Movies like Better Days

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   20th Century Girl

   Strong story similarity

   2022 · 119 min · Drama · Romance

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   In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

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

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   Even If This Love Disappears Tonight

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 106 min · Drama · Romance

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   A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of yesterday. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, can their love grow with every new beginning?

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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   A Sun

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 156 min · Crime · Drama

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   A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.

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

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   Sunny

   Strong story similarity

   2011 · 136 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Seven girls become good friends in high school, then events pull them apart for 25 years. When one of the friends lies dying in a hospital, she wishes to see each of them one last time.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared theme: bullying

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   The Bodyguard

   Strong story similarity

   2016 · 99 min · Action · Crime · Drama

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   A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea meet as he suffers from early dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When her life is threatened by her father's connection with a local crime lord, the bodyguard must call upon his long forgotten skills to save her.

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

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   Her Story

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 123 min · Drama · Romance

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   Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with her ex-husband causing trouble.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   Love in the Big City

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 118 min · Drama · Romance

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   When a carefree woman learns that her closeted friend is gay, the two form an inseparable bond and find comfort in each other's company.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   The Half of It

   Strong story similarity

   2020 · 104 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   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.

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

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   You Are the Apple of My Eye

   Strong story similarity

   2011 · 109 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Chia-yi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ko Ching-teng, but he ends up loving her as well.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap

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    The Return of the Lame Hero

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    2025 · 124 min · Crime · Drama

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    Hiding among the gangsters is like walking on thin ice—can the fiery youth hold onto their original aspirations and prove themselves? As the wheels of time roll on, the gangsters' rampant activities and "spectacles" have faded away. Today's peace and security are our best "proof".

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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