20 movies like Margaret, ordered by similarity : Lady Bird(2017), Sing Street(2016), Eureka(2000), Caterina Goes to Town(2003), The Browning Version(1994), American Wrestler: The Wizard(2016), Home Room(2003), Flirting(1990), The Class(2008), The Tracey Fragments(2007), The Chorus(2004), Uncommon(2014) ...
Drama
USA
2011
149 Minutes
Anna Paquin J. Smith-Cameron Jean Reno Jeannie Berlin Allison Janney Matthew Broderick Matt Damon Mark Ruffalo
teen girl single mother teacher bus driver engaging solemn new york city school street accident guilt coming of age court battles redemption growing up transformation 2000s
A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.
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.
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Drama
Japan|France
2000
218 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Aoi Miyazaki Masaru Miyazaki Yoichiro Saito Ken Mitsuishi Gô Rijû Yutaka Matsushige Sansei Shiomi Kimie Shingyoji
hijacker bus driver schoolboy schoolgirl cousin passenger disheartening intricate emotional japan rural community office bus trauma murder hijacking orphans redemption grief transformation
The traumatized survivors of a murderous bus hijacking come together and take a road trip to attempt to overcome their damaged selves. Meanwhile a serial killer is on the loose.
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.
Drama
UK
1994
97 Minutes
Albert Finney Greta Scacchi Matthew Modine Julian Sands Michael Gambon Ben Silverstone Maryam d'Abo Jim Sturgess
husband wife teacher lover student schoolboy schoolteacher gripping engaging school england boarding school marriage career failed marriage affair education retirement transformation discovery
On the verge of forced resignation, a strict old-fashioned teacher rethinks his life.
Drama
USA
2016
117 Minutes
Jon Voight William Fichtner Lia Marie Johnson George Kosturos Kevin G. Schmidt Gabriel Basso Shannon Collis Courtney Hope Turner Nicholas Guilak
high-school student wrestler hero school principal team member coach emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving touching small town california high school gym school bus wrestling new school new town
In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.
Drama
USA
2003
132 Minutes
Busy Philipps Erika Christensen Victor Garber Holland Taylor Ken Jenkins James Pickens Jr.
high-school student teen girl murderer police officer murder suspect friend emotional profound gripping high school classroom hospital crime scene family home suspicion friendship recovery school shootings investigation coming of age
A high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students.
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."
Drama
France
2008
129 Minutes
François Bégaudeau Esmeralda Ouertani Rachel Regulier Franck Keita Wei Huang Agame Malembo-Emene Angélica Sancio Arthur Fogel
principal teacher student parent school principal engaging gripping profound spirited inspiring powerful school paris classroom playground education ethnic tension french language and literature connections leadership
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
Drama
Canada
2007
77 Minutes
Elliot Page Max McCabe-Lokos Ari Cohen Erin McMurty Slim Twig Zie Souwand Julian Richings
teen girl brother mother father therapist classmate emotional quirky intense bleak canada high school car house family dysfunction hypnosis guilt high school mental illness psychiatry
15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz is naked under a shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny, who thinks he's a dog.
Drama
France|Switzerland|Germany
2004
97 Minutes
Gérard Jugnot François Berléand Kad Merad Jacques Perrin Jean-Baptiste Maunier Marie Bunel Jean-Paul Bonnaire Philippe du Janerand Maxence Perrin Didier Flamand Grégory Gatignol
boy single mother music teacher musical prodigy headmaster student uplifting amusing passionate france countryside boarding school music school coming of age childhood teaching choir discovery transformation
The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively affect the students' lives through music.
Drama
USA
2014
106 Minutes
Erik Estrada Ben Davies Irma P. Hall Courtney Buck Jason Crabb Wesley Elder Lucas Smissen Stacey Bradshaw Kelsey Brooks Stephanie Bettcher
student actor school principal schoolteacher god inspiring heartwarming uplifting lighthearted moving school high school united states the bible acting school play religion faith god struggle
Jesus combined diverse people and assorted stories to change the world! Now, He wants to use you! When the students of Rosewood High School lose their theater, music and dance departments ... See full summary »
Drama
Ireland|UK|Denmark|Spain
2003
98 Minutes
Aidan Quinn Iain Glen Marc Warren Dudley Sutton Alan Devlin Stuart Graham John Travers Chris Newman
school principal schoolboy schoolteacher prefect irishman teacher friend rival bully intense sad emotional endearing ireland school teaching school abuse sadism courage
The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.
Drama
USA
2002
102 Minutes
Eric Christian Olsen Stacy Edwards Jeremy Sumpter Giuseppe Andrews Chaka Forman Mark Harmon Lukas Behnken Archie Kao Shelby Fenner
brother boyfriend gang leader surfer mother girl emotional heartwarming engaging california beach house ocean surfing relationships family coming of age romance brotherhood growing up
Two brothers and their surfing buddies face new challenges and adventures over the course of a memorable summer.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2007
93 Minutes
Don Johnson Kay Panabaker Lori Loughlin Sasha Cohen James Best Whitney Sloan
teen girl mother horse owner classmate heartwarming engaging ranch stable school family home horsemanship dreams family overcoming the odds coming of age competition underdog discovery growing up 2000s
The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named ... See full summary »
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
84 Minutes
Tom Cavanagh Kimberly Williams-Paisley Luke Benward Hallie Kate Eisenberg Philip Bolden Adam Hicks Nick Krause Ryan Malgarini Austin Rogers James Rebhorn Ty Panitz
schoolboy schoolgirl bully nerd teacher winsome offbeat endearing school playground classroom neighborhood eating worms bet coming of age childhood growing up rivalry underdog 2000s
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Drama
1986
76 Minutes
Emma Coles Kris Bidenko Kris McQuade Stephen Leeder Debra May Peter Hehir Tony Barry Kerry Dwyer Arthur Faynes Kim Antonios Denise Roberts
teen girl friend mother boyfriend father sad profound sydney beach school house friendship mother/daughter relationship adolescence family coming of age divorce growing up transformation 1980s
Two Australian teenage girls (Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko) go from best friends to ex-friends in a year.
Drama
Bosnia and Herzegovina|Croatia|Austria|Germany
2006
107 Minutes
Mirjana Karanovic Luna Zimic Mijovic Leon Lucev Kenan Catic Jasna Beri Dejan Acimovic Bogdan Diklic Emir Hadzihafizbegovic Ermin Bravo Semka Sokolovic
mother daughter widow love interest bouncer teen boy emotional intense sarajevo, bosnia-herzegovina family home school nightclub street mother/daughter relationship war poverty first love teen angst growing up transformation
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War.
Drama
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Michael B. Jordan Octavia Spencer Melonie Diaz Ahna O'Reilly Kevin Durand Chad Michael Murray Joey Oglesby Laurel Moglen Liisa Cohen Ariana Neal Alex Alessandro Garcia
young man black man girlfriend daughter mother police officer gritty inspiring disheartening sad somber oakland, calif. subway family home city accidental death racial profiling race relations family parent/child relationship
The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.