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10 Best Movies Like Cherry Bomb

If you loved Cherry Bomb, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Pariah

Pariah

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cherry Bomb for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression....

#2
The Truth About Jane

The Truth About Jane

2000★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cherry Bomb for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

High schooler Jane struggles with the self-discovery that she is a lesbian after developing an intense friendship with another girl. However, this is only the start of Jane's troub...

#3
Smooth Talk

Smooth Talk

1985★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cherry Bomb for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterio...

#4
In & Out

In & Out

1997★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cherry Bomb for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards....

#5
Get Real

Get Real

1998★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cherry Bomb for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Sensitive rural town model student Steven Carter hides his gay feelings, except with his neighbor and best friend Linda. Suddenly his desperate search for partners leads to a blind...

#6
Fitting In

Fitting In

2024★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cherry Bomb for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A teenage girl gets diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have sex and propels her into exploring unusual methods to have a sex life, challenging her rel...

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