Movies like Misfits

A feature-film shortlist from the cached Film Atlas engine. The interactive map may include more titles or newer results. These are similarity matches, not a guarantee of age suitability.

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   Waves

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 136 min · Drama · Romance

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   A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared coming of age movie style
   • substantial genre overlap

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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.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared coming of age movie style
   • shared theme: coming of age

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   Takedown

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 74 min · Drama

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   A troubled teen struggles to balance between life in wrestling and his love for the arts.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared coming of age movie style
   • shared theme: coming of age

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   Tunnel To The Inferno

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 110 min · Drama · Fantasy · Horror

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   An experimental film about a group of teens who set up a Christmas party for a close friend. Suddenly things take a violent turn when one of the teens conspires against the group with the help of an ancient dark evil.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared coming of age movie style
   • shared theme: coming of age

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   The Bachelors

   Strong story similarity

   2017 · 99 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   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 connects

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

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   Our Little Secret

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 101 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   After discovering their significant others are siblings, two resentful exes must spend Christmas under one roof — while hiding their romantic history.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared theme: christmas

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   Liberal Arts

   Strong story similarity

   2012 · 97 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared coming of age movie style

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   Reseda

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 150 min · Comedy · Drama

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   The story of 4 unlikely housemates. Through years of strife and misadventure, this bunch redefines what it means to be a family.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Reminders of Him

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 114 min · Drama · Romance

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   When Diem's custodial grandparents adamantly refuse Kenna's attempts to see her daughter, Kenna discovers unexpected compassion, and then something truer and deeper, with former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger. As their secret romance develops, so do the dangers for both of them, leading Kenna toward heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.

   Why it connects

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

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    Bookends

    Strong story similarity

    2026 · 99 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Nate is an excitable millennial novelist forced to leave his fabulous city life behind and move in with his grandparents after a bad breakup. But when his Holocaust-surviving grandfather Saul shows signs of cognitive decline and his grandmother Miriam refuses to acknowledge her husband’s early signs of dementia, Nate finds himself torn between his desire to escape retirement community life, family responsibilities, and an unexpected romance with his grandparents’ doctor.

    Why it connects

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

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