Physical appearance movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant physical appearance movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, touching, semi serious, feel good and humorous films and TV shows about / with physical appearance, love and romance, women, friendship, female protagonist, teenage girl, self esteem, overweight, best friend and feminist plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, Mexico and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as physical appearance: 200 Pounds Beauty (2006), The Beauty Inside (2012), My Mad Fat Diary (2013), The Prettiest Ugly Girl (2006), Nappily Ever After (2018), Paradise: Hope (2013), Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018), Lying to Be Perfect (2010), Drop Dead Diva (2009), The Dorm (2014).

List of physical appearance movies

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200 Pounds Beauty (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Based on a Japanese manga, "Kanna-San, Daiseikou Desu," this story revolves around Kang Han-na (Kim Ah-jung), an overweight phone sex employee and secret vocalist for Ammy, a famous Korean pop singer who actually lip syncs as she cannot ...
Style: romantic, touching, thought provoking, humorous, sincere ...
Plot: plastic surgery, physical appearance, music, love and romance, self discovery, hidden identity, talent, self fulfillment, changing lives, father daughter relationship, unrequited love, obesity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, east asia, asia
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The Beauty Inside (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: The story of "The Beauty Inside" is the story of a guy named Alex who wakes up every day as a different person. He is always the same person on the inside but on the outside he is somebody else. When he meets Leah and falls in love ...
Style: touching, sentimental, surreal, heartbreaking, emotional ...
Audience: date night
Plot: physical appearance, switching roles, true love, fall in love, bittersweet, supernatural, love story, passion, personal growth, sexual content, lonely, body swapping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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My Mad Fat Diary (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 1996 in Lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl Rae, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months after attempting suicide, begins to reconnect with her best friend ...
Style: touching, sincere, sentimental, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: teenager, fat girl, teenage life, youth, loneliness, depression, teenage love, adolescence, high school life, unhappy, first love, teenage girl ...
Time: year 1996, 20th century, 90s
Place: northern england, england
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The Prettiest Ugly Girl (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: La Fea Más Bella is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: Betty la fea. La Fea más Bella stars popular actress/singer/comedian Angélica Vale and actor/singer Jaime Camil, ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, novela ...
Plot: physical appearance, couples, workplace romance, fashion, workplace, workplace situations, obnoxious boss, disorder, workplace intrigue, opposites attract, ambition, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: latin america, mexico
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Nappily Ever After (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.
Style: uplifting, inspirational, sincere, psychological, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: breakup, hair, physical appearance, black, strong female lead, self discovery, lifestyle change, change of heart, lifestyle, new life, relationships, introspection ...
Place: indiana, middle east
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Paradise: Hope (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, France, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Hope, the third film in the PARADISE TRILOGY, tells the story of the 13-year-old Melanie. While her mother (Teresa) travels to Kenya, Melanie spends her holiday in the Austrian countryside at a strict diet camp for overweight teenagers. Under the ...
Style: art house, sincere, cynical, realistic, serious ...
Plot: overweight, impossible love, camp, 13 year old, teenage crush, youth, older man younger woman relationship, physical appearance, coming of age, teenage life, love and romance, attempted seduction ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: austria, kenya
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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl in high school and the biggest loser must come together to win over their crushes.
Style: sweet, entertaining, teen, controversial, tear jerker ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: high school, bullying, fall in love, popular girl, pretending to be someone else, happy ending, coming of age, teenage girl, teenager, physical appearance, popularity, fat girl ...
Time: 2010s, future
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Lying to Be Perfect (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: By day, Nola Devlin (Poppy Montgomery) is an unassuming, frumpy magazine editor who is overlooked and teased by her coworkers. When the sun sets, though, and she is behind the glow and anonymity of her computer screen, she becomes the famous and ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic, rom com ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: cinderella story, friendship, life turned upside down, looking for love, love and romance, hidden identity, disorder, couples, weight loss, workplace, physical appearance, lie ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.5
 21K
Drop Dead Diva (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.
