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Movies like Sweet Body (2025)

The best movies like Sweet Body (2025) are Starving in Suburbia (2014), Dumplin' (2018) and Lying to Be Perfect (2010). If Sweet Body hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Starving in Suburbia (2014)

    A 17-year-old dancer joins a "thinspiration" website and devotes herself to the almost religious glorification of "thin", until she becomes completely possessed by the dark world of anorexia.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Dumplin' (2018)

    To prove a point about measuring up and fitting in, Texas teen Willowdean “Dumplin’” Dickson enters a local pageant run by her ex-beauty queen mom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Lying to Be Perfect (2010)

    Nola Devlin is an unassuming, frumpy magazine editor who is overlooked and teased by her coworkers. Though, when she is behind the glow and anonymity of her computer screen, she becomes the famous advice columnist Belinda Apple. Nola’s friends, tired of being overworked and overweight, band together to create the Cinderella Pact, vowing to lose pounds by following the advice of Belinda Apple. When her secret identity is threatened, Nola is forced to take her own alter ego’s advice. But, as the group of friends drops dress sizes, their real issues are exposed, and better-than-expected life changes begin to blossom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. The New Romantic (2018)

    In order to escape her looming post-graduation fate that includes student debt and zero romantic prospects, Blake Conway becomes a sugar baby. As the aspiring journalist and hopeless romantic documents the adventure, she sets out on a quest to figure out if society is right to judge these women and if her own self worth comes with a price.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Steel Magnolias (1989)

    A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Real Women Have Curves (2002)

    In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Mask (1985)

    A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Palm Trees and Power Lines (2023)

    Seventeen-year-old Lea spends her summer break tanning in her backyard, and drifting between tiptoeing around her needy mother, and aimlessly trailing her best friend and boys from school. This monotony is interrupted by a chance encounter with Tom, a seductive man twice her age who promises an alternative to Lea's unsatisfying adolescent life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Overboard (1987)

    Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Like a Boss (2020)

    Two female friends with very different ideals decide to start a beauty company together. One is more practical, while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. LOL (2012)

    In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, "accidentally" reads her teenage daughter's racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Fed Up (2014)

    Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public, resulting in one of the largest health epidemics in history.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The 4:30 Movie (2024)

    In the summer of 1986, three sixteen year old friends spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of the teens learn more about life and love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  14. Lady Bird (2017)

    Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Thirteen (2003)

    When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long before Tracy’s new lifestyle begins to take a heavy toll on her and her family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. In a World... (2013)

    An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voice-over star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die (2024)

    Comedian and actress Nikki Glaser is back in her second HBO special, diving into a wide range of topics including why she doesn't want kids, the harsh realities of aging, her sexual fantasies and more.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Monster-in-Law (2005)

    Office temp Charlotte Cantilini thinks she's found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields. But there's a problem standing in the way of everlasting bliss: Kevin's overbearing and controlling mother, Viola. Fearing she'll lose her son's affections forever, Viola decides to break up the happy couple by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)

    Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Speak (2004)

    Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her parents too busy to notice her troubles, she folds into herself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Sweet Body?

The closest matches to Sweet Body are Starving in Suburbia (2014), Dumplin' (2018) and Lying to Be Perfect (2010). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Sweet Body?

Start with Starving in Suburbia (2014), the closest match to Sweet Body.

What is the highest-rated movie like Sweet Body?

Fed Up (2014), rated 7.3/10 by 268 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Sweet Body?

The 4:30 Movie (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Sweet Body?

Yes: Starving in Suburbia (2014), Dumplin' (2018) and Lying to Be Perfect (2010).

How are movies similar to Sweet Body chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Sweet Body, 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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