Movies like The First Girl I Loved (2021)
The best movies like The First Girl I Loved (2021) are Fantasy of the Girls (2018), My First Summer (2020) and Below Her Mouth (2017). If The First Girl I Loved hooked you with its drama and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPortrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)8.1/10 from 3,105 votes
- NewestYou Can Live Forever (2023)Released 2023
Fantasy of the Girls (2018)
Upon helping her friend audition for their all-girls high school's production of Romeo & Juliet, freshman Sun-wha is unexpectedly cast as Juliet. To her surprise Romeo is played by the über-cool and stunning senior Ha-nam, whom all the girls seem to have a crush on. As the two would-be thespians grow closer, Ha-nam takes Sun-wha under her wing in more ways than one. However this sparks the jealousy of the play's director, Su-yeon, whom, it turns out, is more than friends with Ha-nam.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
My First Summer (2020)
Isolated on a remote property, 16-year-old Claudia finds her world transformed when a spirited girl named Grace wanders into her garden.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBelow Her Mouth (2017)
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFirst Girl I Loved (2016)
Seventeen-year-old Anne just fell in love with Sasha, the most popular girl at her L.A. public high school. But when Anne tells her best friend, Clifton—who has always harbored a secret crush on her—he does his best to get in the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOur Love Story (2016)
A fine arts student meets an attractive bartender, and the two women begin an intimate relationship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSummertime (2015)
In 1971, a young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYour Name Engraved Herein (2020)
In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSaving Face (2004)
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDisobedience (2018)
New York photographer Ronit flies to London after learning about the death of her estranged father. Ronit is returning to the same Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for her childhood attraction to Esti, a female friend. Their fortuitous and happy reunion soon reignites their burning passion as the two women explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLost and Delirious (2001)
After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated situation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPortrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisRide or Die (2021)
Rei helps the woman she's been in love with for years escape her abusive husband. While on the run, their feelings for each other catch fire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou Can Live Forever (2023)
When Jaime, a gay teenager, is sent to live in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses in small-town Quebec, she falls madly in love with a devout Witness girl. The two embark on an intense affair with consequences that will reshape the rest of their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove My Life (2006)
Ichiko and Eri are two beautiful Japanese Uni students who are in a lesbian relationship. Ichiko comes out to her father who tells her he is also gay and her mother was a lesbian.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Cocoon (2020)
In the heat of a shimmering Berlin summer, Nora spends her days as a third wheel to her older sister Jule and her best friend Aylin. When Romy comes onto the scene, a friendship blossoms. Nora instantly falls for her, opening up a whole new world and unexpected summer of love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFall in Love at First Kiss (2019)
Yuan Xiangqin, a high school student, is deeply in love with Jiang Zhishu, her schoolmate. He rejects her, only for them to live together when the house that she resides in collapses.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBillie & Emma (2019)
Billie, a teenage rock star, moves to the province and meets Emma, a model and almost the perfect example of a good daughter. Together, they go through the experience of first love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Yes or No (2010)
Traditional girl Pie is initially uncomfortable with her tomboyish new roommate. But as time goes on, she finds herself increasingly attracted to her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMoonlit Winter (2019)
The arrival of an intimate letter prompts a young woman to bring her mother on vacation to a small Japanese town, where someone special resides.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Best Summer (2019)
Geng Geng had been an ordinary girl before her entry to the best high school in the province by chance. She doesn't like her life there until she meets Yu Huai, her seatmate - their names make up the word "Geng geng yu huai", meaning "Unforgettable memories". They don't like each other at the beginning, but soon they start to understand each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
The Feels (2017)
A lesbian bachelorette weekend goes awry when one of the brides admits she's never had an orgasm.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Blue Hour (2015)
A bullied loner finds solace in another boy's arms when they meet at a haunted swimming pool.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Best of Me (2014)
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisComrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)
Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNot Easily Broken (2009)
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAfter (2019)
Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa's guarded world opens up when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious and brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself -- and what she wants out of life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Object of My Affection (1998)
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisEndless Love (2014)
A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlipped (2010)
When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The First Girl I Loved?
The closest matches to The First Girl I Loved are Fantasy of the Girls (2018), My First Summer (2020) and Below Her Mouth (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The First Girl I Loved?
People who watched The First Girl I Loved most often go on to Fantasy of the Girls (2018), My First Summer (2020) and Below Her Mouth (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like The First Girl I Loved?
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), rated 8.1/10 by 3,105 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The First Girl I Loved?
You Can Live Forever (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to The First Girl I Loved chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The First Girl I Loved, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.