Movies like Love, Simon
If Love, Simon's mix of coming out, sexual identity and high school stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Love, Simon's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Half of It
2020 · Directed by Alice Wu · 104 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: high school, coming of age, lgbt teen · Also comedy and romance
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings…
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 · Directed by Amy Heckerling · 90 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: high school, coming of age, teen movie · Also comedy and romance
A group of Southern-California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.
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American Beauty
1999 · Directed by Sam Mendes · 122 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: coming out, coming of age, gay theme
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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The DUFF
2015 · Directed by Ari Sandel · 100 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: high school, bully · Also romance and comedy · From the same decade (2010s)
Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite…
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before
2018 · Directed by Susan Johnson · 100 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: high school · Also comedy and romance · From the same decade (2010s)
Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.
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Where the Crawdads Sing
2022 · Directed by Olivia Newman · 126 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also drama and romance
Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the…
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The Choice
2016 · Directed by Ross Katz · 111 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: love · Also drama and romance · From the same decade (2010s)
Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.
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After
2019 · Directed by Jenny Gage · 106 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: love · Also drama and romance · From the same decade (2010s)
Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa's guarded world opens up when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious…
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The First Time
2012 · Directed by Jon Kasdan · 95 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: high school · Also drama and comedy · From the same decade (2010s)
A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party.
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Endless Love
2014 · Directed by Shana Feste · 104 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: love · Also drama and romance · From the same decade (2010s)
A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
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The Spectacular Now
2013 · Directed by James Ponsoldt · 95 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also comedy and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected…
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Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
2008 · Directed by Gurinder Chadha · 100 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also comedy and drama
Georgia Nicolson is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don't understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has to wear a beret to school.