Style: semi serious, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: law firm, afterlife, body swapping, overweight, reincarnation, lawyer, supernatural, fat girl, angel, model, life after death, back from the dead ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
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 4.1
 916
The Dorm (2014)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Vivian begins college as a shy, self-consciousness freshman, but she begins a complete transformation after becoming a dorm mate of the popular Sarah.
Style: suspenseful, serious, psychological, scary, corny
Plot: curses spells and rituals, ghost, supernatural, body swapping, physical appearance, danger, youth, college life, social relations, unlikely friendships, fall in love, college ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Skin I Live In (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, sexy, clever ...
Audience: adult
Plot: obsession, kidnapping, twists and turns, rape, skin, revenge, isolation, insanity, sexual perversion, gender bending, abuse, plastic surgery ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, year 2006, year 2012, 21st century
Place: spain, ancient greece, europe
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Not Born Beautiful (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Katya, a plain-looking girl, works as a secretary at the company Zimaletto, a manufacturer of uniforms and wedding dresses. No man has paid attention to her yet, but she doesn't allow her looks to keep her from dreaming about love and happiness.
Style: romantic, semi serious, entertaining, realistic
Plot: character change, career, friends, rich snob, fish out of water, love and romance, physical appearance, personality change, outcast, lifestyle change, deception, contests and competitions ...
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 6.2
 68K
Dorian Gray (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A vain London playboy offers his soul in exchange for eternal beauty in this adaptation of the chilling tale by author Oscar Wilde. Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray (Ben ...
Style: gothic, atmospheric, gothic horror, sexy, stylized ...
Plot: supernatural, eternal youth, beefcake, aristocracy, painting, deal with the devil, male nudity, society, fall in love, artist, destiny, physical appearance ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, year 2009, 1900s ...
Place: england, europe, britain, ireland, london
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Pretty Things (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Lucie, who works as a white-hot fashion model, exhibits a dominant, often controlling, "Type A" personality, whereas identical twin Marie consistently projects a backward, reserved, laconic and unassuming attitude. When Lucie receives a ...
Style: serious, psychological, stylized, suspenseful, deep ...
Plot: singer, family relations, musician's life, switching roles, lifestyle, twins, physical appearance, love affair, betrayal, rescue, mentally unstable, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france
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 6.5
 28K
Mike & Molly (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A comedy about a working class Chicago couple who find love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting.
Style: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, sentimental ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sister sister relationship, dating, police officer, overweight, love and romance, living with parents, goodhearted, overweight man, female teacher, mother son relationship, best friend, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: chicago, usa, illinois
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 6.8
 3K
Black Venus (2010)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 162 min.
Story: The story of Saartjes Baartman, a Black domestic who, in 1808, left Southern Africa, then ruled by Dutch settlers, for Europe, following her boss Hendrick Caesar , hoping to find fame and fortune there. Once in London her master turned manager does ...
Style: captivating, serious, thought provoking, realistic, erotic ...
Plot: shame, prostitution, humiliation, captivity, physical appearance, violence against women, rebelliousness, poverty, social misfits, society, exploitation, racism ...
Time: 19th century, year 2010, ancient times, 1810s
Place: paris france, africa, south africa, france, europe ...
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Beauty and the Beast (2012)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Catherine Chandler is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective. When she was a teenager, she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of two gunmen and herself was saved by someone – or something. Years have passed and while ...
Style: fairy tale, touching, captivating, sentimental, detective ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: beast, beauty and the beast, fall in love, unlikely couple, opposites attract, superhuman powers, female detective, impossible love, love and romance, couples, monster, experiment ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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 5.4
 67
Anzhelika (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
TV show
Story: A miracle happens, Angelica, a student of journalism suddenly loses 50 kilograms overnight.
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, funny, entertaining ...
Plot: overweight, dream girl, body transformation, overweight man, double life, love and romance, obesity, destiny, changing lives, university, dream, lifestyle change ...
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 6.4
 101K
The DUFF (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite teacher. Together ...
