Movies like Sublime
If Sublime's mix of friendship, male friendship and coming of age stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Sublime's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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My Best Friend
2018 · Directed by Martín Deus · 92 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, male friendship, coming of age · Also a Spanish-language drama
Lorenzo, a quiet teenager lives in a small town at the edge of the world in beautiful Patagonia. He’s a good student and a curious and smart person, more skilled in music and literature than sports.
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The Blonde One
2019 · Directed by Marco Berger · 108 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: male friendship, gay theme · Also a Spanish-language drama
Gabriel has just moved in with Juan. Shy and reserved, Gabo resists Juan’s wandering hands and intense gaze. With a parade of beauties filing out of Juan’s bedroom, his machismo seems firmly entrenched.
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Giant Little Ones
2019 · Directed by Keith Behrman · 93 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, coming of age, teenage boy
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
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Firebird
2021 · Directed by Peeter Rebane · 107 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme, boys' love (bl) · Also drama and romance · From the same decade (2020s)
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
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The Third One
2014 · Directed by Rodrigo Guerrero · 72 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme · Also a Spanish-language drama
After meeting in a chat room, Fede arrives at a down- town building to have an intimate encounter with a gay couple older than him. As the night unfolds, Fede has an intense and telling experience.
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After
2019 · Directed by Jenny Gage · 106 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: teenage crush · Also drama and romance
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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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Directed by Chris Columbus · 152 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, male friendship
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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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · Directed by David Yates · 153 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: teenage crush, teenage love
Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
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The Art of Getting By
2011 · Directed by Gavin Wiesen · 83 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: friendship · Also drama and romance
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred…
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Spider-Man
2002 · Directed by Sam Raimi · 121 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: teenage boy, teenage love
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
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Anonymously Yours
2021 · Directed by María Torres · 101 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso a Spanish-language drama · From the same decade (2020s)
After an accidental text message turns into a digital friendship, Vale and Alex start crushing on each other without realizing they've met in real life.
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Life in a Year
2020 · Directed by Mitja Okorn · 107 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso drama and romance · From the same decade (2020s)
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.