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10 Best Movies Like The First Time

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

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#1
High Road

High Road

2011★ 5.6

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

Directed by Matt Walsh, a co-founding member of world-renowned comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, High Road showcases a totally improvised script about Glenn “Fitz” Fitzgerald...

#2
The Internship

The Internship

2013★ 6.2

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

Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s....

#3
Ask Me Anything

Ask Me Anything

2014★ 5.6

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

Beautiful, wild, funny, and lost, Katie Kampenfelt takes a year off before college to find herself, all the while chronicling her adventures in an anonymous blog into which she pou...

#4
The Last Song

The Last Song

2010★ 7.2

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

A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to re...

#5
Cyberbully

Cyberbully

2015★ 6.4

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

A chilling real-time thriller featuring a teenager, Casey, battling with an anonymous cyber-stalker....

#6
The Black Devil and the White Prince

The Black Devil and the White Prince

2016★ 7.5

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

Yū Akahane moves to a dormitory room after her father's transfer from work. She is excited that she will live in the same dorm as Takumi Shirakawa, aka "White Prince." Yet, Haruto ...