20 movies like Finding Forrester, ordered by similarity : Is Anybody There?(2008), Our Song(2000), Blinded by the Light(2019), Chinese Coffee(2000), The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey(2007), The Color of Friendship(2000), Stuck in Love(2012), Hoop Dreams(1994), Bar Bahar(2016), Brooklyn(2015), Ghost World(2001), Love, Simon(2018) ...
7.3/10
Drama
USA
2000
133 Minutes
Sean Connery Rob Brown F. Murray Abraham Anna Paquin Busta Rhymes April Grace Michael Carmen Pitt Michael Nouri
basketball player writer mentor teenager engaging inspiring brooklyn, n.y. apartment basketball court friendship talent writing race relations culture clash discovery growing up 2000s
A young writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author.
Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Michael Caine Bill Milner Anne-Marie Duff David Morrissey Rosemary Harris Elizabeth Spriggs Leslie Phillips Peter Vaughan Linzey Cocker Sylvia Syms Ralph Ineson
young boy magician magician's assistant best friend friend teenager charming playful engaging suspenseful witty friendship best friends relationships unlikely friendship magic adventure discovery growing up mystery
A death-obsessed youth (Bill Milner) befriends an aging magician (Michael Caine) who longs to join his wife in the afterlife.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
2000
95 Minutes
Kerry Washington Anna Simpson Melissa Martinez Marlene Forte Ray Anthony Thomas Rosalyn Coleman Carmen Lopez Tyrone Brown Lorraine Berry Natasha Frith Kim Howard
teenager friend band member teacher touching emotional inspiring brooklyn, n.y. high school household teen angst music loyalty pregnancy suicide female bonding discovery growing up love 2000s
Focusing on the bonding between three girls in Brooklyn's "Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band" and the choices the girls face once their high school closes down for asbestos removal.
6.9/10
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.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2000
99 Minutes
writer photographer friend girlfriend doorman engaging emotional passionate tense greenwich village apartment restaurant friendship jealousy regret aging unemployment writing rivalry rise
Harry and Jake, two unsuccessful writers, spend a cathartic evening arguing about money, aesthetics, their friendship, and Harry's new manuscript.
6.4/10
Other, Drama
UK
2007
90 Minutes
Tom Berenger Joely Richardson Luke Ward-Wilkinson Lia Williams Jenny O'Hara Ronald Pickup Elliot Cowan Derek Riddell
woodworker mother son young boy dead person friend engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming charming creative family home friendship relationships christmas emotion art adventure discovery
When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, ... See full summary »
Drama
2000
83 Minutes
Carl Lumbly Penny Johnson Shadia Simmons Lindsey Haun Anthony Burnett Travis Davis Erik Todd Dellums Ahmad Stoner Melanie Nichols King Susan Danford Michael Kanev
congressman father friend foreign exchange student daughter charming endearing touching washington, d.c. south africa farm race relations culture clash friendship family apartheid violence growing up transformation discovery
A black family (Carl Lumbly, Penny Johnson, Shadia Simmons) receives a white South African exchange student, raised in apartheid, into its home in 1977.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
97 Minutes
Greg Kinnear Jennifer Connelly Lily Collins Logan Lerman Nat Wolff Patrick Schwarzenegger Liana Liberato Kristen Bell Michael Goodwin
author child parent father daughter son neighbor love interest romantic interest ex-wife engaging lighthearted inspiring playful mushy positive united states house beach bar
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
8.3/10
Documentary, Drama
USA
1994
174 Minutes
William Gates Arthur Agee Sheila Agee Isiah Thomas Bill Gleason
basketball player teenager mother father coach teacher uplifting powerful gutsy emotional chicago westchester, ill. basketball court family home basketball ambition high school racism class distinctions growing up
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Drama
2016
96 Minutes
Mouna Hawa Sana Jammelieh Shaden Kanboura Mahmud Shalaby Riyad Sliman Ahlam Canaan Firas Nassar Samar Qupty
woman roommate brooding engaging fiery frenetic hedonistic powerful tel aviv israel apartment culture clash tradition modern life women feminism friendship growing up discovery 2010s
Three Arab-Israeli women share an apartment in Tel Aviv and try to balance their traditions with the modern world.
