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Mermaids (1990)
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Mermaids (1990)

After yet another failed relationship, Mrs. Flax (Cher) ups her family to the east coast to start all over again. Reluctantly dragged along with her is her daughter Charlotte - going through a very confusing time of her life - who wants to become a nun, and instead falls in love with a quiet, mild-m β€¦annered church employee, to the mixed response of her mother. Set at around the time of the Kennedy Assassination. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
first lovedysfunctional family
Mood:
religious
Locations:
swimming poolnew englandschool bustexasbathtubsmall town
Characters:
jewish girllittle girlself discoveryteenage girlcatholicsingle motherjewishsister sister relationshipgirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager
Period:
year 1964year 19631960s
Story:
dallas texasdemocrat presidentjfk assassinationkennedy assassinationquarry lakejohn f kennedypolka dot dressroman catholicpresidential assassinationcostume partyamerican presidentu.s. presidenttelevision setpolka dotdealey plaza β€¦mother slaps daughtershoe salesmanpregnancy scarerefusing to eatbell ringingreference to joan of arcbased on a bookdallasnovicebell towerbased on a novelgynecological examkennedyjfkquarrychurch bellcommander in chiefleader of the free worldrescue from drowningswimmercaretakermassachusettsdemocratconventparenthoodblack and whiteabsent fathercrying mansexual attractionloss of virginitydressteen angstsingle parentrunawayhairy chestpresidentcostumeassassinationnunswimmingtelevisionclassroomface slapbased on bookdancingbased on novelone word titlesexkiss (See All)

Jackie (2016)
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Jackie (2016)

Jackie is a portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then 'Jacqueline Kennedy (I)' (qv). Jackie places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband's assassination. Known for her extraordinary d β€¦ignity and poise, here we see a portrait of the First Lady as she fights to establish her husband's legacy and the world of "Camelot" that she created and loved so well. (Read More)

Locations:
texas
Characters:
female protagonist
Period:
year 19631960s
Story:
dallas texasdemocrat presidentjfk assassinationkennedy assassinationamerican presidentu.s. presidentdealey plazadallaskennedyjfkcommander in chiefleader of the free worlddemocratblack and whitepresident β€¦assassinationone word title (See All)

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Jfk (1991)
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Jfk (1991)

On November 22, 1963, president John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested for the crime and subsequently shot by Jack Ruby, supposedly avenging the president's death. An investigation concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby acted alone in their respective crimes β€¦, but Louisiana district attorney Jim Garrison is skeptical. Assembling a trusted group of people, Garrison conducts his own investigation, bringing about backlash from powerful government and political figures. (Read More)

Period:
year 19631960s
Story:
jfk assassinationkennedy assassinationamerican presidentu.s. presidentkennedyjfkpresidentassassinationbased on bookbased on novelone word title

Fish Tank (2009)
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Fish Tank (2009)

Mia, an aggressive fifteen-year-old girl, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been thrown out of school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's slick boy β€¦friend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
dysfunctional family
Characters:
little girlteenage girlsingle mothersister sister relationshipgirlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager
Story:
rescue from drowningsexual attractionloss of virginityteen angstsingle parenttelevisionface slapdancingkisssex

Little Women (1994) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Little Women (1994)

'Louisa May Alcott' (qv)'s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of ho β€¦w the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
first lovedysfunctional family
Characters:
little girlteenage girlsister sister relationshipgirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
massachusettsdresscostumedancingbased on novel

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Ida (2013)
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Ida (2013)

Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an β€¦d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)

Locations:
bathtub
Characters:
catholicjewishsister sister relationshipfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1960s
Story:
noviceconventloss of virginitynundancingone word titlesexkiss

Welcome To The Dollhouse (1995)
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Welcome To The Dollhouse (1995)

Seventh-grade is no fun. Especially for Dawn Weiner when everyone at school calls you 'Dog-Face' or 'Wiener-Dog.' Not to mention if your older brother is 'King of the Nerds' and your younger sister is a cutesy ballerina who gets you in trouble but is your parents' favorite. And that's just the begin β€¦ning--her life seems to be falling apart when she faces rejection from the older guy in her brother's band that she has a crush on, her parents want to tear down her 'Special People's Club' clubhouse, and her sister is abducted.... (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
dysfunctional family
Characters:
jewish girllittle girljewishsister sister relationshipgirlfemale protagonistfamily relationships
Story:
teen angstclassroom

