20 movies like Girlhood, ordered by similarity : My Life as a Zucchini(2016), The Forgotten Kingdom(2013), Fast Girls(2012), Complices(2009), Djam(2017), About a Girl(2014), Betrayed(2018), South Central(1992), Claire's Knee(1970), The Fits(2015), The Diary of a Teenage Girl(2015), Sing Street(2016) ...
Drama
France
2014
112 Minutes
Karidja Touré Assa Sylla Lindsay Karamoh Marietou Touré Cyril Mendy Idrissa Diabaté Simina Soumaré Dielika Coulibaly
gang members girl confident engaging fiery france coming of age gangs discovery growing up metamorphosis 21st century
A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Switzerland|France
2016
66 Minutes
orphan police officer amusing charming cheeky confident creative endearing heartwarming inspiring playful positive foster home switzerland france meaning of life trust true love growing up orphans
After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
Romance, Drama
USA
2013
97 Minutes
Jerry Mofokeng Nozipho Nkelemba Zenzo Ngqobe Lillian Dube Moshoeshoe Chabeli Lebohang Ntsane Jerry Phele
young man childhood friend schoolteacher estranged father orphan priest confident emotional engaging profound passionate south africa slum johannesburg, south africa village bus south africa discovery growing up memories
What if the most chilling novel of all time was actually based on account of a horrific experiment gone awry?
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.
Crime, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Gilbert Melki Emmanuelle Devos Cyril Descours Nina Meurisse Joana Preiss Jérémy Kapone Marc Rioufol Yeelem Jappain Eric Laugérias Serge Larivière Anne Loiret
teenager teen boy teen girl chief investigator murder victim missing person engaging thrilling suspenseful intense emotional melodramatic france river danger investigation relationships murder coming of age murder case
Two police inspectors from Lyon investigate the death of a young man whose body was found in the Rhône River.
Adventure, Drama, Music
France|Greece|Turkey
2017
97 Minutes
Daphne Patakia Simon Abkarian Maryne Cayon Kimon Kouris Solon Lekkas Yannis Bostantzoglou Eleftheria Komi Michalis Iatropoulos
greek person frenchwoman young woman beautiful girl best friend party girl emotional engaging melodramatic charming intense heartwarming istanbul turkey island bar coming of age friendship helping others partying
Djam, a Greek girl, is sent to Istanbul on a mission to find a motor-boat part of her uncle, a former sailor and great fan of the Greek musical style rebetiko. In the city, she meets Avril,... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2014
104 Minutes
Jasna Fritzi Bauer Lilly Forgách Nikolaus Frei Rafael Gareisen Michael Gempart Lauritz Greve Heike Koslowski Sandro Lohmann Heike Makatsch Aurel Manthei Simon Schwarz
young girl teen girl suicidal person family psychoanalyst lover amusing cheeky emotional touching uneasy heartwarming europe bavaria munich doctor's office home germany teenage rebellion teen angst
Charleen, 15, quick-witted and sassy, is Kurt Cobain's biggest fan and wonders why 'growing up' has to be so complicated. One day, feeling especially melodramatic and rebellious, she ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2018
98 Minutes
John Savage Billy Wirth Richard Tyson Blanca Blanco T.J. Storm Yan Birch Harley Wallen Jimmie Chiappelli
mayor russian mobster daughter detective brutal confident creative disturbing engaging fiery gripping intense spirited united states detroit crime crime prevention crime ring abduction gangs
The mayor of Detroit ends his business with the Russian mob when young women are abducted and turn up drugged and dead. The best detectives (2 women) are put on the case. The Russians abduct the mayor's adult daughter as well for leverage.
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
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.
Drama
USA
2015
72 Minutes
Royalty Hightower Makyla Burnam Inayah Rodgers Alexis Neblett Da'Sean Minor Antonio A.B. Grant Jr. Lauren Gibson
young girl dancer boxer dancing girl engaging gripping striking gym united states community center boxing ring sports dance competition growing up mother/daughter relationship growing up rise 2010s
A comedy concert film that captures the on-stage performance and inspirational success story of Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias.
Drama
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Bel Powley Alexander Skarsgård Kristen Wiig Christopher Meloni Abigail Wait Miranda Bailey John Parsons Madeleine Waters Austin Lyon Quinn Nagle Davy Clements
teen girl cartoonist bohemian mother teen boy charming confident emotional engaging endearing melodramatic offbeat playful spirited wild witty san francisco california coming of age sexual awakening
A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.
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
USA
2019
93 Minutes
Shia LaBeouf Lucas Hedges Noah Jupe Byron Bowers Laura San Giacomo FKA Twigs Natasha Lyonne Maika Monroe Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Martin Starr
child actor father therapist family confident dark emotional engaging gritty intense melancholy moving powerful profound raw uneasy united states hollywood dysfunctional family dysfunctional relationship
A young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health.
Drama
UK
2014
86 Minutes
Sienna Guillory Hannah Spearritt Sean Harris Marama Corlett Paul Popplewell Liam Walpole Oliver Kennedy Rosa French Joe Copsey
young man teen boy race car driver mother love interest uplifting engaging confident rural community norfolk england love coming of age growing up womanizing mother/son relationship growing up love 2010s
A long hot summer in rural Norfolk and a rough coming of age for Goob Taylor, fighting with brutal, womanizing stock car racer Gene Womack for his mother's attention, and falling for the exotic charms of a pretty foreign field worker.
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
USA
2019
108 Minutes
Rob Morgan Yolonda Ross Amber Havard Sara Allbright Steven Boyd Roishaun Davenport Troy Anthony Hogan Ashton Hughes
showman rodeo rider teen girl troubled youth charming confident emotional endearing heartwarming inspiring moving positive powerful raw spirited striking touching winsome texas houston
In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally willful and unforgiving neighbor, an aging bullfighter who's seen his best days in the arena; it's a collision that will change them both.
Crime, Drama
UK
2012
111 Minutes
James Floyd Saïd Taghmaoui Fady Elsayed Nasser Memarzia Ashley Thomas Letitia Wright Aymen Hamdouchi Arnold Oceng Yusra Warsama Elarica Gallacher Anthony Welsh
teen boy brother father mother gang members brutal emotional intense uneasy london united kingdom apartment house car growing up gang war forbidden love family honor discovery escape
Two teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being British Arabs growing up on the streets of gangland London.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1979
113 Minutes
Ken Wahl John Friedrich Karen Allen Toni Kalem Alan Rosenberg Linda Manz Erland van Lidth de Jeude Olympia Dukakis
gang member teen boy teen girl leader gritty unrestrained touching quirky bronx, n.y. street high school gangs teenage rebellion love coming of age growing up rivalry adventure 1960s
The Wanderers is a teenage, Italian gang in Bronx, NYC, 1963. They have their confrontations with other gangs. Drugs and weapons are uncool. Adult life awaits them.
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.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2018
109 Minutes
Julia Ormond Rachael Taylor Angourie Rice Vincent Perez Ryan Corr Nicholas Hammond Noni Hazlehurst Luke Pegler Alison McGirr Shane Jacobson Deborah Kennedy
schoolgirl store clerk woman father mother european woman amusing charming confident cool engaging inspiring department store sydney australia work retail sales education conflict of interest gender roles
Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.