Movies Like Edge of Seventeen

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

Licorice Pizza

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

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2013·1h 24m·★ 6.5·Gary Entin

Themes: closeted homosexual, lgbt teen, high schoolFans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Love, Simon

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Themes: lgbt teen, male homosexuality, high schoolFans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

Themes: closeted homosexual, summerTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Chemical Hearts

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Richard Tanne

Themes: young love, high schoolFans also likedDrama & Romance

Alex Strangelove

2018·1h 39m·★ 6.3·Craig Johnson

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1998·1h 51m·★ 7.5·Simon Shore

Themes: teenage love, high schoolFans also likedDrama & Romance

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

TMDB recommendsThemes: 1980s, high school

About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

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All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

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Tamako Love Story

2014·1h 23m·★ 7.1·Naoko Yamada

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Love and Other Disasters

2006·1h 31m·★ 6.1·Alek Keshishian

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Moonlight

2016·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Barry Jenkins

Themes: male homosexuality, high school

The First Time

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Bad Education

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Yesterday

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How Good Is Edge of Seventeen?

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