Movies like Jack
If Jack's mix of genetics, age difference and body exchange stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Jack's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Up
2009 · Directed by Pete Docter · 96 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: age difference · Also comedy and family
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old…
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Dead Poets Society
1989 · Directed by Peter Weir · 129 min8.3
Why you'll like itWith Robin Williams · Shares: coming of age
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern…
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American Beauty
1999 · Directed by Sam Mendes · 122 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: age difference, coming of age · From the same decade (1990s)
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 Kid
2000 · Directed by Jon Turteltaub · 104 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: age difference · Also comedy and family
An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.
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Freakier Friday
2025 · Directed by Nisha Ganatra · 110 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: body exchange · Also comedy and family
Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover…
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Freaky Friday
2003 · Directed by Mark Waters · 97 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: body exchange · Also comedy and family
Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé.