20 movies like Detroit Rock City, ordered by similarity : Almost Famous(2000), Microbe and Gasoline(2015), Blinded by the Light(2019), 20th Century Women(2016), Blockers(2018), Mes Petites Amoureuses(1974), Sun Alley(2000), Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life(2016), The Edge of Seventeen(2016), New Waterford Girl(1999), Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny(2006), Big Fan(2009) ...
Comedy
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Edward Furlong Giuseppe Andrews James DeBello Sam Huntington Lin Shaye Melanie Lynskey Natasha Lyonne Miles Dougal Nick Scotti Emmanuelle Chriqui David Quane
teen boy rock star teen girl mother musician wild cheeky cleveland household detroit concert stage rock 'n' roll fandom rebellion road trip friendship quest growing up underdog 1970s
In 1978, four rebellious teenagers try to scam their way into a KISS concert.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Zooey Deschanel John Fedevich Bijou Phillips
journalist young boy musician rock star mother groupie touching tender amusing bus concert stage hotel hospital tour bus musicians music road trip romance drugs jealousy
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Comedy, Adventure
France
2015
104 Minutes
Ange Dargent Théophile Baquet Diane Besnier Audrey Tautou Vincent Lamoureux Agathe Peigney Douglas Brosset Charles Raymond Ferdinand Roux-Balme Marc Delarue
teen boy teenager artist mother love interest friend amusing playful charming cheeky lighthearted emotional france lake vacation home coming-of-age relationships first love mother/son relationship escape
Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
Drama, Music, Comedy
UK|USA|France
2019
114 Minutes
Viveik Kalra Hayley Atwell Rob Brydon Kulvinder Ghir Nell Williams Aaron Phagura Meera Ganatra Dean-Charles Chapman Sally Phillips
teenager father mother friend love interest teacher powerful uplifting inspiring hilarious cheeky england high school house bedroom new york city bruce springsteen music growing up culture
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
118 Minutes
Annette Bening Elle Fanning Greta Gerwig Billy Crudup Lucas Jade Zumann Alison Elliott Thea Gill Vitaly A. Lebeau Olivia Hone Waleed Zuaiter Curran Walters
single mother adolescent young woman artist neighbor friend brooding emotional creative california house street car party skate park teenage rebellion single mothers helping others change growing up
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
Comedy
USA
2018
102 Minutes
Leslie Mann Ike Barinholtz John Cena Kathryn Newton Geraldine Viswanathan Gideon Adlon Graham Phillips Miles Robbins Jimmy Bellinger Ramona Young Jake Picking
parent daughter teenager friend teen boy teen girl cool confident amusing hilarious lighthearted playful prom house school limousine party parent/child relationship parenthood teen romance
Three parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night.
Comedy, Drama
France
1974
123 Minutes
Martin Loeb Ingrid Caven Jacqueline Dufranne Vincent Testanière Roger Rizzi Anne Stroka
boy mother mother's boyfriend grandmother friend girl endearing calm tender striking south of france paris apartment school bicycle shop coming of age adolescence desire loneliness family
A study of minor events in the adolescence of a boy growing up in small towns. Daniel lives with his grandmother and, after one year of high school, has to go to live with his mother in the... See full summary »
Comedy, Romance
Germany
2000
87 Minutes
Alexander Scheer Alexander Beyer Katharina Thalbach Detlev Buck Ignaz Kirchner Robert Stadlober Annika Kuhl
teen boy teen girl soldier rebel love interest mother cool dreamy winsome east berlin east germany west berlin street friendship young love repression teen angst rebellion communism rivalry
A group of kids grow up on the short, wrong (east) side of the Sonnenallee in Berlin, right next to one of the few border crossings between East and West reserved for German citizens. The ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA|Cambodia
2016
92 Minutes
Griffin Gluck Lauren Graham Rob Riggle Thomas Barbusca Andrew Daly Adam Pally Isabela Moner Retta Efren Ramirez Alexa Nisenson Jacob Hopkins
teen boy mother sister best friend principal teen girl confident cheeky amusing house school classroom office gym playground imagination rebellion rule breaking pranks friendship
After his principal (Andy Daly) destroys his sketchbook, Rafe (Griffin Gluck) and his best friend Leo (Thomas Barbusca) decide to "destroy his book" and break every rule in the school's Code of Conduct.
