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Ratcatcher

Ratcatcher is a 1999 Scottish drama by Lynne Ramsay, her feature debut, set around a boy's life in 1970s Glasgow during...

Drama British 1990S Childhood

8.2 Great

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All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou is a 2001 Japanese drama by Shunji Iwai about alienated teenagers and online fandom, known for...

Music Drama Japanese 2000S

8.2 Great

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Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse is a 1995 American dark comedy by Todd Solondz, notable for winning the Sundance Grand Jury Pri...

American Drama Comedy 1990S

8.1 Great

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Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen is a 2002 Scottish drama by Ken Loach, notable for Martin Compston's debut as a teenager planning a future...

Drama Crime British 2000S

8.1 Great

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C.R.A.Z.Y.

C.R.A.Z.Y. is a 2005 Canadian drama by Jean-Marc Vallee, following a Quebec boy's sexuality and family conflict from the...

Drama Family Canadian 2000S

8.1 Great

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. is a 2023 American film by Kelly Fremon Craig, adapted from Judy Blume's 1970 nove...

American Drama Comedy Teen

8.1 Great

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Gregory's Girl

Gregory's Girl is a 1981 Scottish teen comedy by Bill Forsyth, notable for its dry humor and a schoolboy's crush on a fo...

Comedy Romance British 1980S

7.8 Good

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a 2015 American teen drama by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, winner of Sundance's top jury and a...

American Drama Comedy Teen

7.7 Good

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Scrapper

Scrapper is a 2023 British comedy-drama by Charlotte Regan about a 12-year-old girl living alone after her mother's deat...

Drama Family Comedy British

7.7 Good

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Cooley High

Cooley High is a 1975 American coming-of-age comedy-drama by Michael Schultz, centered on Black high school friends in 1...

American Drama Comedy 1970S

7.6 Good

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Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves is a 2002 American drama by Patricia Cardoso, notable for America Ferrera's breakout role and its...

American Drama Family 2000S

7.4 Good

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The History Boys

The History Boys is a 2006 British drama by Nicholas Hytner, adapted by Alan Bennett from his play about grammar-school...

Drama Comedy School British

7.3 Good

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Better Luck Tomorrow

Better Luck Tomorrow is a 2002 American crime drama by Justin Lin about overachieving Asian American teens drawn into cr...

American Drama Crime 2000S

7.3 Good

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The Black Balloon

The Black Balloon is a 2008 Australian drama by Elissa Down, about a teenager navigating family life with an autistic br...

Drama Family Australian 2000S

7.2 Good

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Blue Spring

Blue Spring is a 2001 Japanese drama by Toshiaki Toyoda, adapted from Taiyo Matsumoto's manga about disaffected boys at...

Drama Japanese School 2000S

7.2 Good

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Small Faces

Small Faces is a 1996 Scottish drama by Gillies MacKinnon, set amid youth gangs in 1960s Glasgow and focused on three br...

Drama British 1990S Teen

7.0 Good

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Slums of Beverly Hills

Slums of Beverly Hills is a 1998 American comedy-drama by Tamara Jenkins, notable for Natasha Lyonne's lead role in a no...

American Drama Comedy 1990S

6.9 Fair

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Somersault

Somersault is a 2004 Australian drama by Cate Shortland, notable for Abbie Cornish's role and its record haul at the Aus...

Drama Australian Romance 2000S

6.9 Fair

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Sweetheart

Sweetheart is a 2021 British coming-of-age comedy-drama by Marley Morrison about a socially awkward teen on a seaside fa...

Drama Comedy British Queer

6.7 Fair

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Angus

Angus is a 1995 American teen comedy by Patrick Read Johnson, adapted from a Chris Crutcher story about an overweight ou...

American Drama Comedy 1990S

6.2 Fair