Movies Like The First Time

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

Submarine

2011·1h 38m·★ 7.3·Richard Ayoade

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10 Things I Hate About You

1999·1h 37m·★ 7.4·Gil Junger

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Belle Époque

1992·1h 49m·★ 7.1·Fernando Trueba

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama & Romance

Cruel Intentions

1999·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Roger Kumble

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Virtual Sexuality

1999·1h 32m·★ 5.1·Nick Hurran

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

36 Fillette

1988·1h 28m·★ 6.0·Catherine Breillat

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

How It Ends

2021·1h 23m·★ 5.4·Daryl Wein

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Dating Amber

2020·1h 32m·★ 7.0·David Freyne

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Say Anything...

1989·1h 40m·★ 7.3·Cameron Crowe

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The Spectacular Now

2013·1h 35m·★ 7.0·James Ponsoldt

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Tall Girl

2019·1h 41m·★ 5.2·Nzingha Stewart

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St. Elmo's Fire

1985·1h 48m·★ 6.4·Joel Schumacher

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XX/XY

2002·1h 31m·★ 5.9·Austin Chick

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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The Best of Me

2014·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Michael Hoffman

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Heathers

1989·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Michael Lehmann

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Lady Bird

2017·1h 34m·★ 7.4·Greta Gerwig

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Chemical Hearts

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Richard Tanne

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Winter Spring Summer or Fall

2024·1h 37m·★ 6.1·Tiffany Paulsen

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How Good Is The First Time?

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

Where to Watch The First Time

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United States

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Available in 16 countries