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Pitching Tents (2017)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a working-class town in 1984, a high school senior's future creates a tug-of-war between his no-nonsense father and his crackpot guidance counselor until an encounter with a goddess helps him uncover his true destiny.
Style:
psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, thrilling, period piece, feel good, lighthearted, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, teenage love, relationships, changing lives, grownups, teenage life, adolescence, teenage protagonist, satire, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, lifestyle change, couple relations, adolescence vs adulthood, friendship, party, father son relationship, nostalgia, small town, identity, young adult, beer, girl, working class ...
Time:
80s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, satirical, semi serious and feel good films with plots about satire, teenager, coming of age, teenage life, friendship, high school and teenage protagonist mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Pitching Tents: As I Am (2019), Sid Is Dead (2023), DIVOS! (2020), Camp (2023), This Is the Year (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Set in the rolling hills of the English countryside, one week of school remains for Kai, an aspiring writer, and his friends. How they choose to spend this time will cost one of them their life and leave them all changed forever.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, sincere, captivating, semi serious
Plot:
grownups, teenager, romantic relationship, teenage life, satire, teenage love, teen romance, love interest, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fall in love, lifestyle ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of a socially invisible high school senior who, after slipping up and getting the school's biggest bully suspended, realizes he may only have two weeks left to experience everything he's ever missed out on.
Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
70%
161
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Teenage egos collide when a self-proclaimed "Broadway Legend in the Making" is forced to share the spotlight with the school's star athlete in the high school musical.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, thrilling, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
teenager, satire, gay, ego clash, rivalry, high school, ambition, competition, teenage life, high school life, teenage protagonist, youth culture ...
Similarity:
69%
309
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
An ensemble coming-of-age story centered around a group of teenagers who navigate friendship, romance, and betrayal in their final year of sleep-away camp.
Style:
teen, thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic
Plot:
friendship, adolescence, teenager, coming of age, summer camp, satire, friends, grownups, teenage love, teenage life, life, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A nebbish high school senior and his best friends embarks on a road trip to attend the greatest music festival of the year in a last-ditch effort to win over the girl of his dreams.
Style:
feel good, disturbing, satirical, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
coming of age, road trip, teenager, friendship, music festival, high school, teenage love, relationship problems, teenage protagonist, love affair, adolescence, rock concert ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
67%
360
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Priscilla is 16 and if you think a normal girl too, especially when repairs to your friends. When her mother goes to work and she stays alone at home, he decides he'll get in your square attitude and will fund that idea. Among the many changes ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, satirical, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
grownups, female protagonist, coming of age, teenager, self discovery, teenage sexuality, adolescence, satire, changing lives, lifestyle, adolescence vs adulthood, lifestyle change ...
Place:
rio de janeiro
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Charleen is 15, melodramatic, mega depressed, and Kurt Cobain’s biggest fan. Her best friend Isa is getting really boring, her dad is out of the picture, and her mom has hooked up with her biology teacher. Even though she has an apprenticeship ...
Style:
disturbing, satirical, semi serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
teen suicide, teenage love, teen romance, relationships, adolescence, couples, changing lives, teenager, lifestyle change, teenage life, satire, female protagonist ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Loserville follows a dorky high school outcast named Chuck as he navigates the wild and confusing days of his senior year. Chuck must face the challenges that he and friends are growing apart; that his mother has decided to date a much younger man ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, entertaining, satirical, disturbing ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
high school life, slice of life, high school, coming of age, satire, family relations, schoolboy, teenage life, teenage love, social problems, teenager, adolescence ...
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story:
A socially repressed teenager arrives at a new school and falls quickly into a group of rather eclectic friends each with their own issues. They each find that they have a unique bond all centering around the school's television and social ...
Style:
feel good, satirical, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
high school, coming of age, social media, young adult, school, teenage girl, teenage life, teenage protagonist, friendship, adolescence, friends, relationships ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Wary of the effects of his good looks on others, a shut-in agrees to attend high school for the first time and meets a girl who's immune to his charm.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
school, teenager, high school life, lifestyle, teenage life, teenage boy, children, lifestyle change, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, slice of life, couple relations, relationships ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Best friends Richie and Benji are typical teenage boys who dream of inventing the world's coolest, most portable soft drink, Soda Plops (just plop a tablet in a glass of water for instant fizzy refreshment!). Their dreams of being Soda Kings ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
friendship, small town, teenage dreams, friends, ambitious man, satire, ambition, teenager, scientist, small town life, best friend, teenage protagonist ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The film follows a trio of varsity baseball players as they enter their senior year of high school and navigate difficult choices on and off the field.
Style:
psychological, satirical, captivating, disturbing, emotional
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
baseball, friendship, teenager, ambition, school, self discovery, athlete, coming of age, youth, high school, baseball team, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Place:
midwest
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young Jehovah's Witness believes the ultimate punishment will be inflicted upon him for typical teenage activity. His life is rather grim until infatuation with a friend's older sister opens his eyes.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
jehovah's witness, religion, coming of age, religious, grownups, male female relationship, social problems, relationships, family relations, adolescence vs adulthood, family problems, religious faith ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story:
"None Of This High School Stuff Matters!" is the winning slogan for Flora "Flunky" Hill, the dark horse candidate for student body president.