Somewhere (2010)
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Somewhere (2010)

Hollywood actor Johnny Marco, nested in his luxury hotel of choice, is a stimulated man. Drinking, parties and women keep a creeping boredom under wraps in between jobs. He is the occasional father of a bright girl, Cleo, who may be spoiled but doesn't act it. When Cleo's mother drops her off and le β€¦aves town, Johnny brings her along for the ride, but can he fit an 11-year-old girl into his privileged lifestyle? (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlgirlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
absent fathercrying mansingle parenthairy chestswimmingone word titlesex

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I Am Sam (2001) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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I Am Sam (2001)

Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks and is obsessed with the Beatles. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. He names his daughter Lucy Diamond (after the Beatles song), and raises her. But as she reaches β€¦ age 7 herself, Sam's limitations start to become a problem at school; she's intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him. The authorities take her away, and Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita Harrison into taking his case pro bono. In the process, he teaches her a great deal about love, and whether it's really all you need. (Read More)

Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
little girlsingle mothergirlfamily relationships
Story:
costume partyu.s. presidentparenthoodsingle parentrunawayclassroomdancingkiss

The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (2005)
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The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (2005)

The movie is based on the young adult book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Anne Brashares. As four best friends spend their first summer apart from one another, they share a magical pair of jeans. Despite being of various shapes and sizes, each one of them fits perfectly into the pants. T β€¦o keep in touch they pass these pants to each other as well as the adventures they are going through while apart. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
first love
Characters:
little girlself discoveryteenage girlgirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager
Story:
loss of virginityteen angstdancingbased on novel

Chocolat (2000)
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Chocolat (2000)

When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcome β€¦d. (Read More)

Locations:
small town
Characters:
catholicsingle mothergirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationship
Story:
church bellabsent fathersingle parentclassroomdancingone word titlebased on novelkisssex

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Parenthood (1989)
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Parenthood (1989)

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the "black sheep" of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

Themes:
dysfunctional family
Characters:
little girlteenage girlsingle mothermother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
parenthoodteen angstsingle parentone word titlekiss

Sixteen Candles (1984) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Sixteen Candles (1984)

Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The sixteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday! Add all this to a pair of horrendously β€¦ embarrassing grandparents, a foreign exchange student named Long Duk Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
first lovedysfunctional family
Locations:
school bus
Characters:
self discoveryteenage girlsister sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager
Story:
loss of virginityteen angst

The Sound Of Music (1965)
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The Sound Of Music (1965)

In 1930's Austria, a young woman named Maria is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When the Navy captain Georg Von Trapp writes to the convent asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. The Captain's wife is dead, and he is often aw β€¦ay, and runs the household as strictly as he does the ships he sails on. The children are unhappy and resentful of the governesses that their father keeps hiring, and have managed to run each of them off one by one. When Maria arrives, she is initially met with the same hostility, but her kindness, understanding, and sense of fun soon draws them to her and brings some much-needed joy into all their lives -- including the Captain's. Eventually he and Maria find themselves falling in love, even though Georg is already engaged to a Baroness and Maria is still a postulant. The romance makes them both start questioning the decisions they have made. Their personal conflicts soon become overshadowed, however, by world events. Austria is about to come under the control of Germany, and the Captain may soon find himself drafted into the German navy and forced to fight against his own country. (Read More)

Characters:
teenage girlcatholicsister sister relationshipfemale protagonistfamily relationships
Story:
roman catholicnovicebell towerconventnunbased on novel

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White Oleander (2002)
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White Oleander (2002)

Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl β€¦y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
first lovedysfunctional family
Locations:
swimming poolschool bus
Characters:
teenage girlsingle mothergirlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
absent fatherteen angstrunawayswimmingclassroombased on novelkisssex

The Spectacular Now (2013)
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The Spectacular Now (2013)

Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master  β€¦cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlsingle mothergirlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager
Story:
absent fathercrying manloss of virginityclassroomdancingbased on novelsexkiss

Aquamarine (2006) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Aquamarine (2006)

In a dreary Florida beach resort village, luscious-limbed lifeguard Raymond is the main attraction for girls. Teenager buddies Claire and Hailey became experts on him by observation, but never dared actually approach him, and after this closing summer season will be separated as one's parents move t β€¦o Australia. Then they find a storm washed up in a pool a sassy mermaid, who promises them a wish if they help her prove to Neptune love exists, and Raymond is the only creature resembling a love-god. (Read More)

Locations:
swimming poolbathtubsmall town
Characters:
teenage girlsingle motherfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager
Story:
teen angstswimmingdancingbased on novelkiss

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The American President (1995)
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The American President (1995)

Andrew Shepherd is approaching the end of his first term as President of the United States. He's a widower with a young daughter and has proved to be popular with the public. His election seems assured. That is until he meets Sydney Ellen Wade, a paid political activist working for an environmental  β€¦lobby group. He's immediately smitten with her and after several amusing attempts, they finally manage to go on a date (which happens to be a State dinner for the visiting President of France). His relationship with Wade opens the door for his prime political opponent, Senator Bob Rumson, to launch an attack on the President's character, something he could not do in the previous election as Shepherd's wife had only recently died. (Read More)

Characters:
sister sister relationship
Story:
american presidentu.s. presidentsingle parentpresident

Charlie Bartlett (2007)
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Charlie Bartlett (2007)

Although cheerful, friendly, intelligent, well-dressed, authentic and wealthy, Charlie Bartlett has problems. With his father gone and his mother loopy and clueless, he's been expelled from every private school for his victimless crimes. Now he's in a public school getting punched out daily by the s β€¦chool thug. He ever longs to be popular - the go-to guy - and the true crux of his troubles is that he invariably finds the means to this end, whatever that might be. At Western Summit High, he makes peace with his tormentor by going into business with him - listening to kids' problems and selling them prescription drugs. Charlie's a hit, but attraction to Susan (daughter of the school's laissez-faire principal), new security cameras on campus, a student's overdose, and Charlie's open world view all converge to get him in serious trouble. Can this self-made physician possibly heal himself and just be a kid? (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
dysfunctional family
Locations:
swimming poolschool bussmall town
Characters:
teenage girlsingle mothermother daughter relationship
Story:
rescue from drowningloss of virginityteen angstclassroomdancingkisssex

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
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Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, as a young boy and girl fall in love they are moved to run away together. Various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down - which might not be such a bad thing.

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
first love
Locations:
new englandbathtub
Characters:
girlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1960s
Story:
runaway

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Matilda (1996) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Matilda (1996)

Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, Matilda is misunderstood by her family because she is very different from their ways of life. As time passes, Matilda finally starts school that has a kindly teacher, loyal friends and a sadistic principal. As she gets fed  β€¦up with the constant cruelty, Matilda begins to realize that she has a gift of telekinetic powers. After some days of practice, Matilda suddenly turns the tables to stand up to her parents and outwit the principal. (Read More)

Themes:
dysfunctional family
Characters:
little girlsingle mothergirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
dresssingle parentclassroombased on bookone word titlebased on novel

Show Me Love (1998)
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Show Me Love (1998)

Amal is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she is inexperienced in that matter. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her β€¦ but is too shy to do anything about it. For a number of reasons, Elin ends up at Agnes' birthday party as the only guest. They have a girl's night out together but after that Elin desperately avoids Agnes, refusing to even consider her own feelings toward Agnes. (Read More)

Themes:
first love
Locations:
small town
Characters:
teenage girlsister sister relationshipgirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
loss of virginityteen angstface slapsexkiss

Flipped (2010)
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Flipped (2010)

