Movies Like Flirting

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

The Year My Voice Broke

1987·1h 45m·★ 7.3·John Duigan

Danny Embling Collection2 shared crewThemes: teenage crush, 1960s

Wide Sargasso Sea

1993·1h 38m·★ 5.6·John Duigan

2 shared crewDir. John DuiganDP: Geoff Burton

Romero

1989·1h 45m·★ 7.2·John Duigan

2 shared crewDir. John DuiganDP: Geoff Burton

Sirens

1994·1h 38m·★ 5.9·John Duigan

2 shared crewDir. John DuiganDP: Geoff Burton

Wild Child

2008·1h 38m·★ 6.1·Nick Moore

Themes: girls' boarding school, girls' school, boarding schoolFans also likedDrama & Romance

Submarine

2011·1h 38m·★ 7.3·Richard Ayoade

Themes: loss of virginity, bullyingFans also likedStarring Noah Taylor

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969·2h 35m·★ 6.8·Herbert Ross

Themes: boys' school, boarding schoolFans also likedDrama & Romance

Spud

2010·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Donovan Marsh

Themes: boys' school, teenage crushFans also liked

The Leading Man

1996·1h 40m·★ 5.6·John Duigan

Both star Thandiwe Newton & Nicole KidmanDir. John Duigan

Shine

1996·1h 45m·★ 7.6·Scott Hicks

Themes: australia, 1960sStarring Noah Taylor

American Pie

1999·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Paul Weitz

Themes: loss of virginity, teenage sexuality

A Place Called Silence

2024·1h 59m·★ 6.5·Sam Quah

Themes: girls' school, bullying

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001·2h 32m·★ 7.7·Chris Columbus

Themes: boarding school, bullying

Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Mifune

1999·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Love, Simon

2018·1h 50m·★ 7.5·Greg Berlanti

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Do the Right Thing

1989·2h·★ 7.9·Spike Lee

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