
Movies that feel likeBreaking Away (1979)
If you loved Breaking Away, the closest films we have are Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), The Squid and the Whale (2005) and Gregory's Girl (1980). All three share Breaking Away's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is A Summer's Tale (1996).
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If Breaking Away hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: growing up

Both keep coming back to the same thing: growing up
The difference: 26 years apart, and the 2000s show

Witty and playful in the same breath
The difference: Easier on the stillness than Breaking Away


One thread runs through both: teenage boy

Contemplative drama in both cases

Comedy built on wit, twice over
The difference: Leans harder into romance than Breaking Away does

Playful drama, and it commits to that

Comedy with a pulse of wistfulness, in both cases

Both lean on wit more than on comedy
The difference: Trades the stillness of Breaking Away for an angle of its own

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

A streak of play through both
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