Movies like Lady Bird (2017)

Name: Lady Bird
Released: 2017

10 films to watch after Lady Bird, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

1

The Fabelmans (2022)

Fit 77%

Shares Drama with Lady Bird.

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
2

Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

Fit 77%

Shares Comedy and Drama with Lady Bird.

In 1976, a teenage girl struggles to cope while living with her neurotic lower-middle-class family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.
3

Frances Ha (2013)

Fit 76%

Shares Comedy and Drama with Lady Bird.

An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
4

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

Fit 67%

Shares Comedy and Drama with Lady Bird.

When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
5

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

Fit 64%

Shares Drama and Comedy with Lady Bird.

In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.
6

Moxie (2021)

Fit 61%

Shares Comedy and Drama with Lady Bird.

Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
7

Winner (2024)

Fit 60%

Shares Comedy and Drama with Lady Bird.

Winner is a brilliant young misfit from Texas who finds her morals challenged while serving in the U.S. Air Force and working as an NSA contractor. A fresh take on the traditional whistleblower thriller, the coming-of-age story follows an idealistic young woman persecuted for standing by her principles.
8

A Taste of Honey (1961)

Fit 55%

Shares Drama with Lady Bird.

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.
9

American Graffiti (1973)

Fit 52%

Shares Comedy and Drama with Lady Bird.

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
10

Giant Little Ones (2019)

Fit 52%

Shares Drama with Lady Bird.

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.