Movies Like Edge of Seventeen

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

Themes: closeted homosexual, summer, gay themeTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Love, Simon

2018·1h 50m·★ 7.5·Greg Berlanti

4 shared themes: male homosexuality, lgbt teen, high school...Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

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2021·2h 13m·★ 7.1·Paul Thomas Anderson

4 shared themes: young love, closeted homosexual, teenage love...Fans also likedDrama & Comedy & Romance

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2013·1h 24m·★ 6.5·Gary Entin

4 shared themes: lgbt teen, closeted homosexual, high school...Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

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Themes: male homosexuality, high school, gay themeFans also likedComedy & Drama

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1998·1h 51m·★ 7.5·Simon Shore

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Walk on Water

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Eytan Fox

Themes: gay club, gay themeTMDB recommends

Chemical Hearts

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Themes: young love, high schoolFans also likedDrama & Romance

Three Months

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Themes: lgbt teen, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Comedy

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

TMDB recommendsThemes: 1980s, high school

Another Gay Movie

2006·1h 34m·★ 5.0·Todd Stephens

Themes: high school, gay themeFans also likedComedy & Romance

Green Book

2018·2h 10m·★ 8.2·Peter Farrelly

Themes: hopeful, gay themeDrama & Comedy

About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy & Romance

The Imitation Game

2014·1h 53m·★ 8.0·Morten Tyldum

Themes: male homosexuality, gay theme

All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Tamako Love Story

2014·1h 23m·★ 7.1·Naoko Yamada

TMDB recommendsRomance & Comedy

Love and Other Disasters

2006·1h 31m·★ 6.1·Alek Keshishian

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

The First Time

2012·1h 35m·★ 6.8·Jon Kasdan

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My Policeman

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How Good Is Edge of Seventeen?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.