Movies like Surfacing
If Surfacing's mix of forgiveness, family secrets and coming of age stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Surfacing's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Here
2024 · Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 104 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: psychological drama, dramatic · From the same decade (2020s)
An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.
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Dead Poets Society
1989 · Directed by Peter Weir · 129 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age, dramatic
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern…
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American Beauty
1999 · Directed by Sam Mendes · 122 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age, intimate
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
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An Education
2009 · Directed by Lone Scherfig · 100 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also drama and romance
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University.