Movies like Sparrows
If Sparrows's mix of small town, adolescence and iceland stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Sparrows's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Spider-Man
2002 · Directed by Sam Raimi · 121 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: adolescence, teenage boy
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
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It
2017 · Directed by Andy Muschietti · 135 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: small town, coming of age · From the same decade (2010s)
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
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Palmer
2021 · Directed by Fisher Stevens · 110 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: small town
After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home.
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Virgin Mountain
2015 · Directed by Dagur Kári · 90 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a Icelandic drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Fúsi finds comfort in the familiarity of his routines, until an involuntary dance class forces him to encounter the real world.
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Thirteen
2003 · Directed by Catherine Hardwicke · 100 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age
When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money.
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The Tender Bar
2021 · Directed by George Clooney · 104 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age
JR is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures.