Self acceptance movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant self acceptance movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, psychological, humorous, emotional, queer cinema and feel good films and TV shows about / with self acceptance, friendship, coming of age, self discovery, lgbtq, lgbt, love and romance, female protagonist, identity and youth plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Canada, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as self acceptance: The Beaver (2011), Shrill (2019), Dakota Skye (2008), UglyDolls (2019), Esteros (2016), Leo's Room (2009), The Nature of Nicholas (2002), Longhorns (2011), Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963), Toc Toc (2017).
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List of self acceptance movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black (Mel Gibson) begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter (Anton Yelchin) pushes for his ...
Style:
touching, depressing, emotional, sentimental, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
depression, mental illness, happy ending, losing-it hero, midlife crisis, mental disorder, dysfunctional family, psychology, family drama, mental health, coping, cheerleader ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Annie is a fat young woman who wants to change her life — but not her body. Annie is trying to start her career while juggling bad boyfriends, a sick parent, and a perfectionist boss.
Style:
ironic, sincere, psychological, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
overweight, writers, overweight woman, female protagonist, self acceptance, blog, lifestyle change, female journalist, changing lives, lgbtq, journalism, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
For as long as she could remember, Dakota Skye has been cursed with a super power. She has the ability to see the truth in any lie she hears. From small, harmless white lies, to the more devious kind, they have come from the people that she should ...
Style:
serious, independent film, captivating, indie film, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage love, teen angst, sex in car, friendship, teenage life, music band, supernatural power, coming of age, lie, self acceptance, teenager, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: China, Lithuania, USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a ...
Style:
light, humorous, captivating, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
optimism, self acceptance, friends, good versus evil, adventurer, friendship, family relations, youth, society, doll, objects come to life, toy comes to life ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, Brazil, France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Matias and Jeronimo know each other since childhood. Their friendship takes a new turn during the holiday before starting high school when they both experience their sexual awakening.
Style:
lgbt cinema, captivating, light, sincere, cute ...
Plot:
gay, friendship, male male relationship, male homosexuality, gay lead character, friendship between boys, gay love, homoeroticism, closeted gay, closeted homosexual, puberty, homosexuality ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
argentina
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Uruguay, Argentina
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Leo, a young man coming to terms with his own sexuality, runs into Caro, a primary school friend he fancied when they were kids, who's now trying to ward off her own personal demons. This casual re-encounter will affect their personal conflicts ...
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
gay love, lgbtq, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, friendship, gay, self acceptance, lgbt, self discovery, gays and lesbians, depression, sexual attraction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
uruguay
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Nature of Nicholas is a surreal story of twelve-year-old Nicholas as he struggles with an attraction to his best friend.
Style:
touching, serious, surreal, captivating, queer horror ...
Plot:
friendship between boys, zombie, coming of age, friendship, sexual orientation, school, teenage love, teenage life, gay, obsession, youth, family relations ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
Style:
cerebral, surreal, psychedelic, philosophical, mind bending ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, multiverse, fight, alternate universe, surrealism, chinese immigrant, lgbt, immigrant, parallel world, midlife crisis, kung fu, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2020s, future
Place:
brighton
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A sexually active Texas college guy begins to reevaluate his practice of mutual masturbation with straight buddies after he meets an unapologetically gay fellow student.
Style:
homoerotic, captivating, semi serious, humorous, sex comedy ...
Plot:
gay, male masturbation, closeted homosexual, gay straight relations, gay teenager, gay interest, gay student, homoeroticism, male nudity, lgbt, gay sex, college student ...
Time:
year 1982, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, austin texas
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
With 8 ½ Frederico Fellini leaves a self-portrait where dreams and reality are a mix. With help from a most excellent cast and unique scenery this self reflecting film is one of his master works.
Style:
psychological, art house, cerebral, philosophical, surreal ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
surrealism, childhood, filmmaking, midlife crisis, loneliness, stream of consciousness, flashback, memory, satire, catholic, dream, actress ...
Time:
20th century, year 1963, 60s, 1930s
Place:
italy, europe, paris france, france, england ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Toc Toc is a 2017 Spanish comedy film directed by Vicente Villanueva. The movie follows the adventures and misadventures of a group of patients with OCD dated at the same time.
Style:
psychological, humorous, light, entertaining, surreal ...
Plot:
obsessive compulsive disorder, group therapy, dyslexia, socially awkward, anxiety, psychiatrist, self acceptance, obsession, mental disorder, illness, doctor, awkward situation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
spain, france, istanbul turkey, tokyo, paris france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Hair flies in the life of teenage Olivia who is totally bald due alopecia, when she works in the hair salon that is owned by her ex-beauty queen mom.
Style:
inspirational, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hair salon, self acceptance, skateboard, empowerment, female protagonist, resilience, coming of age, identity, personal growth, mother daughter conflict, nonconformity, high school life ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, France, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A gifted and well-qualified young teacher takes a job teaching natural sciences at a grammar school in the country. Here he makes the acquaintance of a woman and her troubled 17-year old son. The teac... read more read more...her has no romantic ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, serious, sexual ...
Plot:
age-gap relationship, hopes, unrequited love, gay rape, introspection, starting over, friendship, self control, couples, human nature, love and romance, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, prague, europe, czech republic
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Paul and Eddie have just begun previews for the new Off-Broadway musical "Adam and Steve - Just the Way God Made 'Em." Their lives strangely mirror the characters they are playing. Paul is looking for the perfect man and Eddie is ...
