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10 Best Movies Like Modern Youth

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

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#1
Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

2019★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Modern Youth for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen....

#2
Stargirl

Stargirl

2020★ 7.4

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

An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world....

#3
A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

1964★ 7.3

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

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a...

#4
Jessica Darling's It List

Jessica Darling's It List

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Modern Youth for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jessica Darling – a smart, witty, opinionated girl heading into 7th grade – was never too concerned about where she'd fit in the middle school hierarchy. But before her first day o...

#5
Bride & Prejudice

Bride & Prejudice

2004★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Modern Youth for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome American Will Darcy. A Bollywood-style modern adaptation of J...

#6
Fight for Your Right Revisited

Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Modern Youth for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Fight for Your Right Revisited stars Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, and Elijah Wood as the "young" Beastie Boys from the past and Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and Will Ferrell as the "o...

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