Movies and TV shows like Joy 2016
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Joy (2016)
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
16-year-old Joy is crazy about skating... and Marc. But which of them poses the greater danger ?
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, romantic drama, intense, atmospheric, suspenseful, moody
Plot:
teenager, adolescence, female protagonist, teen angst, skating, coming of age, teenage love, relationships, teenage girl, in love, love affair, male female relationship, relationship problems, problem, teenage protagonist, moral dilemma, love interest, star crossed lovers, couple relations, youth, first love, teen romance, obsession, love triangle, jealousy ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Joy
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and emotional films and TV series with plots about coming of age, relationships, teenager, adolescence, teenage life, friendship and teenage protagonist mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Joy: LOL (2008), Deadlock (2018), Raising Voices (2024), Sharp (2003), My Small Land (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
LOL is a web series exploring teen relationships, drug use and social networks. It premiered on Blip on 29 November 2008. There are 20 webisodes in total, ranging between 2 to 5 minutes in length with the last webisode being 10 minutes long. The ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
relationships, peer pressure, teenage love, teen romance, social issues, teen angst, teenage protagonist, social problems, teenage life, male female relationship, couple relations, adolescence ...
Place:
manchester, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Explore the incredible highs, lows, joys, heartbreak, camaraderie, laughs and bittersweet sorrow that make up a teenager's life. A clandestine 'tunnel party' in the depths of the hinterland in northern NSW draws kids from all over the ...
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Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
When a 17-year-old reports a sexual assault at her high school, an investigation upends her life and tests her relationships.
Style:
exciting, captivating, thrilling, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
rape accusation, sexual assault, high school, teenager, school, rape, survivor, female protagonist, trauma, teenage girl, teenage protagonist, teenage life ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Story:
Lee Ok Rim is 15 years old. She likes imaging and has bright personality. She is very frank about her feelings. She also knows that she is pretty and uses that. At home she is the second child who is placed between an older sister who studies well ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, adolescence, high school life, high school, love triangle, coming of age, schoolboy, children, teenage protagonist, school, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, poignant ...
Plot:
kurd, refugee, family drama, immigration, social problems, social issues, relationship problems, teenage protagonist, teenager, female protagonist, adolescence, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Story:
He Luo is a quiet and smart model student who excels in English and dreams of becoming a diplomat. Besides, she has a special hobby: She loves to fantasize and integrates the people and situations around her into manhua plots. This summer, when He ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, captivating
Plot:
teenage love, teen romance, long distance relationship, schoolgirl, couples, love and romance, love interest, teenage protagonist, grownups, teenage life, japanese schoolgirl, in love ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
Gakko ja Oshierarenai! is a Japanese television drama series concerning the life of ten high school students. It stars Kyoko Fukada as their teacher. It started to air on July 15, 2008. Aida Mai is a woman in her third year as an english teacher at ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
high school, school, high school life, relationships, student, teacher, adolescence, youth, coming of age, love and romance, love affair, lifestyle ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
What Goes On is an unaired drama series that was scheduled to air on Noggin's nighttime block, The N. The series explores "the emotional life of teens." Created by Sri Rao, the initial working title of the series was The Block. The ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
grownups, family relations, friendship, teenager, adolescence, coming of age, relationships, lifestyle, teenage protagonist, teenage life, relationship problems, love affair ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.
Style:
psychological, captivating, romantic drama, melancholic, teen ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, grownups, friendship, couple relations, teen romance, teenage life, coming of age, young love, unrequited love, romantic relationship, relationships, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
26%
193
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 28 min.
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Story:
What is exclusion really like? A look, a comment, the lack of likes, a birthday party to which you weren't invited, a clique that didn't include you: bullying is often invisible. Far too many kids and teens experience it every day. When ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, educational
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, bullying, social media, teen social issues, problem, relationships, social problems, adolescence, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, girlfriend, social issues, multiple storylines ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 29 min.
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Story:
Irie plays Hiiragi Haru, a third-year high school student with no real interest in women or higher education, instead choosing to live his life idly. When he notices a first-year student named Harukawa Koto being bullied, he lends her a hand, and ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic
Plot:
relationships, bullying, high school, school, love story, teenage love, teen romance, teenager, classmate classmate relationship, classmate, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, adolescence ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
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Story:
The story of Juan Gris and Lola Robles, two young people from parallel universes who will find themselves on the way to give rise to a world and a new version of themselves, and who, together with their friends, will pursue their dreams while ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
life, couples, social problems, love story, relationships, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, social issues, couple relations, love affair, in love, fall in love ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
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Story:
Toni, Érika, Luna and Walter share their fears, problems and disappointments about their recent sexual experiences on a social network with which they become good friends.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, realistic, sensual ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
relationships, social media, coming of age, sexuality, social problems, teenage life, lifestyle, teenager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, teen romance, relationship problems ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 20 min.
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Story:
Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii is a Hindi-language television series that premiered on Metro Gold channel in India on 19 February 2001. The series was a popular Indian soap opera, produced by Ekta Kapoor. After it went off-air on Metro Gold channel, ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, family saga ...
Plot:
love triangle, friendship, women, relationships, friends, male female relationship, family problems, relationship problems, love affair, love interest, couple relations, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When a white lie leads to unexpected results, Chen Chen and Zheng Yuxing forge a deep friendship and must face the harsh realities of growing up.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, summer, friendship, coming of age, campus, personal growth, relationships, male female relationship, star crossed lovers, relationship problems, teenage life, teenager ...
