Movies like Waves
If Waves's mix of high school, florida and regret stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Waves's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Iron Claw
2023 · Directed by Sean Durkin · 133 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: wrestling, grief, tragedy
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
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The Fallout
2021 · Directed by Megan Park · 96 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: high school, coming of age, generation z
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
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The Florida Project
2017 · Directed by Sean Baker · 112 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: florida, coming of age, generation z · From the same decade (2010s)
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
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Your Name.
2016 · Directed by Makoto Shinkai · 106 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: high school, tragedy · Also romance and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers.
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Foxcatcher
2014 · Directed by Bennett Miller · 134 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: wrestling, tragedy · From the same decade (2010s)
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
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10 Things I Hate About You
1999 · Directed by Gil Junger · 97 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: high school, coming of age · Also romance and drama
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister…
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · Directed by Stephen Chbosky · 103 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: high school, coming of age · From the same decade (2010s)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him…
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Monster's Ball
2001 · Directed by Marc Forster · 113 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: interracial relationship · Also drama and romance
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
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Donnie Darko
2001 · Directed by Richard Kelly · 114 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: high school, loss
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017 · Directed by Jon Watts · 133 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: high school, coming of age · From the same decade (2010s)
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as…
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Magnolia
1999 · Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 189 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: regret
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will…
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Ordinary People
1980 · Directed by Robert Redford · 124 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: grief
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy.