20 movies like Lightning Bug, ordered by similarity : Time of the Gypsies(1989), Across the Line(2015), American Honey(2016), Kai Po Che!(2013), The Hero(2017), Dear Zindagi(2016), Reach the Rock(1998), A Star Is Born(1937), Too Late for Tears(1949), In Her Name(2016), 3 Faces(2018), Beats(2019) ...
Drama
USA
2004
97 Minutes
Bret Harrison Laura Prepon Kevin Gage Ashley Laurence Hal Sparks Bob Penny Lucas Till Shannon Eubanks Jonathan Spencer Josh Todd Jamie Avera
girl young man teenager engaging emotional alabama hollywood dreams career horror films temptation
A drama/thriller, set in the South, about a young boy who longs to escape the misery of his childhood and the misunderstanding of his hometown. A gifted, self-taught, special effects ... See full summary »
Drama
Yugoslavia|Italy|UK
1989
136 Minutes
Davor Dujmovic Bora Todorovic Ljubica Adzovic Husnija Hasimovic Sinolicka Trpkova Zabit Memedov
teenager teen boy young man dreamer engaging endearing heartwarming emotional lighthearted coming-of-age dreams new life gypsy culture adventure discovery growing up mystery pursuit transformation
In this luminous tale set in the area around Sarajevo and in Italy, Perhan, an engaging young Romany (gypsy) with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime, which threatens to destroy him and those he loves.
Drama
2015
87 Minutes
Sarah Jeffery Stephan James Shamier Anderson Steven Love Lanette Ware Hugh Thompson Jackie Torrens Cara Ricketts Denis Theriault Jeremiah Sparks Jim Codrington
young man black man athlete moving emotional engaging nova scotia canada small town oppression racial issues race relations racial tension career career aspirations hockey community growing up rise 21st century
A young, black hockey star (Stephan James), bound for the NHL, is surronded by racial tension in a divided Nova Scotian community.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2016
162 Minutes
Sasha Lane Riley Keough Shia LaBeouf McCaul Lombardi Arielle Holmes Crystal B. Ice Garry Howell Kenneth Kory Tucker Raymond Coalson Isaiah Stone Dakota Powers
teen girl party girl young man manager enforcer traveler brooding emotional fascinating highway van hotel house party bedroom growing up travel sales dreams party
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
Drama
India
2013
126 Minutes
young man friend childhood friend neighbor girlfriend sister emotional gripping engaging heartwarming intense powerful india city house cricket match violence friendship chasing dreams community
Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.
Drama
USA
2017
96 Minutes
Sam Elliott Laura Prepon Nick Offerman Krysten Ritter Katharine Ross Doug Cox Max Gail Jackie Joyner Patrika Darbo Frank Collison Andy Allo
actor ex-wife star drug dealer daughter comedian brooding emotional engaging moving somber uplifting recording studio house beach field life cycle life imitating art cancer career change
An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality.
Drama, Romance, Comedy
India
2016
150 Minutes
Alia Bhatt Shah Rukh Khan Atul Kale Angad Bedi Kunal Kapoor Ira Dubey Yashaswini Dayama
career woman man lover emotional melodramatic airy amusing heartwarming india career desire relationships new experiences bollywood romance love metamorphosis temptation 2010s
Kaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life's imperfections.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
100 Minutes
William Sadler Alessandro Nivola Bruce Norris Karen Sillas Brooke Langton Richard Hamilton Norman Reedus
young man police sergeant deputy ex-girlfriend girlfriend emotional engaging illinois small town jail hardware store coffee shop accidental death crime drinking coming of age death of friend teen angst transformation love
Two school kids, who are best friends, are drinking on the side of a river. One friend bets the other that he can't swim across the river and "Reach The Rock". The friend takes the bet and ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
111 Minutes
Janet Gaynor Fredric March Adolphe Menjou May Robson Andy Devine Lionel Stander Franklin Pangborn Owen Moore J.C. Nugent Clara Blandick Peggy Wood
actor actress engaging emotional touching hollywood, calif. movie set aging alcoholism love ambition actors love sacrifice quest 1930s
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Lizabeth Scott Don DeFore Dan Duryea Arthur Kennedy Kristine Miller Barry Kelley Denver Pyle Virginia Mullen Richard Irving George Mann Harry J. Vejar
wife husband brother brother-in-law sister-in-law private investigator creepy disturbing shocking suspenseful tense uneasy hollywood hollywood hills apartment car train station money murder greed
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Sebastian Koch Marie-Josée Croze Christelle Cornil Lila-Rose Gilberti Emma Besson Christian Kmiotek Serge Feuillard
man frenchman daughter teenager mother boyfriend engaging gripping emotional thrilling melodramatic sad france vacation home bedroom unexpected death father/daughter relationship grief fight for justice justice
Drama
Iran
2018
100 Minutes
Narges Delaram
actress girl filmmaker villager family member amusing hilarious tense emotional small town village car field house tradition following your dreams growing up small-town life adventure discovery
Three actresses at different stages of their career. One from before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, one popular star of today known throughout the country and a young girl longing to attend a drama conservatory.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2019
101 Minutes
Martin Donaghy Brian Ferguson Ryan Fletcher Laura Fraser Rachel Jackson Neil Leiper Lorn Macdonald Kevin Mains
scottish person teenager best friend parent partygoer amusing emotional engaging frenetic gutsy unrestrained scotland home city party rave street friendship rave culture drugs
Two teenage boys in Scotland in 1994, best friends with no control over their lives, risk everything to attend an illegal rave, hoping for the best night of their boring lives.
