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10 Best Movies Like When I Grow Up

If you loved When I Grow Up, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Good Day, Ramon

Good Day, Ramon

2013★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Grow Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After five failed attempts to go to the United States, 18-year-old Ramón decides to look for a friend’s aunt in Germany, but never finds her. With no papers or money, and without k...

#2
Fast Girls

Fast Girls

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Grow Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete....

#3
The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1980★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Grow Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer....

#4
The Wedding March

The Wedding March

2016★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Grow Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When former college sweethearts Olivia Pershing and Mick Turner are unexpectedly reunited the weekend of Olivia's wedding, the former couple initially locks horns but as the events...

#5
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Grow Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#6
Love Finds You in Valentine

Love Finds You in Valentine

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Grow Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Kennedy Blaine, a Californian girl, inherits a ranch in the small town of Valentine in Nebraska. Before she sells the property, she decides to spend the summer in her house and lea...

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