Movies like Complexity
If Complexity's mix of adoption, manipulation and coming of age stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Complexity's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Juno
2007 · Directed by Jason Reitman · 96 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: adoption, coming of age · Also comedy and drama
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
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The Lion King
1994 · Directed by Roger Allers · 89 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: manipulation, coming of age
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself.
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Babyteeth
2020 · Directed by Shannon Murphy · 118 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also drama and comedy
A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.
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The Wackness
2008 · Directed by Jonathan Levine · 99 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also drama and comedy
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist.
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Voicemails for Isabelle
2026 · Directed by Leah McKendrick · 119 min8.3
Why you'll like itAlso romance and comedy
A young woman's hilariously confessional voicemails to her late sister are unknowingly redirected to a stranger, who begins to fall in love from afar.