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Movies like Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars (2019)

The best movies like Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars (2019) are Heathers (1989), Porno (2019) and Pretty Persuasion (2005). If Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Heathers (1989)

    A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Porno (2019)

    When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Pretty Persuasion (2005)

    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  4. The 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

  5. The Final (2010)

    A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Accident Man (2018)

    Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Newness (2017)

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. In the Soup (1992)

    An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Spontaneous (2020)

    When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. 68 Kill (2017)

    Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  11. For a Good Time, Call... (2012)

    College "frenemies" Lauren and Katie move in together after losing a relationship and rent control, respectively. Sharing Katie's late grandmother's apartment in New York City, the girls bicker with each other until one fateful night, when Katie's noisy bedroom activities make Lauren barge in and discover a dirty little secret. This revelation brings them closer together, and Lauren (the brains) and Katie (the talent) concoct a wildly successful business venture. As profits swell, the girls reevaluate their hopes and dreams and realize that just because someone pees in your hair in college doesn't mean she won't be your best friend 10 years later.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  12. Deathgasm (2015)

    Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Female Trouble (1976)

    Teenage delinquent Dawn Davenport, incensed after her parents do not give her the cha-cha heels she wanted for Christmas, runs away from home. After an illegitimate child and hairstylist husband bring her more misery, she's enticed into a life of crime when the owners of her husband's salon promise her fame and fortune.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. GirlHouse (2014)

    In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Hard to Die (1990)

    While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Bully (2001)

    A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Family Weekend (2013)

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Heavy Traffic (1973)

    A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her living downtown with the pimps and pushers. The cartoonist gets a chance to pitch a film idea to a movie mogul, but the story proves too outrageous: a far-future Earth, depleted by war and pollution, where a mutant antihero challenges and kills God.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Class of 1984 (1982)

    Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. The Sweet East (2023)

    A picaresque journey through contemporary America, undertaken by a young woman granted access to the strange sects and cults that proliferate in this country by a series of gatekeepers eager to win her over.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  21. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

    Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  22. Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)

    Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  23. A Walk to Remember (2002)

    When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  24. Elefante (TBA)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  25. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

    After moving to New Jersey, Lola bags a coveted role in a school play, which earns her the wrath of Carla, the most popular girl in school, who will do anything to ruin Lola's life.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  26. A Cinderella Story (2004)

    Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  27. The Next Karate Kid (1994)

    Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  28. The war and the moon (2024)

    The teenagers Vigo and Luna were friends, but haven't spoken to each other in ten years. Now they meet again; their lives very different. When Vigo shows Luna his life, they grow closer. Until Vigo confesses something.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  29. Jinn (2018)

    Summer is a carefree teenage girl whose world is turned upside down when her mother abruptly converts to Islam and becomes a different person. At first resistant to the faith, she begins to reevaluate her identity after becoming attracted to a Muslim classmate, crossing the thin line between physical desire and piety.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  30. Jason X (2001)

    In the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous seas. Yet humans have returned to the deadly place that they once fled, not to live, but to research the ancient, rusting artifacts of the long-gone civilizations. But it's not the harmful environment that could prove fatal to the intrepid, young explorers who have just landed on Old Earth. For them, it's Friday the 13th, and Jason lives!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars?

The closest matches to Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars are Heathers (1989), Porno (2019) and Pretty Persuasion (2005). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars?

Start with Heathers (1989), the closest match to Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars.

What is the highest-rated movie like Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars?

A Walk to Remember (2002), rated 7.7/10 by 4,375 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars?

The war and the moon (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars?

Yes: Heathers (1989), Porno (2019) and Pretty Persuasion (2005).

How are movies similar to Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Barely Legal 174: Pop Stars, 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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