Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Formula 17

If you loved Formula 17, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The First Time

The First Time

2012★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Formula 17 for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party....

#2
Alex Strangelove

Alex Strangelove

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Formula 17 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gre...

#3
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Formula 17 for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces ...

#4
Your Name Engraved Herein

Your Name Engraved Herein

2020★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Formula 17 for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma....

#5
Love, Simon

Love, Simon

2018★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Formula 17 for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the i...

#6
Splendor

Splendor

1999★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Formula 17 for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy ...

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