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Movies like Boy Crush 8 (2010)

The best movies like Boy Crush 8 (2010) are My Date with Drew (2005), Magazine Dreams (2025) and Snack Shack (2024). If Boy Crush 8 hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. My Date with Drew (2005)

    Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Brian Herzlinger has had a crush on Drew Barrymore. Now, 20 years later he's decided to try to fulfill his lifelong dream by asking her for a date. There's one small problem: She's Drew Barrymore and he's, well, Brian Herzlinger, a broke 27-year-old aspiring filmmaker from New Jersey.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  2. Magazine Dreams (2025)

    Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in an exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he causes to himself with his quest.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Snack Shack (2024)

    Inseparable best friends AJ and Moose decide to run the local pool's snack shack after their plan to sell home-brewed beer goes down the drain. Things take a turn when they meet Brooke, an effortlessly cool lifeguard who puts their big plans, and friendship, at risk.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2023)

    Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Drift (2013)

    In the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  6. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

    Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Breath (2017)

    A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)

    A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  9. Young People Fucking (2007)

    On a Tuesday night, five couples have separate sexual adventures. Matt and Kris, friends for years, want to have an only-once, no-strings good time. Abby and Andrew, married, celebrate his birthday, but it's marred by angst and miscommunication. Mia and Eric are exes, making sure they are over each other. Jaime and Ken work together and this is a first date. Inez and Gord invite his roommate, Dave, to join them. By the time each couple has gone through a prelude, foreplay, sex, an interlude, orgasm, and afterglow, they've answered basic questions: can sex be anonymous, are we bored, is our marriage really finished, does anyone tell the truth, and how do we make someone happy?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  10. Chasing Mavericks (2012)

    Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Marked Men: Rule + Shaw (2025)

    Shaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist, doesn’t have time for a good girl pre-med student like Shaw — even if she’s the only one who can see the person he truly is. She lives by other people’s rules; he makes his own. But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule must figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love…or each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Embattled (2020)

    The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

    A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. A Hologram for the King (2016)

    Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  15. Splendor (1999)

    Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible biceps. Who will she choose? Does she go for true love or cheap sex? She can't decide so she chooses both. But after managing to nurture a picture-perfect threesome, along comes Ernest, a rich movie director with deep baby blues that sweep Veronica off her feet. What's a girl to do now?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Two Moon Junction (1988)

    A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Beautiful Disaster (2023)

    College freshman Abby tries to distance herself from her dark past while resisting her attraction to bad boy Travis.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Don Jon (2013)

    A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Kissing Booth (2018)

    When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Sabrina (1954)

    After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Boy Crush 8?

The closest matches to Boy Crush 8 are My Date with Drew (2005), Magazine Dreams (2025) and Snack Shack (2024). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Boy Crush 8?

Start with My Date with Drew (2005), the closest match to Boy Crush 8.

What is the highest-rated movie like Boy Crush 8?

Sabrina (1954), rated 7.5/10 by 1,413 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Boy Crush 8?

Magazine Dreams (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Boy Crush 8?

Yes: My Date with Drew (2005), Magazine Dreams (2025) and Snack Shack (2024).

How are movies similar to Boy Crush 8 chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Boy Crush 8, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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