, romantic comedy, disturbing, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, first love, teen romance, high school sweetheart, love affair, adolescence, love, college, school trip, young love, impossible love, friendship between teens ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, south korea, seoul, new york, korea
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A teen's cancer diagnosis makes her more popular at school, so when she goes into remission, she decides to conceal the news.
Style:
sentimental, light, feel good, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
cancer, friendship, high school, hopes, female protagonist, coming of age, lifestyle, optimism, life philosophy, changing lives, relationships, new life ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, teen, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
relationships, teenager, women, love story, coming of age, friendship, greek island, best friend, looking for love, teenage girl, love and romance, self discovery ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
vermont, greece, connecticut, rhode island, yale university ...
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A 17-year old Missouri teen named Veronica discovers she has gotten pregnant, a development that threatens to end her dreams of matriculating at an Ivy League college, and the career that could follow.
Style:
road movie, sweet, psychological, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, abortion, pregnant girl, coming of age, women, teenage girl, marriage proposal, schoolgirl, pregnant girlfriend, girlfriend, moral dilemma, breakup ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
missouri
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Style:
cult classic, teen, talky, realistic, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, teenage angst, youth, adolescence, high school life, teenage girl, detention, teen angst, high school student ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 1985
Place:
chicago, illinois, seattle
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their ...
Style:
romantic, funny, feel good, romantic drama, teen ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
fashion, fashion industry, women, city life, journalism, workplace intrigue, strong female character, workplace situations, career woman, relationship vs career, designer, journalist ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, miami, boston, france ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – ...
Style:
sentimental, stylized, philosophical, aesthetic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, feminism, feminist, parenting, teenage boy, teenage girl, women, loneliness, single mother, teenage son, parent child relationship ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979, year 2016, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, california, usa
Similarity:
26%
24K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into ...
Style:
sexy, witty, entertaining, humorous, light ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
women, infidelity, betrayal, divorce, friendship, transformation, fashion, fashion show, lesbian, woman in labor, female friendship, cheating ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, connecticut, san francisco
Similarity:
26%
8K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four best friends negotiate loss and major life changes during the last two weeks of high school.
Style:
sincere, disturbing, psychological, realistic, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
high school friends, female friendship, high school, youth, teenager, true love, teenage sex, sex scene, coming of age, drinking, friendship, party ...
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
1993: after being caught having sex with the prom queen, a girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center.
Style:
sexy, thought provoking, psychological, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lgbtq, religion, lgbt teen, emotional abuse, teenager, lesbian love, lesbian teen, conversion therapy, teenage sexuality, sapphic ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, year 1993
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
26%
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