Comedy, Drama
USA|China
2016
105 Minutes
Hailee Steinfeld Haley Lu Richardson Blake Jenner Kyra Sedgwick Woody Harrelson Hayden Szeto Alexander Calvert Eric Keenleyside Nesta Cooper Daniel Bacon Lina Renna
teen girl best friend older brother mother teacher love interest cheeky emotional cool high school house yard store classroom office lust growing up rejection friendship dating
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
Comedy
Canada
1999
97 Minutes
Liane Balaban Tara Spencer-Nairn Andrew McCarthy Mary Walsh Nicholas Campbell Cathy Moriarty Kevin Curran Krista MacDonald Cassie MacDonald
teen girl misfit newcomer teacher mother father winsome passionate amusing hedonistic nova scotia cape breton island seaside school canada small town boxing art ambition friendship
A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2006
97 Minutes
Jack Black Kyle Gass JR Reed Tim Robbins Ben Stiller Colin Hanks David Krumholtz Jason Segel Meat Loaf Aday Amy Poehler
musician band member music lover satan mother friend hysterical outlandish hollywood, calif. bar museum car apartment dreams rock 'n' roll friendship music coming of age journey quest
To become the greatest band of all time, two slacker, wannabe-rockers set out on a quest to steal a legendary guitar pick that gives its holders incredible guitar skills, from a maximum security Rock and Roll museum.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
88 Minutes
Patton Oswalt Kevin Corrigan Marcia Jean Kurtz Michael Rapaport Matt Servitto Gino Cafarelli Serafina Fiore Jonathan Hamm Joe Garden Polly Humphries
blue-collar worker mother fan friend football player radio host amusing cheeky emotional staten island, n.y. parking garage hospital gas station strip club radio station sports fandom friendship idolization accident
A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.
Romance, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
103 Minutes
Logan Lerman Emma Watson Ezra Miller Mae Whitman Kate Walsh Dylan McDermott Melanie Lynskey Joan Cusack Paul Rudd Nina Dobrev Adam Hagenbuch
teen boy friend teen girl stepbrother teacher family member touching brooding endearing pittsburgh high school household adolescence friendship fitting in coming of age underdog growing up 1990s
An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
96 Minutes
Cynthia Nixon Michael Angarano Sunny Mabrey Michael Rispoli Brian Stokes Mitchell Gina Gershon Gideon Glick Matt Bush
teenager model news reporter musician mother friend heartwarming cheeky unrestrained pennsylvania new york city hospital car high school dying wish cancer road trip mother/son relationship friendship sex
A young man with a terminal illness makes an unconventional request on local television.
Musical, Comedy, Other, Horror
UK
2017
92 Minutes
Ella Hunt Malcolm Cumming Sarah Swire Christopher Leveaux Ben Wiggins Marli Siu Mark Benton Paul Kaye Ella Jarvis Calum Cormack
zombie friend loved one teen girl family member hilarious amusing lighthearted thrilling cheeky high school house suburb playground cemetery zombies friendship survival christmas escape
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.
Comedy
USA|Germany|UK
2008
99 Minutes
Georgia Groome Alan Davies Karen Taylor Aaron Taylor-Johnson Steve Jones Eleanor Tomlinson Georgia Henshaw Sean Bourke Kimberley Nixon Liam Hess Tommy Bastow
teen girl teen boy twin mother father best friend endearing cheeky amusing tender house school party library bar pool teen angst adolescence coming of age relationships
The story centers on a 14-year-old girl who keeps a diary about the ups and downs of being a teenager, including the things she learns about kissing.
Comedy
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Jeanne Crain Myrna Loy Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter Edward Arnold Hoagy Carmichael Barbara Bates Bob Arthur Verna Felton
single mother daughter widow boss son friend amusing lighthearted emotional heartwarming new jersey household office young love single mothers big family working woman sexism mother/child relationship sacrifice
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.
Comedy
Finland|Sweden
1989
78 Minutes
Matti Pellonpää Kari Väänänen Nicky Tesco Sakke Järvenpää Heikki Keskinen Pimme Korhonen Sakari Kuosmanen
musician record producer promoter agent fan dead person offbeat quirky hilarious siberia new york city mexico road russia music industry rock 'n' roll touring band culture clash aspirations
Siberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
2017
90 Minutes
Stuart Livingston
boy friend classmate teacher parent pirate amusing emotional cheeky charming jungle friendship missing persons animation adventure discovery quest rescue growing up 2010s
Arnold and his friends find nonstop adventure when they travel to San Lorenzo, Argentina, to find his missing parents.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
2017
105 Minutes
Dean O'Gorman James Rolleston Ashleigh Cummings Antonia Prebble Matt Whelan Ben Mitchell Milo Cawthorne Siobhan Marshall
outlaw cop friend boyfriend girlfriend driver amusing engaging endearing thrilling heartwarming new zealand vehicle barn road on the run big city on the run road trip protest
Accidental outlaws travel New Zealand in a yellow mini, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with the cops and the media hot on their tail.