Juli Baker devoutly believes in three things: the sanctity of trees (especially her beloved sycamore), the wholesomeness of the eggs she collects from her backyard flock of chickens, and that someday she will kiss Bryce Loski. Ever since she saw Bryce's dazzling brown eyes back in second grade, Juli β€¦ has been smitten. Unfortunately, Bryce has never felt the same. Frankly, he thinks Juli Baker is a little weird--after all, what kind of freak raises chickens and sits in trees for fun? Then, in eighth grade, everything changes. Bryce begins to see that Juli's unusual interests and pride in her family are, well, kind of cool. And Juli starts to think that maybe Bryce's dazzling brown eyes are as empty as the rest of Bryce seems to be. After all, what kind of jerk doesn't care about other people's feelings about chickens and trees? With Flipped, mystery author Wendelin Van Draanen has taken a break from her Sammy Keyes series, and the result is flipping fantastic. Bryce and Juli's rants and raves about each other ring so true that teen readers will quickly identify with at least one of these hilarious feuding egos, if not both. A perfect introduction to the adolescent war between the sexes. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
first love
Locations:
school bus
Characters:
little girlteenage girlgirlfamily relationshipsteenager
Period:
year 19631960s
Story:
classroomface slapbased on novelone word titlekiss

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The Parent Trap (1998)
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The Parent Trap (1998)

When two pre-teens named Hallie and Annie meet through their summer camp, their two lives are rattled when they realize that they are identical twins. With parents, British mother aka famous dress designer Elizabeth and American father, a wine maker named Nick, living in two different sides of the u β€¦niverse, the girls decide to make an identity swap in hopes of spending time with their other parent. The girls later choose to aware their guardians of the swap while at a hotel in NYC, which late reunites the divorced pair and sends them back into remarriage with each other. (Read More)

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teenage girlsingle mothersister sister relationshipgirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
dresssingle parentswimmingbased on bookbased on novel

Annie (1982) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Annie (1982)

In the depths of the 1930's, Annie is a fiery young orphan girl who must live in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy munitions industrialist, Oliver β€¦ Warbucks. Quickly, she charms the hearts of the household staff and even the seemingly cold-hearted Warbucks cannot help but learn to love this wonderful girl. He decides to help Annie find her long lost parents by offering a reward if they would come to him and prove their identity. However, Miss Hannigan, her evil brother, Rooster, and a female accomplice, plan to impersonate those people to get the reward for themselves which put Annie in great danger. (Read More)

Locations:
swimming poolbathtub
Characters:
little girlgirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationship
Story:
democratdressrunawaydancingone word title

Love, Rosie (2014)
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Love, Rosie (2014)

Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn't possibly be right for one another... or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies. One awkward turn at 18, one missed opportunity... and life sends them hurling β€¦ in different directions. But somehow, across time, space and different continents, the tie that binds them cannot be undone. Will they find their way back to one another, or will it be too late? Based on Cecelia Ahern's bestselling novel "Where Rainbows End", LOVE, ROSIE is a modern comedy-of-errors tale posing the ultimate question: Do we really only get one shot at true love? (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
little girlteenage girlsingle motherfemale protagonistmother daughter relationship
Story:
loss of virginityclassroombased on novelkiss

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Forrest Gump (1994)
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Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba β€¦, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets the president several times. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone. (Read More)

Locations:
school bus
Characters:
single mother
Story:
u.s. presidentloss of virginitypresidentassassinationswimmingtelevisionface slapbased on bookdancingbased on novelkiss

My Girl (1991)
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My Girl (1991)

1972. Vada Sultenfuss (played by Anna Chlumsky) is an intelligent, bubbly, hypochondriacal 11-year old girl. Her father, Harry (Dan Aykroyd), is a mortician and a widower. Her best friend is Thomas J Sennett (Macaulay Culkin). Then her father hires a new receptionist, Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), and  β€¦life will never be the same again. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Locations:
small town
Characters:
little girlgirlfamily relationships
Story:
single parentswimmingtelevisionclassroomdancingkiss

Terms Of Endearment (1983) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Terms Of Endearment (1983)

Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Bree β€¦dlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. In the end, different people show their love in very different ways. (Read More)

Themes:
dysfunctional family
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
single mothermother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1960s
Story:
parenthoodswimmingface slapbased on novelsex

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Trumbo (2015)
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Trumbo (2015)

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood's top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under th β€¦e blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. (Read More)

