Movies like Lady Bird (2017)

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

  1. Frances Ha poster

    Frances Ha (2013)

    #1 Fit: 77%

    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.

  2. The Fabelmans poster

    The Fabelmans (2022)

    #2 Fit: 76%

    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.

  3. Ghost World poster

    Ghost World (2001)

    #3 Fit: 75%

    Two quirky, cynical, teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives following high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle-aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.

  4. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. poster

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

    #4 Fit: 65%

    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. Moxie poster

    Moxie (2021)

    #5 Fit: 60%

    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.

  6. Ilo Ilo poster

    Ilo Ilo (2013)

    #6 Fit: 59%

    During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.

  7. Riding in Cars with Boys poster

    Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

    #7 Fit: 59%

    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.

  8. Giant Little Ones poster

    Giant Little Ones (2019)

    #8 Fit: 57%

    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.

  9. American Graffiti poster

    American Graffiti (1973)

    #9 Fit: 56%

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

  10. I Like Movies poster

    I Like Movies (2023)

    #10 Fit: 55%

    Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.