Style:
entertaining, satirical, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
ambition, satire, school, teenage life, high school life, adolescence, high school, teenager, election, teenage protagonist, social satire, election campaign ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
In a neighborhood where fighting is stitched into the fabric of everyday life, Miguel has never found himself in one. However, when a combination of events turn his life upside down, Miguel and his friends enter into a series of misadventures.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious
Plot:
coming of age, fight, teenager, young boy, friendship, social satire, adolescence vs adulthood, satire, teenage life, teenage protagonist, grownups, friends ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
As Spud Milton continues his awkward stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: When dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems. "I'm practically a man in most areas," ...
Style:
funny, captivating, entertaining, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adolescence, boarding school, teenager, satire, high school life, coming of age, boyhood, teenage life, teenage boy, relationship problems, competitor, young adult ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south africa
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, psychological, satirical, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
coming of age, satire, adolescence vs adulthood, grownups, changing lives, lifestyle change, self discovery, life lesson, young adult, urban, personal growth, intimate ...
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, movie business, director, lifestyle change, satire, lifestyle, couple relations, changing lives, couples, self discovery, friendship, personal growth ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Donny Drucker's 1998 Bar Mitzvah VHS Tape.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, funny, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
found footage, bar mitzvah, lifestyle, satire, jewish culture, rite of passage, intimate, childhood memory, realism, youth culture, celebration, coming of age ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil, Uruguay, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety and renew her strength before sending her eldest son out into the world.
Style:
satirical, emotional, captivating, psychological, entertaining ...
Plot:
family drama, motherhood, parenthood, parents and children, husband wife relationship, family relations, grownups, satire, family life, father son relationship, lifestyle, slice of life ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Family is an institution. Sometimes, you gotta break out. This is the story of how 17-year-old Candy finds the courage to walk away from everything she's ever known with the hope of discovering a better tomorrow.
Style:
emotional, realistic, independent film, period piece
Plot:
hopes, teenager, coming of age, family conflict, grownups, family drama, personal growth, female protagonist, self discovery, resilience, working class, optimism ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Hardy Buchanan, a senior at an elite private school, needs to make some quick cash, he enlists the help of Bo, a beautiful runaway. Together, they devise an unconventional plan to profit off the wayward teens at Hardy's school. When the ...
Style:
sincere, entertaining, captivating, humorous, sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teen romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, family relations, parents and children, teenager, love affair, teenage protagonist, mother son relationship, couple relations, relationships, love and romance ...
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A mono virus outbreak at Highland Park High takes out the most popular kids for two months, allowing the outcasts to rule the school.
Style:
humorous, feel good, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
satire, teenager, school, high school life, teenage life, high school, misfit, virus, social problems, schoolboy, lifestyle change, humour ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
54%
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275
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A coming of age film about a group of high school seniors forced to spend a Saturday at school completing an exam they either missed taking or failed. By the end of the day, they find their own values, betrayals and love within themselves and their ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
classmate, adolescence, self discovery, coming of age, friendship, high school, school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage protagonist, relationships ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Janus is a young high school student who dreams of leaving his native countryside ravaged by isolation and alcoholism. His daily life changes the day he discovers an artisanal distillery hidden in his grandfather's cellar.
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
dream, student, alcoholism, coping, teenager, changing lives, satire, adolescence, lifestyle change, teenage life, teenage protagonist, youth ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Hello, Wisconsin! It's 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, ...
Style:
sitcom, satirical, thrilling, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
grandmother granddaughter relationship, child, teenage daughter, teenager, teenage girl, grandfather granddaughter relationship, grandparent grandchild relationship, friendship, friend, grandparents, lifestyle change, changing lives ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
wisconsin
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A socially awkward but highly enterprising teenager decides to acquire a "mail order best friend"; a sophisticated exchange student from France. Instead, he ends up importing his personal nightmare, a cologne-soaked, chain-smoking, ...
Style:
entertaining, satirical, thrilling, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
youth, teenager, foreign exchange student, student, satire, teenage protagonist, adolescence, teenage life, exchange student, false arrest, sex in car, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
paris france, canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Two feuding eccentric families with super powers clash when their young sons confront each other after a silly mistake. Meanwhile, the local high school principal has mysterious powers of his own that trump those of the two rival clans. How did this ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
magic, family secret, teenager, satire, youth, supernatural, power, family feud, relationship problems, teenage protagonist, adolescence, teenage life ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the last year of high school as two friends set out to make the ultimate senior video.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating, reflective ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, friendship, slice of life, youth, grownups, satire, schoolboy, social problems, friends, high school life, school ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 32 min.
TV show
Story:
Cindy, a sharp and restless teenager, grows up happily in the high society of San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo León. When she and her longtime friends enter coeducational high school for the first time, Cindy questions the role of ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, school, student, female protagonist, personal growth, identity crisis, society, teenager, teenage life, teenage protagonist, lifestyle ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
53%
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