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10 Best Movies Like Growing Pains

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

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#1
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

1987โ€ขโ˜… 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains for fans of Family & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and fin...

#2
The Clique

The Clique

2008โ€ขโ˜… 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes....

#3
Departure

Departure

2016โ€ขโ˜… 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains for fans of Family & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexua...

#4
Roll Bounce

Roll Bounce

2005โ€ขโ˜… 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink....

#5
I Believe

I Believe

2019โ€ขโ˜… 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way....

#6
Love Everlasting

Love Everlasting

2016โ€ขโ˜… 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Pains for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds tr...

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