Movies like You Were My First Boyfriend

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   My Mom Jayne

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 106 min · Documentary

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   Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.

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

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   David Byrne's American Utopia

   Same studio

   2020 · 105 min · Documentary · Music

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   A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.

   Why it connects

   • strong recommendation signals
   • shared production studio: HBO Documentary Films

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   Sukhee

   Shared themes

   2023 · 139 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Sukhpreet ‘Sukhee’ Kalra, a 38-year-old Punjabi housewife, goes to Delhi to attend her school reunion. Sukhee relives the 17-year-old version of herself whilst going through a plethora of experiences in a span of just seven days, coming out rekindled, reborn and making the most difficult transition in her life – from being a wife and a mother to being a woman again.

   Why it connects

   • shared theme: high school reunion
   • a closely matched era

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   Memory

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 104 min · Drama

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   Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: high school reunion

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   Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

   Same studio

   2012 · 106 min · Documentary

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   Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared production studio: HBO Documentary Films

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   Face 2 Face

   Strong story similarity

   2017 · 88 min · Drama

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   Over a series of video chats, a teenage outcast reaches out to his childhood friend, but finds that behind the veneer of popularity and a seemingly perfect life, she hides a disturbing secret.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap

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   The Fallout

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 96 min · Drama

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   In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.

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

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   Senior Year

   Strong story similarity

   2010 · 96 min · Comedy · Drama · Family

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   A high school movie featuring a mix of real students and professional actors that deals with the experience of finding one's identity.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared theme: high school reunion

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   Heart of a Dog

   Same studio

   2015 · 75 min · Documentary

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   Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared production studio: HBO Documentary Films

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    10 Years

    Strong story similarity

    2012 · 100 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared theme: high school reunion

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