20 movies like New Waterford Girl, ordered by similarity : Lady Bird(2017), Microbe and Gasoline(2015), Blockers(2018), Booksmart(2019), The Confirmation(2016), Caterina Goes to Town(2003), Shazam!(2019), Janie(1944), Whip It(2009), Anna and the Apocalypse(2017), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), Flirting(1990) ...
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, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
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.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Kaitlyn Dever Beanie Feldstein Jessica Williams Jason Sudeikis Lisa Kudrow Will Forte Victoria Ruesga Mason Gooding Skyler Gisondo Diana Silvers Molly Gordon
teenager best friend overachiever classmate teacher principal offbeat unrestrained hilarious amusing emotional touching high school party house classroom graduation family home teenage rebellion overcoming fears
On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
2003
106 Minutes
Alice Teghil Sergio Castellitto Margherita Buy Carolina Iaquaniello Federica Sbrenna Claudio Amendola Galatea Ranzi Flavio Bucci Antonio Carnevale Paola Tiziana Cruciani Silvio Vannucci
teacher father mother young girl friend government official engaging spirited witty touching small town rome high school shopping mall cemetery rally father/daughter relationship new school friendship politics
Caterina, forced to leave her small town at the age of thirteen, faces the complications of living in the big metropoly of Rome.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Jack Dylan Grazer Djimon Hounsou Grace Fulton Ian Chen Jovan Armand Faithe Herman Cooper Andrews Marta Milans
teenager disabled boy bully foster mother superhero friend amusing emotional endearing uplifting hilarious cheeky philadelphia convenience store subway foster home school classroom superhuman abilities saving the world
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Comedy
USA
1944
106 Minutes
Joyce Reynolds Robert Hutton Edward Arnold Ann Harding Robert Benchley Alan Hale Barbara Brown Hattie McDaniel Richard Erdman Jackie Moran
teen girl father sister soldier mother teen boy amusing endearing heartwarming family home army base high school party small town park small-town life party love triangle world war ii sexual awakening
Janie is a scatter-brained and high spirited teenage girl living in the small town of Hortonville. World War II causes the establishment of an army camp just outside town. Janie and her ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
111 Minutes
Elliot Page Marcia Gay Harden Kristen Wiig Drew Barrymore Juliette Lewis Daniel Stern Landon Pigg Alia Shawkat Jimmy Fallon Zoë Bell Eve
teen girl mother father roller skater coach best friend charming uplifting texas small town coming of age sports friendship small-town life rebellion mother/daughter relationship growing up transformation 2000s
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with small-town misery after discovering a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
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, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy, Drama
1990
100 Minutes
Noah Taylor Thandie Newton Nicole Kidman Bartholomew Rose Kiri Paramore Kym Wilson Jeff Truman Marshall Napier Josh Picker
teen boy teen girl student teacher father mother winsome tender endearing amusing australia boarding school lake dorm all-boys school interracial romance young love prejudice teen angst coming of age
A white preppie (Noah Taylor) loves a Ugandan girl (Thandie Newton) in 1965 Australia in this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke."
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|France|Belgium|USA|China|Australia|Japan|Finland|Germany|Ireland
2019
87 Minutes
Will Becher Justin Fletcher John Sparkes Amalia Vitale Kate Harbour David Holt Richard Webber Simon Greenall Joe Sugg Emma Tate Andy Nyman
alien animal friend stranger farmer government official amusing engaging heartwarming lighthearted playful winsome farm town countryside alien planet unlikely allies friendly aliens friendship aliens
When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1987
104 Minutes
Judy Davis Jan Adele Claudia Karvan Colin Friels John Clayton Frankie J. Holden Monica Trapaga Mark Hembrow
mother daughter grandmother teen girl singer drifter touching emotional dark new south wales, australia town seaside trailer park beach alcoholism mother/daughter relationship estrangement abandoned child reunion secret past
Story about a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator who re-enters her past when she leaves a tour in a small town and finds her daughter in a mobile home park.
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, Other
UK
2012
105 Minutes
David Tennant Marc Wootton Jason Watkins Joanna Page Ian McNeice Jessica Hynes Pam Ferris Rosie Cavaliero Jake Rollins
teacher pregnant wife schoolteacher schoolboy schoolgirl scholar student donkey amusing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted playful powerful united kingdom england school bus school road trip christmas
A worried new teacher has to juggle a pregnant wife and a class of children on a road trip to the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
USA
2016
72 Minutes
student high school teacher cook athlete goth amusing creative intense hilarious dark school bus high school library cafeteria natural disasters high school friendship escape fall growing up
An earthquake causes a high school to float into the sea, where it slowly sinks like a shipwreck.
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
USA
1950
110 Minutes
Dean Stockwell Darryl Hickman Scotty Beckett Leon Ames Margalo Gillmore Leo G. Carroll Donn Gift Peter Thompson Jerry Mickelsen Alan Dinehart David Bair
schoolboy headmaster bully father uplifting heartwarming boarding school new jersey father/son relationship coming of age boarding-school life friendship education growing up rivalry transformation 1950s
A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical
China|Canada|USA|Thailand
2019
87 Minutes
friend child doll townsperson girl boy playful lighthearted heartwarming hilarious amusing town house party village love relationships friendship self-confidence self-expression
An animated adventure in which the free-spirited UglyDolls confront what it means to be different, struggle with a desire to be loved, and ultimately discover who you truly are is what matters most.