Similarity:
24%
712
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tati and Renet were already trading pics, videos and music by their cellphones and on the last school trip they started making eye contact. However, what could be the beginning of a love story becomes the end.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, thrilling, sensitive ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
relationships, social media, coming of age, adolescence, star crossed lovers, love interest, relationship problems, love affair, unrequited love, problem, unfulfilled love, life is a bitch ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Sōra is a high school student who is basically invisible at school. He is friends with Chūya, who is an unpredictable character that often surprises those around him. Sōra and Chūya both have feelings for the same classmate, Kio Machida. The ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, comedy drama ...
Plot:
high school, adolescence, teen romance, japanese high school, high school student, love and romance, teenage life, love story, love affair, couple relations, relationships, love triangle ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
TV show
Story:
Naya (16), a beautiful and smart teenage girl but often feels insecure. Naya idolizes Jetta, a male character in her favorite comic and also wants a boyfriend like Jetta.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, cute ...
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
teen romance, adolescence, teenager, relationships, couple relations, fantasy becomes reality, teenage life, teenage love, love affair, male female relationship, female protagonist, self discovery ...
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A student grieving the loss of her parents joins an extracurricular club and becomes entangled in a romance with a classmate who has secrets.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
secrets, teen romance, problem, love story, relationships, male female relationship, undercover, love interest, relationship problems, couples, secret, couple relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Duniyadari (Marathi: दुनियादारी) is a 2013 Marathi movie directed by Sanjay Jadhav. This movie is about journey of every individual which eventually makes one realize the true face of life. It has been acclaimed by Marathi ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, heartfelt ...
Plot:
friendship, college, coming of age, college life, teenage love, relationship problems, relationships, teenager, teen romance, problem, adolescence, teenage life ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
TV show
Story:
Follow the experiences of four best friends: Luna, Amélie, Cleo and Fleur are best friends. They therefore support each other through thick and thin, at school and beyond.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, heartfelt ...
Plot:
friendship, teenager, girlhood, coming of age, best friend, women, female protagonist, adolescence, group of friends, teenage protagonist, lifestyle, teenage life ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Mariana (15) is annoyingly in love with the school's badboy, Ali2, but he is occupied with the only blonde in Romsås.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
young love, adolescence, teenager, friendship, youth, cultural difference, teenage life, teenage love, love and romance, friends, crush, coming of age ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
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Story:
A story about 4 twelve years old friends - Arne, Bønna, Petter and Eivind.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, heartfelt ...
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, grownups, adolescence, teenager, teenage boy, boyhood, friends, social issues, lifestyle, teenage life, teenage protagonist ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Is your vacation personality anything like the real you? Zhang Hao (Nichkhun from 2PM) is a Chinese-American who goes on a vacation to Greece to escape pressure from his family to marry. He met his 1st love there. Wanting to meet her again, he ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, romantic comedy, lighthearted ...
Plot:
love triangle, male female relationship, lifestyle, teenage life, love affair, in love, family relations, teenage protagonist, teenage love, relationships, relationship problems, love story ...
Place:
china, greece
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
Matilda, faced by her boyfriend Oliver's sudden break up is scooped up by her friend Miron. He creates a symbiotic bubble consisting of himself, Matilda and the indecisive Simon. They become a triangle of dares, drugs and sexual tension. Based ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, indie film, intense ...
Plot:
breakup, love triangle, young adult, drug use, romantic triangle, sexual tension, female protagonist, problem, male female relationship, love story, relationships, couple relations ...
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Shibuya Haruko is a high school student living in Tokyo. One night, she is instantly smitten by Kanagawa Kenichi, who is lying prone on a bridge. But Kenichi becomes far more interested in a girl he impulsively hits on, Mayumi, over the ...
Style:
teen, psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teen romance, adolescence, couple relations, love affair, teenage life, relationships, male female relationship, teenage protagonist, teenager, teenage love, relationship problems, family problems ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
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Story:
The 9th grade students of a little suburban school are back to school. For MJ, Hugo and Avril, it's the year to make difficult choices. They're in 9th grade, they're officially the big kids in school, the bosses. Seduce? Be the boss? ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school life, adolescence, college, school, youth, grownups, coming of age, teenager, teenage protagonist, schoolboy, mischievous children, teenage life ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
“Daydreamers” is the story of four red-hot teenagers that are eager to grow up. Deniz, Aslı, Efe and Mine live in a beach town that is full of colorful people in the summer but deserted in the winter. Deniz wants to detach himself from his ...
Style:
psychological, humorous, captivating, emotional, romantic drama ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, grownups, teen romance, high school, love, coming of age, adolescence, group of friends, teenage love, friends, teenage life, love affair ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story:
Chien Ching-fen realizes that her life has become a dull routine because she can’t find another goal. The goals she set for herself — a house, a car, a son, and a good husband — have been achieved after enduring endless suffering. What will ...
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
jealousy, love triangle, rivalry, female rivalry, romantic relationship, relationships, love affair, problem, love story, relationship problems, love interest, love ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 12 min.
TV show
Story:
We follow five 12-year old kids during a weeklong summer camp. A Scandinavian summer filled with drama, love, disappointments, friends and adventure.
Style:
psychological, teen, thrilling, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
summer camp, friendship, love, summer, preteen, youth, children, love story, relationships, teenage protagonist, teenage love, love affair ...
Similarity:
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