| L.I.E. (2001) | 7.1 | |
| Starlet (2012) | 7.0 | |
| Merli (2015) | 8.6 | |
| Barakamon (2014) | 8.2 | |
| Yeah, That's How It Is (2016) | 8.1 |
Intergenerational friendship movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant intergenerational friendship movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out touching, realistic, humorous, semi serious, sentimental and feel good films and TV shows about / with intergenerational friendship, friendship, coming of age, friends, youth, mentor, runaway, family relations, unlikely friendships and dialogue plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as intergenerational friendship: For a Lost Soldier (1992), L.I.E. (2001), The Blue Lagoon (1980), The Doo Dah Man (2015), My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010), The Letter Writer (2011), Finding Forrester (2000), Harold and Maude (1971), My First Mister (2001), Starlet (2012).
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List of intergenerational friendship movies
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The story of a romantic relationship between a Canadian soldier and a child set in the Netherlands near the end of WWII. Told in flashback from the present day, the child, now a man, is still seeking his lost soldier.
Style:
sentimental, sincere, realistic, touching, romantic ...
Plot:
world war two, lgbt, forbidden love, gay, man boy relationship, pedophilia, intergenerational friendship, soldier, gay interest, first love, sexual awakening, homosexual ...
Time:
90s, 1940s, year 1945
Place:
europe, netherlands, germany, holland
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In this biting and disturbing coming-of-age tale from writer-director Michael Cuesta, life is bittersweet along the L.I.E., also known as the Long Island Expressway, as suburban teen Howie Blitzer learns all too clearly. In the space of a week, he ...
Style:
sexy, disturbing, controversial, brutal, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, coming of age, pedophile, teenage boy, male prostitution, sexual abuse, lgbt teen, juvenile delinquent, childhood, pedophilia, mentor, intergenerational friendship ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
long island, new york, new jersey, california
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Fiji, Jamaica
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline (Brooke Shields) and Richard ...
Style:
romantic, sexual, erotic, sexy, sensual ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
island, stranded, love and romance, shipwreck, young love, beautiful scenery, coming of age, teenage love, survival, desert island, youth, fall in love ...
Time:
victorian era, turn of the century, 1890s, 19th century, year 1980 ...
Place:
fictional island, pacific ocean, san francisco
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Set in 1980, The Doo Dah Man tells the story of JAKE, a 20 year old college student living in New Jersey who, after fighting with his absentee father, decides to run away from his life and hitch hike across the country. Along the way he is picked up ...
Style:
road movie, touching, exciting, captivating, rough ...
Plot:
teenage boy, stealing a car, father son relationship, teenage protagonist, father figure, intergenerational friendship, on the road, friendship, on the run, scam, young man, on the lam ...
Time:
80s
Place:
southern usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, touching, realistic, feel good ...
Plot:
friendship, elderly, teacher, low self esteem, intergenerational friendship, social relations, unsupportive parent, self discovery, misfit, illiteracy, unknown father, single mother ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, belgium
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a teenager receives a mysterious letter in the mail, she sets out to find the author. It's a journey that will change her life forever.
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, chick flick
Plot:
honesty, teenage life, youth, friendship, family relations, parents and children, rebelliousness, religions or cults, aging, father daughter relationship, christian, faith ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Gus van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, touching, sincere, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
mentor, literature, dedicated educator, coming of age, prejudice, genius, basketball, writers, teacher, african american, prodigy, intergenerational friendship ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, scotland, usa, bronx new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, feel good, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
coming of age, suicide, funeral, older woman younger man relationship, eccentricity, misfit, old age, alienation, age difference, couples, cemetery, dark humor ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1971
Place:
california, san francisco, bay area, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of ...
Style:
gothic, feel good, touching, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, unlikely couple, friends, age difference, intergenerational friendship, teenage life, human nature, workplace, follow your dream, odd couple, youth, sex ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
albuquerque new mexico, new mexico
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.
Style:
sincere, sexy, serious, touching, erotic ...
Plot:
adult filmmaking, erotica, intergenerational friendship, porn actress, employer employee relationship, aging, sex, lifestyle, introspection, twentysomething life, unsimulated sex, sexual intercourse ...
Time:
year 1965, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A sudden loss disrupts Carol’s orderly life, propelling her into the dating world for the first time in 20 years. Finally living in the present tense, she finds herself swept up in not one, but two unexpected relationships that challenge her ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, sentimental, touching, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
elderly lovers, relationships, friendship, life, aging, solitude, depression, dating, weed, lone hero, drinking, love triangle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, witty, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, eccentricity, dysfunctional family, obsession, family problems, friendship, intergenerational friendship, parenthood, redemption, honest, parents and children, family relations ...
Time:
year 2006, 70s
Place:
scotland, england, united kingdom, edinburgh scotland, europe ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph ...
Style:
humorous, 3d animation, sweet, not serious, parody ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
heroes, friendship, disguise, hacker, prejudice, disorder, master of disguise, good versus evil, imaginary, obsessive quest, villain, medal ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 1982, year 1987, 80s ...
Place:
california, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Leon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, ...
Style:
neo noir, touching, rough, suspenseful, retro ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
hitman, mentor, revenge, friendship, murder, loneliness, organized crime, redemption, sniper, loner, life philosophy, dark hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, france, paris france, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight"s Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires.
Style:
rom com, heartbreaking, sweet, cult classic, touching ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
friendship, slut, coming of age, slutty attitude, lolita, cheating wife, extramarital affair, high school reunion, love story, pianist, passion, high school ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
minnesota, massachusetts, new england, usa, new jersey ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An inner-city high school teacher discovers she is pregnant at the same time as one of her most promising students and the two develop an unlikely friendship while struggling to navigate their unexpected pregnancies.
Style:
sincere, realistic, touching, semi serious, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly
Plot:
pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, friendship, intergenerational friendship, teenage girl, dedicated educator, society, pregnant teenager, professor, teenager, teacher, pregnant woman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Far’Hook is a 20-year-old rapper. Following a violent dispute with a rival, he’s forced to leave Paris for a while. His producer, Bilal, suggests that Far’Hook acts as driver for Bilal’s father, Serge, on a tour of French ports, following in ...
Style:
road movie, captivating, psychological, disturbing, reflective ...
Plot:
road trip, intergenerational friendship, culture clash, travel, friendship, rap, relationship problems, cultural difference, generation gap, rapper, unlikely friendships, personal growth ...
Place:
france, marseille, paris france
Is relevant?
750
Genre: Drama
Country: Bulgaria, Denmark, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A nurse traffics the ID cards of demented patients on the black market of identity theft. Driven by easy cash, and an addiction to morphine, she struggles to keep tabs on her emotional void, and a growing fear of punishment.
Style:
psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, thought provoking, sincere ...
Plot:
social realism, drug addict, intergenerational friendship, working class, depression, accidental killing, female protagonist, murder, nurse, drug addiction, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, mother daughter relationship ...
Place:
europe, bulgaria, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
This family comedy based on David Walliam's best-selling book tells the story of Chloe, who sees Mr. Stink every day, but has never spoken to him. Before she knows it, Chloe has an unusual friend hiding in her garden shed. As it turns out that ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, offbeat
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
friendship, parents and children, intergenerational friendship, youth, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, christmas, conservative, homeless, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented but troubled 18-year-old aspiring artist befriends a brilliant elderly alcoholic painter who has turned his back on not only art but life. The ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
painter, self discovery, friendship, family relations, youth, parents and children, unsupportive parent, artists and showbiz, inspiration, art, mentor, intergenerational friendship ...