Themes:
dysfunctional family
Locations:
swimming poolbathtub
Characters:
jewishfamily relationshipsteenager
Story:
john f kennedydemocrathairy chestbased on bookone word title

Muriel's Wedding (1994)
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Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an β€¦d turns her world upside down. (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
dysfunctional family
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
sister sister relationshipfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
swimmerloss of virginitycostumeswimmingdancingkisssex

Carrie (2013)
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Carrie (2013)

The outcast teenager Carrie White is bullied by her classmates at high school. Her mother, Margaret White, is a pious and paranoid woman that sees sin everywhere and the need of self-inflicting punishment. When Carrie has her first period, she does not understand what is happening to her and her cla β€¦ssmates humiliate her in the changing room. The spiteful Chris Hargensen videotapes Carrie with her cell phone and posts it on the Internet. Their teacher Ms. Desjardin punishes the students, but when Chris challenges her, she is suspended and consequently is banned from the prom. Meanwhile, Carrie discovers that she has telekinesis and learns how to control her ability. Sue Snell, one of the girls that tormented Carrie, feels bad and asks her boyfriend Tommy Ross to invite Carrie to go with him to the prom to make up for what she did to Carrie. But Chris and her boyfriend Billy Nolan plot an evil prank with her friends to seek vengeance for Carrie. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Locations:
swimming poolschool busbathtubsmall town
Characters:
teenage girlsingle motherfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipteenager
Story:
teen angstsingle parentclassroomface slapdancingone word titlebased on novelkiss

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Thirteen (2003) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Thirteen (2003)

At the edge of adolescence, Tracy is a smart straight-A student--if not a little naive (it seems...she smokes and she cuts to alleviate the emotional pain she suffers from having a broken home and hating her mom's boyfriend, Brady.) When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in sch β€¦ool, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime (like stealing money from purses and from stores). As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
dysfunctional family
Characters:
teenage girlsingle mothergirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
teen angstclassroomface slapdancingone word titlesexkiss

Lolita (1997)
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Lolita (1997)

Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl,  β€¦who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile. (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Locations:
swimming poolnew england
Characters:
teenage girlgirlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager
Story:
sexual attractionloss of virginityswimmingface slapdancingbased on novelkisssex

The Virgin Suicides (1999)
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The Virgin Suicides (1999)

A man about forty years of age tells the story from when he was a teenager in upscale suburban Detroit of his and three of his friends' fascination with the mysterious and doomed Lisbon sisters. In 1974, the sisters were seventeen year old Therese, sixteen year old Mary, fifteen year old Bonnie, fou β€¦rteen year old Lux, and thirteen year old Cecilia. Their fascination still remains as they try to piece together the entire story. The sisters were mysteries if only because of having a strict and overprotective upbringing by their father, who taught math at the girls' private co-ed school, and overly devout Catholic mother, who largely dictated the household rules. The story focuses primarily on two incidents and the resulting situations on the girls' lives. The first was an action by Cecilia to deal with her emotions over her life. And the second was the relationship between Lux - the sister who pushed the boundaries of the household rules most overtly in doing what most teenagers want to do - and Trip Fontaine, he who could have any girl he wanted but wanting solely Lux. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
first love
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlcatholicsister sister relationshipgirlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager
Story:
loss of virginityteen angstclassroomdancingbased on novelkisssex

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Beavis And Butt-head Do America (1996)
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Beavis And Butt-head Do America (1996)

Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score. On the way they encounter a murderous smuggler of a deadly virus and his treacherous wife, an FBI agent with a predilection fo β€¦r cavity searches, a couple of rather familiar looking ex-Motley Crue roadies, Mr. Van Dreesen singing "Lesbian Seagull", a little old lady and of course Mr. Anderson and his trailer. Can the Great Cornholio save the day? Uh-huh. Huh-huh. (Read More)

Locations:
texas
Story:
u.s. presidenttelevision setteen angstnuntelevisionface slap

Dreamgirls (2006) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Dreamgirls (2006)

Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early  β€¦flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)

Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlsingle mothersister sister relationshipgirlfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1960s
Story:
absent fatherdancingone word titlesexkiss

