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10 Best Movies Like Escaping Ohio

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

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#1
As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

2013★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Escaping Ohio for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers....

#2
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Escaping Ohio for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And no...

#3
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Escaping Ohio for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

#4
Palindromes

Palindromes

2005★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Escaping Ohio for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revo...

#5
Wildflower

Wildflower

2023★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Escaping Ohio for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help....

#6
ATL

ATL

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Escaping Ohio for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and resolve at their local rollerskati...

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