Movies like Juno
If Juno's mix of puberty, first time and becoming an adult stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Juno's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Tully
2018 · Directed by Jason Reitman · 95 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Jason Reitman · Shares: pregnancy · Also comedy and drama
Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.
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Where the Heart Is
2000 · Directed by Matt Williams · 120 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: pregnancy, pregnant minor, teenage pregnancy · Also comedy and drama · From the same decade (2000s)
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart.
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Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
2008 · Directed by Gurinder Chadha · 100 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: puberty, becoming an adult, precocity · Also comedy and drama · From the same decade (2000s)
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.
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American Beauty
1999 · Directed by Sam Mendes · 122 min8.0
Why you'll like itWith Allison Janney · Shares: first time, coming of age
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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Riding in Cars with Boys
2001 · Directed by Penny Marshall · 131 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: puberty, becoming an adult · Also drama and comedy · From the same decade (2000s)
In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.
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Instant Family
2018 · Directed by Sean Anders · 118 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: adoption · Also comedy and drama
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they…
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Dirty Dancing
1987 · Directed by Emile Ardolino · 100 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also drama and romance
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly…
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
2010 · Directed by Anna Boden · 102 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also comedy and drama
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
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Babyteeth
2020 · Directed by Shannon Murphy · 118 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also drama and comedy
A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.
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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
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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Fools Rush In
1997 · Directed by Andy Tennant · 109 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: pregnancy · Also comedy and drama
After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.