Style:
sexy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, gay sex, lgbt, couples, self discovery, love and romance, artists and showbiz, family relations, sexual relations, self acceptance, parent child relationship, one night stand ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles like all teens to fit in and find love, but her quest is complicated by sexual politics, closed minds, and closeted friends as she seeks to ...
Style:
sincere, touching, feel good, romantic, sexual ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
gay athlete, suburbs, gay, social relations, lifestyle, love and romance, teenage life, looking for love, parents and children, gender, lesbian, gay teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Upon the loss of his mother, an Egyptian teenager leaves his home of Cairo to live with his father in Toronto. Parachuted into the underground queer nightlife in Toronto, he confronts his mother's death, much to his father's disapproval, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, multicultural
Plot:
lgbtq, drag queen, identity, self acceptance, drag, problem, life, social problems, lifestyle, personal growth, nightlife, grief ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, cairo egypt
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
It’s the mid-90’s in Northern California and 13-year-old Pakistani-American ILYAS is facing a major crisis — his parents yanked him out of his comfortable Islamic private school and now he has to face life at public school. Ilyas’ fears ...
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
puberty, coming of age, adolescence, middle school, teenager, new school, boy, school, self acceptance, identity, acceptance, schoolboy ...
Place:
california, northern california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After embracing her female identity, Rubén rejects her Bar Mitzvah. When tragedy strikes years later, she returns as Mumy Singer to celebrate it her way.
Plot:
self acceptance, bar mitzvah, homecoming, nostalgia, famous singer, family secret, mourning, culture clash, trans woman, transgender, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother sister relationship ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Katia, a 35-year-old researcher in a documentary production company, has a chaotic way of navigating her relationship with Fred, her boyfriend. When she takes part in a new project, she finally puts her difference into words – and this revelation ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, tension, melancholic
Plot:
relationships, self acceptance, female protagonist, acceptance, identity, self discovery, modern life, communication, intimate, introspection, identity crisis, conflict ...
Place:
france
Is relevant?
Genre: Short, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
Story:
After having an otherworldly vision, a spirited Indian-American boy convinces himself he's the reincarnation of Krishna. Turns out he's just gay.
Style:
emotional, humorous
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
sexuality, lgbtq, self discovery, identity, self acceptance, acceptance, coming of age, personal growth, religion, cultural conflict, identity crisis, hare krishna ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Pessimistic high school student Hana Tabata doesn't believe her life could ever be like that of a heroine from the shoujo manga she reads—she's convinced she's ugly, and she's always alone. Still, she can't help but ...
Style:
sentimental, melancholic, anime, seinen
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
school, female protagonist, self acceptance, high school, self esteem, coming of age, young adult, first love, slice of life, identity, social anxiety, friendship ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Short, Drama
Country: Denmark
TV show
Story:
The socially awkward Lau goes on the traditional Man Camp with the provincial town boys to prove that he's a "real man". But, things get tricky when he develops feelings for another boy on the trip.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, romantic drama, tension ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay, bullying, coming of age, friendship, homosexuality, sexuality, identity, self discovery, self acceptance, lgbtq, gay lead character, gay interest ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Miserable and unsuccessful, a woman thinks she's lost all her spark — until one day, her spunky younger self appears in front of her demanding change.
Style:
humorous, psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
personal growth, identity crisis, second chance, coming of age, self discovery, self acceptance, creative block, ambitious woman, drastic change of life, career change, lifestyle change, changing lives ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
An overweight, young woman, who finds it hard to land a husband, learns to accept her 'Size Sexy' figure and leads an awareness campaign against a dubious slimness centre.
Style:
satirical, captivating, thought provoking, entertaining, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
weight loss, female protagonist, obesity, satire, overweight woman, self acceptance, acceptance, social satire, love and romance, love interest, unfulfilled love, lifestyle change ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Unathletic Whitney Carmichael signs up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself and falls for her personal trainer. She then finds the strength to embrace her true self and ignore the others' expectations.
Style:
romantic comedy, uplifting, inspirational, feel good, romantic drama ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
empowerment, self discovery, self acceptance, coming of age, female protagonist, identity, boot camp, female empowerment, self esteem, summer, love interest, summer camp ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
An exploration of the relationships and identities of Marco and Andrea, 2 twins who look identical but approach life in a very different way. The twins begin a journey of discovery and transition from what they should be to what they want to be, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, realistic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay couple, twins, self discovery, relationships, identical twins, lgbtq, self acceptance, identity, twin brother, lifestyle, brothers, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Nastya is a 29 year old designer-architect who had suddenly faced a personal "end of the world": she was fired from her job because of a sexist customer, her mother quit on helping her, and her husband cheated on her with a best friend. ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, personal growth, self acceptance, identity crisis, new job, ambition, family problems, changing lives, career change, designer, strongman ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story:
Twin sisters, whose similarities end with their looks, swap identities amid personal struggles — embarking on a journey to rediscover love and life.
Style:
feel good, romantic comedy, inspirational
Plot:
body swapping, personal growth, self acceptance, sisterhood, twins, self discovery, switching roles, identity crisis, female friendship, double life, second chance, free spirit ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: China, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A head injury causes a woman to develop an extraordinary amount of confidence and believe she's drop dead gorgeous.
Style:
light, romantic, humorous, sweet, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
believe in yourself, self confidence, beauty queen, female protagonist, destiny, confidence, delusion, self esteem, friendship, cosmetics, fat woman, couple relations ...
Place:
new york, usa
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