Movies Like New Waterford Girl

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

Jailbait!

2000·1h 34m·★ 4.6·Allan Moyle

2 shared crewDir. Allan MoyleDP: Derek Rogers

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1966·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Jiří Menzel

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Almost Famous

2000·2h 4m·★ 7.9·Cameron Crowe

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Juno

2007·1h 36m·★ 7.4·Jason Reitman

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Tsotsi

2005·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Gavin Hood

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ATL

2006·1h 47m·★ 6.2·Chris Robinson

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Fear of Rain

2021·1h 49m·★ 6.0·Castille Landon

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The Grand Seduction

2014·1h 52m·★ 7.0·Don McKellar

Both star Liane Balaban & Mary Walsh

Drive Me Crazy

1999·1h 31m·★ 5.8·John Schultz

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For Keeps

1988·1h 38m·★ 6.0·John G. Avildsen

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Little Darlings

1980·1h 35m·★ 6.5·Ronald F. Maxwell

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Grandma

2015·1h 18m·★ 6.7·Paul Weitz

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The Map That Leads to You

2025·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Lasse Hallström

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The Other Sister

1999·2h 10m·★ 6.5·Garry Marshall

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Family Weekend

2013·1h 45m·★ 6.2·Benjamin Epps

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How Good Is New Waterford Girl?

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