Comedy, Drama
France
1970
103 Minutes
Jean-Claude Brialy Aurora Cornu Béatrice Romand Laurence De Monaghan Michèle Montel
diplomat teen girl sister ex-girlfriend fiancé engaging witty calm france switzerland lake marriage obsession fidelity vacation forbidden love growing up temptation 1970s
On lakeside summer holiday, a conflicted older man is dared to have a flirt with two beautiful teenage stepsisters despite his betrothal to a diplomat's daughter and the fact that the girls have boyfriends.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama, Music
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Lena Hall Daniel Powell Mena Suvari Christine Lahti Dan Fogler Michael Zegen Hayley Kiyoko Darren Ritchie Sas Goldberg Morgan Weed
musician girlfriend mother lesbian ex-boyfriend housewife emotional engaging touching moving tender melodramatic los angeles st. louis going home female sexuality musicians failed romance musical performance unlikely romance
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back in with her mother. Playing for tip money in an old friend's bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape. Based on the life and times of Alyssa Robbins.
Drama
USA
1955
111 Minutes
James Dean Natalie Wood Sal Mineo Jim Backus Ann Doran Corey Allen William Hopper Rochelle Hudson Virginia Brissac Nick Adams Jack Simmons
teenager girlfriend friend rival mother father dark emotional los angeles police station household abandoned building observatory teenage rebellion teen angst generation gap alienation family dysfunction accidental death growing up
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Drama
USA
2019
87 Minutes
Julia Garner Matthew Macfayden Makenzie Leigh Juliana Canfield Lou Martini Jr. Noah Robbins Dagmara Dominczyk Kristine Froseth Alexander Chaplin Clara Wong Purva Bedi
college graduate film producer assistant media mogul engaging emotional powerful striking los angeles film set hollywood college misogyny predators sexual abuse career aspirations rise fall escape pursuit
A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
Drama
South Korea
2015
121 Minutes
Jae-yeong Jeong Kim Min-hee Yeo-jeong Yoon Ju-bong Gi Joon-sang Yoo Hwa-Jeong Choi Young-hwa Seo Ah-sung Ko
filmmaker young man artist young woman poet love interest amusing creative engaging fascinating emotional heartwarming south korea movie theater park artist's studio serendipity attraction art creative process
A married film director falls for a young painter - twice.
Drama
Sweden|Denmark
1998
89 Minutes
Alexandra Dahlström Rebecca Liljeberg Erica Carlson Mathias Rust Stefan Hörberg Josefin Nyberg Ralph Carlsson Maria Hedborg Axel Widegren Jill Ung Lisa Skagerstam
popular girl loner sister teen boy lesbian teen girl charming emotional tender amusing åmål, sweden school party car bathroom teen angst relationships childhood friendship homosexuality
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.
Drama
Austria
2019
108 Minutes
Valerie Pachner Pia Hierzegger Mavie Horbiger Michelle Barthel Marc Benjamin Dominic Marcus Singer Meo Wulf Axel Sichrovsky Grazyna Dylag Tom Hanslmaier
career woman schizophrenic boss colleague bleak brooding disturbing emotional melancholy powerful sad vienna germany mental breakdown career career vs. family work workplace politics workplace romance fall
A high-powered business consultant struggles to keep her professional and personal lives from colliding after her schizophrenic sister attempts suicide.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.