Movies like Back to the 90s

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   Long Story Short

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   2021 · 90 min · Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

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   Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. Trapped in an endless cycle of time jumps, transported another year ahead every few minutes, he is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him.

   Why it connects

   • shared time travel movie style
   • substantial genre overlap

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   When We First Met

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   2018 · 97 min · Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

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   Using a magical photo booth that sends him back in time, Noah relives the night he met Avery over and over, trying to persuade her to fall for him.

   Why it connects

   • shared time travel movie style
   • substantial genre overlap

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   303

   Strong story similarity

   2018 · 144 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   Two university students gain insight into life and love as they get to know each other during a road trip across Europe.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap

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   With You in the Future

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 91 min · Comedy · Romance

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   Carlos and Elena are about to sign a divorce when they receive an unexpected gift that will allow them to travel back in time. Back in the '90s, that nostalgic era of leather jackets, rowdy hairstyles and pop-rock, they will seek to change their destiny.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   About Time

   Strong story similarity

   2013 · 123 min · Drama · Fantasy · Romance

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   The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father reveals to him that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared time travel movie style
   • shared theme: time travel

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   Close

   Strong story similarity

   2022 · 104 min · Drama

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   Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era

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   Idhayam Murali

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 164 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   A young man navigates the complexities of unrequited love, finding that even as years pass and life takes unexpected turns, certain emotions remain deeply embedded in his heart.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Twinless

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 100 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Two men who lost their respective twin brothers develop a growing friendship after meeting in a support group. However, both harbor long-hidden secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era

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   The Best Is Yet to Come

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 117 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Following a huge misunderstanding, two friends always decide to tackle everything to make up for lost time.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity

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    Giant Little Ones

    Strong story similarity

    2019 · 93 min · Drama

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    Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.

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    • strong story and style similarity

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