Movies like I Like Movies (2023)
The best movies like I Like Movies (2023) are Therapy Dogs (2023), Paddleton (2019) and The Kings of Summer (2013). If I Like Movies 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 ratedThe Way Way Back (2013)7.1/10 from 2,031 votes
- NewestBefore I Change My Mind (2024)Released 2024
Therapy 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
Paddleton (2019)
An unlikely friendship between two neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Kings of Summer (2013)
Three restless teenagers run away to the woods for the summer, determined to escape their parents and live by their own rules. In a hidden clearing, they build a makeshift house and attempt to create an independent life, testing their friendship, freedom, and the challenges of living off the land.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDiggers (2007)
In 1976, four working-class friends come of age in The Hamptons, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as clam diggers, as were their fathers and their grandfathers before them. They must cope with and learn to face the changing times in both their personal lives and their neighborhood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNorth Hollywood (2021)
A kid must decide between choosing the future his father wants and following his dream of becoming a pro skater.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThunder Road (2018)
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMemoria (2016)
Ivan Cohen is a young boy living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied by his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesn't know he exists and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world. Based on the book Palo Alto by James Franco.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Measure of a Man (2018)
A bullied teen experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to stand up for himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAge of Summer (2018)
A determined teenage boy struggles to find acceptance within the Jr. Lifeguards of Hermosa Beach while juggling relationships and challenges in the summer of 1986.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
The A-List (2015)
Eric Schultz, the most popular student at Lake O'Dell High School, is coerced by his guidance counselor, Sylvia Martin, into fulfilling a list of her high school fantasies in order for him to graduate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Picture Day (2012)
A rebellious teenager forced to repeat her last year of high school is caught between adolescence and adulthood - and between two very different male admirers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Struck by Lightning (2013)
After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMen, Women & Children (2014)
Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDowntown Owl (2023)
In 1983 Owl, North Dakota, the lives of three residents – elderly Horace, who spends his afternoons reminiscing in the local coffee shop; teenage Mitch, depressed backup quarterback star player-power-horse; and newly appointed high school English teacher Julia – along with those of the town's other residents, are upended by a historic whiteout blizzard.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisComing Through the Rye (2016)
Coming Through the Rye, set in 1969, is a touching coming of age story of sensitive, 16 year old Jamie Schwartz, who is not the most popular kid at his all boys' boarding school. Disconnected from students and teachers, he believes he is destined to play Holden Caulfield, the main character of The Catcher in the Rye, and has adapted the book as a play.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Before I Change My Mind (2024)
1987: While the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
The Way Way Back (2013)
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLanguage Lessons (2021)
For his 45th birthday, wealthy Californian Adam receives a surprise gift from his choreographer partner: 100 weekly Spanish lessons with Cariño, a vivacious expat who teaches virtually from her home in Costa Rica. Adam's unconvinced at first; a self-described “creature-of-habit”, he’s unsure about where or how this new element will fit into his carefully-structured routine.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bachelors (2017)
After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYouth in Oregon (2017)
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKodachrome (2017)
Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last lab in the world that can develop them before it shuts down for good. Along with Ben's nurse Zooey, the three navigate a world changing from analogue to digital while trying to put the past behind them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRide the Eagle (2021)
When Leif’s estranged mother, Honey dies she leaves him a ‘conditional inheritance’. He has to complete her elaborate to-do list before he gets her cabin in Yosemite. Leif steps into Honey’s wild world as the mother he never really knew tries to make amends from beyond the grave.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPitching Tents (2017)
In a working-class town in 1984, a high school senior's future creates a tug-of-war between his no-nonsense father and his crackpot guidance counselor until an encounter with a goddess helps him uncover his true destiny.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Confirmation (2016)
A divorced father reconnects with his son when they track down a stolen toolbox over the course of a weekend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSummer of 8 (2016)
Eight close friends soak up their last day of summer together on the beach before parting ways for college.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSome Freaks (2016)
A charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though when she loses weight after going to college, their relationship is tested in devastating ways they never dreamed would happen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSadie's Last Days on Earth (2016)
A high school student is convinced the world is going to end in two weeks. She quickly readies herself by learning survival skills while trying to go to a party, kiss a boy, and, most importantly, get her best friend back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Beware the Gonzo (2010)
Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman is starting a revolution. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school's newspaper by its über-popular editor, Eddie fronts an underground movement to give a voice to all the misfits, outcasts, and nerds. Soon the power of the press is in Eddie's hands... but will he use it wisely?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Eat Wheaties! (2020)
Sid Straw leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend Elizabeth Banks on social media. With each failed attempt to prove he knows her, he rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like I Like Movies?
The closest matches to I Like Movies are Therapy Dogs (2023), Paddleton (2019) and The Kings of Summer (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after I Like Movies?
People who watched I Like Movies most often go on to Therapy Dogs (2023), Paddleton (2019) and The Kings of Summer (2013).
What is the highest-rated movie like I Like Movies?
The Way Way Back (2013), rated 7.1/10 by 2,031 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like I Like Movies?
Before I Change My Mind (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like I Like Movies?
Yes: Therapy Dogs (2023), Paddleton (2019) and The Kings of Summer (2013).
How are movies similar to I Like Movies chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside I Like Movies, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.