Movies like Freak Show (2018)
The best movies like Freak Show (2018) are F the Prom (2017), Alex Strangelove (2018) and Hope Springs Eternal (2018). If Freak Show hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLove, Simon (2018)8.0/10 from 6,376 votes
- NewestShe's the He! (2026)Released 2026
F the Prom (2017)
Maddy and Cole were inseparable friends until high school started and Maddy became the most popular girl on campus. When she starts feeling lonely and heartbroken, she reconnects with Cole and the duo conspire to destroy the ultimate teen popularity contest
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAlex Strangelove (2018)
Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A magical house party throws Alex into the presence of Elliot, a hunky college guy, who pegs Alex as gay and flirts hard. Alex is taken aback but after a series of setbacks on the girlfriend front he takes the plunge and learns some interesting new facts about himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHope Springs Eternal (2018)
A teen's cancer diagnosis makes her more popular at school, so when she goes into remission, she decides to conceal the news.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisShare (2019)
After discovering a disturbing video from a night she doesn’t remember, sixteen-year-old Mandy must try to figure out what happened and how to navigate the escalating fallout.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like this#realityhigh (2017)
When nerdy high schooler Dani finally attracts the interest of her longtime crush, she lands in the cross hairs of his ex, a social media celebrity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGood Girls Get High (2018)
Two overachieving “good girls” decide to experience all they’ve missed out on in one crazy, unforgettable night prior to their high school graduation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Swap (2016)
Based on the book by Megan Shull, The Swap follows the adventures of a rhythmic gymnast named Ellie with a make-it-or-break-it competition, and the younger brother named Jack in a hockey family who's vying for a varsity spot on his school team. But when a simple text causes the two to swap bodies, their paths take an unexpected cross.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow to Dance in Ohio (2015)
In Columbus, Ohio, a group of autistic teenagers and young adults role-play this transition by going through the deceptively complex social interactions of preparing for a spring formal. Focusing on several young women as they go through an iconic American rite of passage, we are given intimate access to people who are often unable to share their experiences with others. With humor and heartbreak, How to Dance in Ohio shows the daily courage of people facing their fears and opening themselves to the pain, worry, and joy of the social world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Dating Amber (2020)
Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. The plan seems solid, but as their arrangement begins to fall apart, Eddie’s denial gets deeper as Amber realizes that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTherapy Dogs (2023)
A chronicle of the last year of high school as two friends set out to make the ultimate senior video.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Love, Simon (2018)
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBrigsby Bear (2017)
Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children's TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James's life changes forever, and he sets out to finish the story himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlame (2018)
A drama teacher's taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classmate, sparking a vengeful chain of events within their suburban high school that draws parallels to "The Crucible".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWords on Bathroom Walls (2020)
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDownfalls High (2021)
When reserved and lonely teenager Fenix meets popular high school girl Scarlett, the two form a bond that shapes the rest of his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this1:54 (2016)
Tim, a shy 16-year-old athlete with a natural gift for running, is dealing with the loss of his mother, as well as his sexuality. After a personal video is posted to social media, Tim's private life is about to explode into the public eye.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAt the End of the Day (2018)
A conservative professor at a Christian college finds himself in a gay support group to stop their launch of an LGBT homeless youth shelter in their small town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
The Rachels (2017)
After a popular teen falls to her death, her best friend basks in the glow of the social media attention, while their rival seeks to avenge the past and uncover the truth behind the mysterious death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
She's the He! (2026)
To protect their reputations before graduation, two friends pretend to be trans women—only for a comedic stunt to turn into a profound journey of self-discovery when one of them realizes her truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Drink Slay Love (2017)
A 16-year old vampire discovers she has the ability to withstand sunlight. Sensing an opportunity to round up new victims, her family enrolls her in high school, where her who-cares attitude quickly makes her the coolest girl around.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFitting In (2024)
A teenage girl gets diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have sex and propels her into exploring unusual methods to have a sex life, challenging her relationships with everyone in her life, but most importantly, herself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Devil's Harmony (2019)
A bullied teenage girl leads a glee club on a trail of destruction against her high school enemies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
After Everything (2018)
When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSassy Pants (2012)
Desperate to get out from under her overprotective mother, a home-schooled teen runs off to live with her dad, and forms a bond with his much-younger boyfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisI Used to Be Funny (2024)
Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, weighs whether to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. As she fights to recover from her trauma and return to the stage, memories of her deep bond with Brooke rush back—making it impossible to ignore her disappearance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Half of It (2020)
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAge Out (2018)
Fresh out of foster care at age 18, a young drifter turns to petty crime to survive, and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAdam (2019)
Adam, an awkward teen, spends a summer with his older sister, who is part of New York City's lesbian and trans activist scene. He meets the girl of his dreams but can't figure out how to tell her he's not the trans man she thinks he is.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Unlovable (2018)
A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Strike! (1998)
In 1963 New England, a group of friends at an all-girls academy learn that they're going to be combined with a nearby all-boys institution. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Freak Show?
The closest matches to Freak Show are F the Prom (2017), Alex Strangelove (2018) and Hope Springs Eternal (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Freak Show?
People who watched Freak Show most often go on to F the Prom (2017), Alex Strangelove (2018) and Hope Springs Eternal (2018).
What is the highest-rated movie like Freak Show?
Love, Simon (2018), rated 8.0/10 by 6,376 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Freak Show?
She's the He! (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Freak Show?
Yes: F the Prom (2017), Alex Strangelove (2018) and Hope Springs Eternal (2018).
How are movies similar to Freak Show chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Freak Show, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.