Time:
year 2006, year 1974, year 1991, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
A high school student time travels 20 years earlier to meet her mother in her younger days. Li Jinbu and her mom have always leaned on each other. A magical journey brings Li Jinbu 20 years earlier where she meets her mother Li Qingtong and they ...
Style:
captivating, light, emotional, feel good, lighthearted ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, intergenerational friendship, time travel, travel, family bonds, best friend, sent to the past, time traveler, generation, relationships, changing the past or future, mother and daughter ...
Is relevant?
365K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Two women, one (Cameron Diaz) from America and one (Kate Winslet) from Britain, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man (Jude Law, Jack Black) but realizes that the imminent ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, sweet, romantic comedy, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
holiday, christmas, love and romance, love, happy ending, love story, couples, fall in love, multiple storylines, snow, looking for love, christmas spirit ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, england, london, california, united kingdom ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
29-year-old Eban has retreated home to his parent's house in Seaside Oregon after the dissolution of his teaching job in Seattle. There he courts 15-year-old Charlie and eventually the two start a sexual relationship. As the age of consent in ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, sincere, touching, sexual ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, intergenerational friendship, orgasm, friendship, family relations, teenage life, couples, dysfunctional family, parents and children, homecoming, love and romance, youth ...
Time:
90s
Place:
oregon, seattle, washington d.c., usa, charleston south carolina ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three young boys pool their money and pay V, a kindhearted prostitute, to strip for them. Afterward, she drives them home to the suburbs -- but then her car breaks down. It's just as well, though, because a mobster named Waltzer is after her, ...
Style:
romantic comedy, rom com, semi serious, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, date night, teens ...
Plot:
single father, school, treehouse, prostitute, sex worker, boy, father son relationship, matchmaking, intergenerational friendship, prostitution, kids and family, gangster ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
columbus ohio
Is relevant?
47K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a ...
Style:
romantic, teen, sexy, sweet, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, love story, relationships, adolescence vs adulthood, youth, intergenerational friendship, character study, runaway, adolescence, father daughter relationship, marriage proposal, loneliness ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa, new jersey, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After getting into a minor traffic accident, Pablo attempts to make light of the situation by asking the driver of the other car, Sonsoles, out on a date. When she refuses and instead files an injury report, Pablo snaps and begins stalking her. He ...
Style:
disturbing, emotional, tense, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
girl man relationship, intergenerational friendship, family relations, obsession, stalking, siblings relations, life turned upside down, adult child friendship, middle aged man, teenage girl, death of child, erotic art ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, madrid
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
TV series about a high school philosophy teacher, Merlí, who teaches in an original way, and about the students of his class, including his own son, and the relationship, friendship, love, and problems between the students of the class.
Style:
captivating, sincere, semi serious, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
high school, coming of age, philosophy, teacher, bisexual man, lgbt, teenage life, gay lead character, teenage love, gay couple, gay, jealousy ...
Place:
spain, barcelona
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A little girl discovers dreams can come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. Her mother told her the 'secret' about Santa a long time ago. But after ...
Style:
fairy tale, christmas classics, sentimental, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, santa claus, court, lawyer, department store, thanksgiving, judge, mother daughter relationship, friendship, single mother, girl ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 70s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A police detective from 1986 travels in time to the present to save his daughter.
Style:
exciting, semi serious, emotional, atmospheric, dorama ...
Plot:
time travel, serial killer, murder, police, intergenerational friendship, father daughter reunion, cold case, love and romance, paranormal phenomena, police detective, psychopath, fantasy life ...
Time:
future
Place:
thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Set six years prior to the events of Barakamon, detailing the life of Seishuu Handa as a high school student—and a very interesting life it is. In Handa-kun, Seishuu Handa is admired by his peers as a calligraphy genius and given the utmost ...
Style:
anime, humorous, sweet, light, lighthearted ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
slice of life, school, friendship, high school, stereotypes, art, intergenerational friendship, genius, grownups, painter, misunderstanding, young adult ...
Place:
japan
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