Movies like Stockholmstango (1995)
The best movies like Stockholmstango (1995) are Girlfriends (2021), St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and In the Heights (2021). If Stockholmstango hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Hate U Give (2018)8.1/10 from 2,266 votes
- NewestHomo Argentum (2025)Released 2025
- In SpanishGirlfriends (2021)Also in Spanish
Girlfriends (2021)
After losing her job at a cutting-edge fashion magazine, Marta finds herself forced to abandon the cool, hip world she has always aspired to be a part of and return to the working class neighbourhood she grew up in, where she reunites with her old school friends.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisSt. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen Jules, lovesick waiter Kirby, and Wendy, a social worker with a heart of gold--realise the party is over. And as the burdens of maturity close in on the young dreamers, the complexities of adulthood and the daily struggle of growing up put their sacred friendship to the test. But everyone knows life is not a bed of roses. It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, what will it take for St. Elmo's clique to find its place in the real world?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn the Heights (2021)
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hate U Give (2018)
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisVeneciafrenia (2022)
When a group of young Spanish tourists travel to Venice for a bachelorette party, they are met by angry locals who are not keen on foreigners and soon they find themselves fighting for their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRumbos (2016)
During a long night of August, some people have different experiences that leave a deep impression in them. Linked by a radio night show, all them cross the city of Barcelona, not knowing that their fates will collide with each other in unexpected ways.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTótem (2023)
In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts, and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, Sol begins to understand the gravity of the celebration this year and watches as her family does the same.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMe gusta, pero me asusta (2017)
Brayan Rodriguez is an innocent heir to a criminal Sinaloa family sent to Mexico City to expand the business, and where he meets Claudia, and their worlds collide. Love and fun are everywhere.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChinas (2023)
In Madrid, Spain, Lucía and Xiang, two nine-year-old Chinese girls, meet at the beginning of the school year.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhat's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSame Love, Same Rain (1999)
Jorge is a writer for a left-leaning Buenos Aires magazine that's at odds with the country's military dictatorship. He meets lovely and intelligent actress Laura and begins an on-and-off romance that will continue for the next two decades. Fearful of commitment, Jorge initially moves on from her and his fortunes suffer, but the situation changes when he and Laura renew their acquaintance. Meanwhile, the country undergoes a political transformation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Woman With No Filter (2018)
Paz, a kind woman, has allowed everyone around her to treat her as if she were worth nothing, keeping silent so as not to hurt feelings. Until one day, in her head, a phenomenon forces her to express what she feels.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Namesake (2007)
The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Heart Knows (2025)
After a heart transplant, Manuel feels a personality shift and explores his donor's life, leading him to meet the widowed Vale and her community.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMetropolitan (1990)
A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meet to discuss social mobility, Fourier's socialism and play bridge in their cocoon of upper-class society - until they are joined by a man with a critical view of their way of life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBabes (2024)
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Kings of the World (2022)
Rá, Culebro, Sere, Winny and Nano. Five boys who live on the streets of Medellín. Five kings with no kingdom, no law, no family, set out on a journey in search of the promised land. A subversive tale told through a wild and endearing clan, somewhere between reality and delirium. A journey to nowhere, where everything happens.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLady Driver (2020)
When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the drive in her all along.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHomo Argentum (2025)
The film consists of 16 shorts that explore, with humor and social criticism, the characteristics of the Argentine identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Clique (2008)
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Stockholmstango?
The closest matches to Stockholmstango are Girlfriends (2021), St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and In the Heights (2021). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Stockholmstango?
Start with Girlfriends (2021), the closest match to Stockholmstango.
What is the highest-rated movie like Stockholmstango?
The Hate U Give (2018), rated 8.1/10 by 2,266 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Stockholmstango?
Homo Argentum (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Stockholmstango?
Yes: Girlfriends (2021), Veneciafrenia (2022) and Rumbos (2016).
How are movies similar to Stockholmstango chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Stockholmstango, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.