Style: feel good, funny, teen, rom com, humorous ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: high school, teenager, youth, high school life, coming of age, school, adolescence, friendship, teenage life, stereotypes, college, relationships ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.3
 116K
Precious (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, ...
Style: bleak, depressing, emotional, rough, sad ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: rape, dysfunctional family, sexual abuse, teacher, poverty, child abuse, aids, illiteracy, domestic violence, african american, life is a bitch, parents and children ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place: new york, america, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
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House of Tolerance (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A young woman begins a new life at the Apollonide bordello, a high-class brothel in Paris.
Style: erotic, serious, emotional, realistic, sexual ...
Audience: adult
Plot: prostitute, brothel, prostitution, coitus, debauchery, sexual abuse, sexploitation, disfigurement, female nudity, fondling, violence against women, lust ...
Time: 2010s, 19th century, 20th century, 1910s, year 1900
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 5.2
 27K
Tall Girl (2019)
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, feel good, semi serious, rom com ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot: high school, dating, teenage girl, prom, friendship, peer pressure, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage love, awkwardness, teenage boy, self esteem, high school student ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: usa, new orleans
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 7.5
 12K
Snow White (2012)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Spain, Belgium, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A black and white silent movie, based on the Snow White fairy tale, that is set in a romantic version of 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, stylized, fairy tale, black and white ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: matador, bullfighting, desire for fame, rise to the top, good versus evil, danger, rivalry, intrigue, escapades, physical appearance, bullfighter, poisoning ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 1920s, 20th century, year 1929
Place: spain
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Real Women Have Curves (2002)
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, captivating, sentimental, clever, feel good ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, overweight, youth, first sex, mother daughter relationship, culture clash, women, dressmaker, physical appearance, working class, unsupportive parent, society ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, new york
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Big is Beautiful (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A resort for individuals who want to lose weight is helps several women discover friendships, acceptance with body image and hard truths.
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: overweight woman, physical appearance, friendship, introspection, resort, obesity, therapy, best friend, friends, strong female presence, women, bare butt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
Is relevant ?
 6.7
 1K
Bad Habits (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The first feature film from director Simon Bross, the drama Bad Habits shows how a person's approach to food greatly affects one's life. Jimena Ayala plays a nun named Matilde who believes that eating next to nothing will help God stop the ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, suspenseful, serious, sexy ...
Plot: physical appearance, addiction, dysfunctional family, infidelity, obsession, religions or cults, life is a bitch, parents and children, family problems, mentally unstable, couples, sexual dysfunction ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america
Is relevant ?
 6.5
 10K
Terri (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Terri, a pajama-clad, disaffected high school student learns how to engage the world with the help of Mr. Fitzgerald, his assistant principal.
Style: melancholic, compassionate, mumblecore, clever, visually appealing ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: high school, friendship, coming of age, bullying, small town, loneliness, existentialism, teenage life, character study, eccentricity, overweight child, physical appearance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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How to Fall in Love (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: An accountant, who never quite grew out of his awkward teenage years, finds himself with a dating coach - she happens to be his high school crush as well. Thanks to his coach, he gets a pretty woman he has his sights on for some time, but realizes ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, sentimental, realistic, heartfelt ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: love and romance, accountant, fall in love, true love, physical appearance, couple relations, couples, teaching the ways of the world, happy ending, love interest, love affair, teenage girl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
Is relevant ?
 6.5
 9K
Miss Bala (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir ...
Audience: adult
Plot: drug cartel, rape, beauty pageant, follow your dream, blind ambition, audition, gangster, ambition, hopes, physical appearance, female nudity, father daughter relationship ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place: tijuana mexico, mexico, latin america
Is relevant ?
 6.5
 819
A Lake (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The story takes place in a country about which we know nothing: a country of snow and dense forests somewhere in the North. A family lives in an isolated house near a lake. Alexi, the brother, is a young man with pure heart. A woodcutter. An ...
Style: emotional, psychological, stylized, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot: physical appearance, family relations, mysterious character, human nature, wilderness, obsession, couple relations, family problems, love and romance, losing-it hero, isolation, woods ...
Time: year 2008
Place: europe
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