

Movies like Permanent
If Permanent's mix of parent child relationship, bullying and school stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Permanent's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Directed by Chris Columbus · 152 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: bullying, school
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and…
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Female Trouble
1976 · Directed by John Waters · 98 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship
Teenage delinquent Dawn Davenport, incensed after her parents do not give her the cha-cha heels she wanted for Christmas, runs away from home.
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Bottoms
2023 · Directed by Emma Seligman · 91 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: bullying
Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up…
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Three O'Clock High
1987 · Directed by Phil Joanou · 99 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: bullying
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell.
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Saved!
2004 · Directed by Brian Dannelly · 92 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: bullying
Mary is a good Christian girl who goes to a good Christian high school where she has good Christian friends and a perfect Christian boyfriend.
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Blockers
2018 · Directed by Kay Cannon · 102 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship · From the same decade (2010s)
When three parents discover that each of their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.