7.5/10
Romance, Drama, History
UK|Canada|Ireland
2015
112 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Domhnall Gleeson Emory Cohen Jim Broadbent Julie Walters Jessica Paré Eve Macklin Bríd Brennan Fiona Glascott Jane Brennan Nora-Jane Noone
irishwoman mother immigrant italian friend family member charming emotional engaging ireland brooklyn boat store boardinghouse apartment immigrants homesickness love family culture clash
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Germany
2001
111 Minutes
Thora Birch Scarlett Johansson Steve Buscemi Brad Renfro Illeana Douglas Bob Balaban Stacey Travis Debra Azar Rini Bell Tom McGowan Ashley Peldon
friend teenager singer psychiatrist teacher father quirky brooding school household restaurant friendship culture clash jealousy graduation discovery temptation 2000s
With only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. As a mere gag, they respond to a man's newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives.
7.6/10
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Nick Robinson Josh Duhamel Jennifer Garner Tony Hale Katherine Langford Alexandra Shipp Logan Miller Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Keiynan Lonsdale Joey Pollari Miles Heizer
teen boy teenager family member friend love interest amusing cheeky emotional endearing heartwarming positive house high school coming out growing up teen romance family relationships friendship growing up
Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
7.1/10
Comedy, Action, Drama
Hungary
2016
105 Minutes
Szabolcs Thuróczy Zoltán Fenyvesi Mónika Balsai Ádám Fekete Lídia Danis
teenager disabled person hitman friend young man gripping bleak brooding hungary growing up crime violence disability friendship unlikely allies growing up adventure discovery 2010s
Two disabled teenagers looking for a reason to live, team up with a wheelchair hitman.
7.4/10
Drama
Norway
2006
105 Minutes
Anders Danielsen Lie Espen Klouman Høiner Viktoria Winge Henrik Elvestad Christian Rubeck Odd-Magnus Williamson Pal Stokka Henrik Mestad
friend girlfriend writer author disheartening melodramatic amusing city apartment party ocean norway stage success friendship writing rejection jealousy mental breakdown quest
Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.
6.9/10
Drama
UK
2016
83 Minutes
Suzanna Hamilton Darren Kent Pixie Le Knot Will Rastall Eileen Pollock Jason Wright Steven Brandon Shana Swash Edward Wilkinson Rachael Cox
down syndrome sufferer friend young girl outsider young boy mother charming emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving english countryside nursing home home town field barn loss love
Luke, an independent young man with Down's syndrome stumbles upon a wild and life changing friendship.
6.7/10
Drama
USA|Canada
2020
108 Minutes
Ben Affleck Al Madrigal Janina Gavankar Jeremy Radin Brandon Wilson Melvin Gregg Michaela Watkins Will Ropp T.K. Carter Glynn Turman Hayes MacArthur
basketball coach basketball player alcoholic team member inspiring passionate intense moving emotional basketball court high school house hometown basketball alcoholism failed marriage hope redemption fall discovery
Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.
7.3/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2007
118 Minutes
Don Cheadle Chiwetel Ejiofor Taraji P. Henson Martin Sheen Cedric Kyles Peter MacNeill Richard Chevolleau Martin Randez Sean MacMahon
radio host girlfriend brother competitor producer inmate engaging inspiring incredible radio station washington, d.c. social commentary unlikely hero radio race relations friendship activism rise discovery transformation
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
6.2/10
Drama
UK
2012
91 Minutes
Lenora Crichlow Lily James Noel Clarke Rupert Graves Bradley James Philip Davis Lorraine Burroughs Lashana Lynch Dominique Tipper
girl runner team member coach father physical therapist confident dreamy emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring london united kingdom racetrack locker room council estate family home sports team
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
106 Minutes
Mark Arnott Gordon Clapp Maggie Cousineau Brian Johnson Adam LeFevre Bruce MacDonald Jean Passanante Maggie Renzi John Sayles David Strathairn Karen Trott
schoolteacher actress songwriter counselor medical student speechwriter intricate uneasy emotional new hampshire house theater river basketball court reunion friendship nostalgia politics class distinctions male bonding
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, DC.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Emma Thompson Mindy Kaling John Lithgow Hugh Dancy Reid Scott Denis O'Hare Max Casella Paul Walter Hauser John Early Luke Slattery Ike Barinholtz
talk show host writer co-worker friend amusing hilarious cheeky inspiring uplifting new york city television studio office stage women comedy unlikely allies unlikely friendship friendship working woman transformation
A late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.
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