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10 Best Movies Like Those Were the Days

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

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#1
Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

2002★ 6.1

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

In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee...

#2
As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

2013★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days 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....

#3
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

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

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

#4
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

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

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#5
Wildflower

Wildflower

2023★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days 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
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days 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....

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