20 movies like Boyhood, ordered by similarity : Loveling(2018), What Will People Say(2017), Little Sister(2015), Hope Springs Eternal(2018), Giant Little Ones(2018), The Confirmation(2016), Girl Flu(2016), Wildlife(2018), Summer Night(2019), Flower(2017), Fireworks(2017), The Edge of Seventeen(2016) ...
Drama
USA
2014
165 Minutes
Ellar Coltrane Patricia Arquette Ethan Hawke Lorelei Linklater Tamara Jolaine Nick Krause Jordan Howard Evie Thompson
child mother father sister classmate friend charming cool creative classroom backyard bedroom dining room dark room bowling alley growing up life family travel birthdays
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Drama
Norway|Germany|Sweden|France|Denmark
2017
106 Minutes
Maria Mozhdah Adil Hussain Ekavali Khanna Rohit Saraf Ali Arfan Sheeba Chaddha Lalit Parimoo Nokokure Dahl Isak Lie Harr Jannat Zubair Rahmani Freddy Singh
teen girl friend boyfriend father mother family member tense emotional uneasy raw norway house school pakistan party bedroom family relationships culture culture shock
The story of Nisha, daughter of a Pakistani-Norwegian family, who is kidnapped to Pakistan by her parents when her father finds her in bed with a man.
Drama
2015
126 Minutes
Haruka Ayase Masami Nagasawa Kaho Suzu Hirose Kirin Kiki Shinobu Ohtake Ryô Kase Jun Fubuki
sister mother figure estranged father sibling half sister friend caregiver grandmother love interest romantic interest mother lighthearted emotional engaging endearing positive japan home family home family
After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
78 Minutes
Mia Rose Frampton Stony Blyden Beau Brooks Lauren Giraldo Pej Vahdat Beth Lacke Juliette Angelo Kate Rachesky
cancer patient survivor boyfriend friend family member amusing endearing moving touching charming high school cafeteria hospital doctor's office gym classroom survival new life second chance friendship
When 18 year old Hope Gracin suddenly finds herself in remission from end-stage cancer, she must learn to live without an expiration date.
Drama
Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Josh Wiggins Darren Mann Taylor Hickson Maria Bello Kyle MacLachlan Niamh Wilson Hailey Kittle Peter Outerbridge Stephanie Moore Kiana Madeira Olivia Scriven
best friend girlfriend mother father partygoer tense emotional touching intense high school party swimming pool house classroom convenience store friendship love growing up teen romance teen culture
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
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
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Katee Sackhoff Jade Pettyjohn Heather Matarazzo Jeremy Sisto Judy Reyes Diego Josef Isaiah Mustafa Jonah Beres
young girl mother sister classmate friend young boy cheeky amusing emotional california school house classroom bathroom bedroom menstruation growing up immaturity friendship self-esteem
Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
Drama
USA
2018
104 Minutes
Carey Mulligan Jake Gyllenhaal Ed Oxenbould Bill Camp Zoe Colletti Travis W. Bruyer Darryl Cox Mollie Milligan
teen boy golfer housewife firefighter mother friend bleak emotional tense intricate raw montana forest school house car small town mother/child relationship father/child relationship marriage
A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
98 Minutes
Ellar Coltrane Ian Nelson Analeigh Tipton Callan McAuliffe Ella Hunt Bill Milner Hayden Szeto Lana Condor Victoria Justice
best friend band member friend love interest girlfriend cheeky amusing emotional charming stage bar woods house apartment growing up friendship romance broken heart love triangle love
A coming-of-age story about the complexities of young romantic relationships.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Zoey Deutch Kathryn Hahn Tim Heidecker Adam Scott Joey Morgan Dylan Gelula Maya Eshet Eric Edelstein Romy Byrne
teenager mother stepfather stepbrother vigilante friend amusing brash unrestrained suspenseful emotional gutsy los angeles san fernando valley car pool restaurant bowling alley revenge growing up
A sexually curious teen forms an unorthodox kinship with her mentally unstable stepbrother.
Romance, Anime, Drama
Japan
2017
90 Minutes
teen boy teen girl runaway friend parent classmate emotional cheeky suspenseful touching japan pool school classroom train coast time travel growing up love friendship
Schoolchildren Norimichi, Yûsuke and Jun'ichi want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. They make a plan to find the answer at a fireworks display, while Nazuna schemes to... See full summary »
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.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Keira Knightley Chloë Grace Moretz Sam Rockwell Ellie Kemper Mark Webber Jeff Garlin Gretchen Mol Kaitlyn Dever Daniel Zovatto Jodi Thelen Dylan Arnold
woman boyfriend classmate girl friend teacher amusing charming cheeky quirky grocery store house bedroom school office car growing up life responsibility love
In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.
Drama
Canada|Ireland|UK|USA
2015
118 Minutes
Brie Larson Jacob Tremblay Joan Allen Sean Bridgers Tom McCamus William H. Macy Megan Park Amanda Brugel
mother son young boy charming brooding creative emotional intense room united states real world imprisonment kidnapping confinement escape mother/son relationship love life curiosity discovery
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Raúl Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Isaiah Kristian Josiah Gabriel Michael Pemberton Amelia Campbell Giovanni Pacciarelli
brother mother father boy friend bleak brash emotional endearing moving house woods lake park upstate new york family dysfunction family relationships brother relationship growing up escape
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
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.
Drama
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Rosemarie DeWitt Jennifer Garner Judy Greer Dean Norris Adam Sandler Dennis Haysbert J.K. Simmons Olivia Crocicchia Kaitlyn Dever Ansel Elgort Elena Kampouris
suburbanite teen boy classmate mother teacher friend cheeky emotional gripping bedroom high school suburb classroom photography studio car internet growing up parent/child relationship pornography overprotective parent
A group of high school teenagers and their parents attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communications, their self-images, and their love lives.
Comedy, Drama
France
2004
95 Minutes
Jacques Villeret Jules Angelo Bigarnet Michèle Laroque Claude Brasseur Clovis Cornillac Damien Jouillerot Fabienne Chaudat Julianne Loucq
young boy father grandfather mother schoolteacher best friend moving lighthearted amusing tender alps france airplane classroom loss acceptance childhood friendship plane crash family ties
A man leaves his 8-year old son with his father-in-law who lives near the glacier where the boy's mother died.
Drama
India
2007
Minutes
Dwij Yadav Bobby Deol Katrina Kaif Vatsal Sheth
child actor friend sister camel mother amusing touching charming jaisalmer, rajasthan, india classroom film set friendship idolization family love marriage discovery growing up 2000s
Nanhe Jaisalmer lives a poor lifestyle in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, along with his mom, Sarla, and sister, Suman. His father took advantage of Sarla's illiteracy, sold their property and ... See full summary »