Movies like Sorta Kinda True (2023)
The best movies like Sorta Kinda True (2023) are mid90s (2018), Thrashin' (1986) and Grind (2003). If Sorta Kinda True hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Sorta Kinda True
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- Highest ratedDinner in America (2022)7.8/10 from 249 votes
- NewestDinner in America (2022)Released 2022
mid90s (2018)
In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThrashin' (1986)
Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into any real trouble. Notorious enemy crew the Daggers, led by Tommy Hook, get their kicks terrorizing the locals at Venice Beach. When Corey starts dating Tommy's kid sister Chrissy, the Daggers are furious. The boys then take their beef to the "L.A. Massacre," a deadly skate race down a canyon road.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGrind (2003)
Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDinner in America (2022)
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGleaming the Cube (1989)
An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was murdered. It's up to him to solve the case, with a skateboard.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParanoid Park (2007)
A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Climb (2020)
Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée. A stormy but enduring relationship ensues between Kyle, with limitless patience, and Mike, who only lives his life by sowing discord in that of others, across many years of laughter, heartbreak, and rage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSLC Punk (1998)
Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006)
Two ice skaters develop a love-hate relationship while dreaming of Olympic glory.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Baytown Outlaws (2012)
When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her son from an abusive father, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Pie 2 (2001)
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has a lot to do with the girls. Between the wild parties, outrageous revelations and yes, a trip to band camp, they discover that times change and people change, but in the end, it's all about sticking together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisATL (2006)
As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and resolve at their local rollerskating rink, Cascade.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRoll Bounce (2005)
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Package (2018)
When a group of teenagers goes on a spring break camping trip, an unfortunate accident sets off a race to save their friend’s most prized possession.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDesperados (2020)
A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWrong Cops (2013)
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Sassy Girl (2008)
A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThree O'Clock High (1987)
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell. When Jerry accidentally invades Buddy's personal space and touches him, Buddy challenges Jerry to an afterschool fight in the parking lot, which Jerry tries to avoid at all costs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Sorta Kinda True?
The closest matches to Sorta Kinda True are mid90s (2018), Thrashin' (1986) and Grind (2003). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Sorta Kinda True?
Start with mid90s (2018), the closest match to Sorta Kinda True.
What is the highest-rated movie like Sorta Kinda True?
Dinner in America (2022), rated 7.8/10 by 249 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Sorta Kinda True?
Dinner in America (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Sorta Kinda True?
Yes: mid90s (2018), Thrashin' (1986) and Grind (2003).
How are movies similar to Sorta Kinda True chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Sorta Kinda True, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.