Jane Eyre (2011)
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Jane Eyre (2011)

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in β€¦ love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever? (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Characters:
little girlteenage girlgirlfemale protagonist
Story:
caretakerdressclassroomdancingbased on novelkiss

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Across The Universe (2007)
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Across The Universe (2007)

Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa β€¦chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)

Locations:
school bus
Characters:
single mothersister sister relationshipmother daughter relationship
Period:
1960s
Story:
television setabsent fatherrunawayassassinationswimmingtelevisionclassroomdancingkiss

Bridge To Terabithia (2007)
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Bridge To Terabithia (2007)

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that she's rich, he's poor, and she's a city girl, he's a country boy, the two become fast friends. Toget β€¦her, they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants and rule as king and queen. This friendship helps Jess deal with the tragedy that makes him realize what Leslie taught him. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
dysfunctional family
Locations:
school bus
Characters:
little girlteenage girlgirlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager
Story:
classroombased on bookdancingbased on novel

No Reservations (2007) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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No Reservations (2007)

A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep β€¦aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)

Characters:
single mothersister sister relationshipgirlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
refusing to eatabsent fatherrunawaydancingsexkiss

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Dead Man Walking (1995)
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Dead Man Walking (1995)

A convicted murderer on Death Row and the nun who befriends him. Through the portrayal of finely drawn characters and their interactions as the days, hours, and minutes tick down to the condemned man's execution, powerful emotions are unleashed. While Matthew Poncelet and Sister Prejean desperately  β€¦try to gain a stay of execution from the governor or the courts, scenes are intercut from the brutal crime, gradually revealing the truth about the events that transpired. In addition to her temporal help, the nun also tries to reach out spiritually and assist as a guide to salvation. (Read More)

Characters:
little girlteenage girlcatholicmother daughter relationship
Story:
roman catholiccrying mannunclassroombased on book

Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
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Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)

Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The c β€¦enter of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
first love
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlteenager
Story:
sexual attractionloss of virginityteen angstbased on book

Lovelace (2013)
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Lovelace (2013)

Locations:
swimming poolbathtub
Characters:
catholicmother daughter relationship
Story:
mother slaps daughterhairy chestswimmingface slapbased on bookdancingone word titlesexkiss

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Mona Lisa Smile (2003) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin β€¦d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
teenage girljewishfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipteenager
Story:
church bellmassachusettshairy chestswimmingclassroomdancingkiss

Diabolique (1955)
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Diabolique (1955)

The wife and mistress of a sadistic boarding school headmaster plot to kill him. They drown him in the bathtub and dump the body in the school's filthy swimming pool... but when the pool is drained, the body has disappeared - and subsequent reported sightings of the headmaster slowly drive his 'kill β€¦ers' (and the audience) up the wall with almost unbearable suspense... (Read More)

Locations:
swimming poolbathtub
Characters:
female protagonist
Story:
black and whiteswimmingclassroombased on novel

I'm Not There (2007)
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I'm Not There (2007)

Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a β€¦rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Locations:
bathtubsmall town
Characters:
jewishgirlmother daughter relationship
Period:
year 1964year 19631960s
Story:
kennedy assassinationhairy chestdancingsex

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I Killed My Mother (2009)
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I Killed My Mother (2009)

Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent's cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him m β€¦ore and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence - artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
dysfunctional family
Characters:
catholicsingle mother
Story:
teen angstsingle parentrunawayclassroomface slapdancing

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) is one of the best movies like Mermaids (1990)
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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While in a nursing home visiting relatives, she meets Ninny Threadgoode, an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode, a young woman in 1920's Alabama. Through Idgie's inspiring life, Evely β€¦n learns to be more assertive and builds a lasting friendship of her own with Ninny. (Read More)

Locations:
small town
Characters:
little girlself discoverygirlfemale protagonist
Story:
dresssingle parentswimmingbased on novel

Giant (1956)
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Giant (1956)

Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro β€¦ss two generations. (Read More)

Locations:
swimming pooltexas
Characters:
teenage girlcatholicsister sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
dallas texasreference to joan of arcswimmingbased on novelone word titlekiss

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