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Movies that feel like Flavors of Youth (2018)

If you loved Flavors of Youth, the closest films we have are 20th Century Girl (2022), The Way He Looks (2014) and Y Tu Mamá También (2001). All three share Flavors of Youth's romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

The rigorous city life of China, while bustling and unforgiving, contains the everlasting memories of days past. Three stories told in three different cities, follow the loss of youth and the daunting realization of adulthood. Though reality may seem ever changing, unchangeable are the short-lived moments of one's childhood days. A plentiful bowl of noodles, the beauty of family and the trials of first love endure the inevitable flow of time, as three different characters explore the strength of bonds and the warmth of cherished memories. Within the disorder of the present world, witness these quaint stories recognize the comfort of the past, and attempt to revive the neglected flavors of youth.

🍅 83% Rotten Tomatoes6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Joshuaromantictendercontemplativewarmwistful
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20th Century Girl
2022 · dir. Bang Woo-ri
🍅 86%7.4romance · drama

Common ground in both: friendship and growing up

In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

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The Way He Looks
2014 · dir. Daniel Ribeiro
🍅 93%7.9drama · romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: friendship

Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.

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Y Tu Mamá También
2001 · dir. Alfonso Cuarón
🍅 90%7.7drama · romance

One thread runs through both: growing up

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

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A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016 · dir. Naoko Yamada
8.2animation · drama · romance

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?

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5 Centimeters per Second
2007 · dir. Makoto Shinkai
7.4animation · romance · drama

Common ground: anime

The difference: Missing the warmth of Flavors of Youth

Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.

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I Want You
2012 · dir. Fernando González Molina
6.7drama · romance

Both are built on the same subject: young love

After two years away, Hache returns to Barcelona seeking a fresh start. Falling for Gin while facing unresolved feelings for Babi, he must confront love, loss, and who he's becoming.

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Cousins
2019 · dir. Mauro Carvalho
6.3comedy · romance · drama

Contemplative and wistful in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than Flavors of Youth does

Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end as soon as the charitable aunt communicates the arrival of another nephew, Mario, just out of jail. The clash of reality between the cousins ends up causing unusual situations, and an unexpected attraction among the boys.

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The Garden of Words
2013 · dir. Makoto Shinkai
7.4animation · drama · romance

Animation built on romance, twice over

Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days. They deepen their relationship and open up to each other. But the end of the rainy season soon approaches.

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House of Hummingbird
2019 · dir. Kim Bora
🍅 98%7.4drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, and exploring young love.

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Devdas
2002 · dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
7.5drama · romance

Both lean on tenderness more than on romance

In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.

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Close to the Horizon
2019 · dir. Tim Trachte
6.6romance · drama

Wistful romance in both cases

Jessica knows exactly what her life is supposed to look like and where it takes her. But then she meets Danny. He has a complicated past and could confuse all their plans. Jessica has to decide.

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Long Way North
2015 · dir. Rémi Chayé
🍅 98%7.2adventure · animation · drama

Animation with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Flavors of Youth does

In 1892 Saint Petersburg, when her explorer grandfather's failure to return from his latest expedition brings dishonour to her aristocratic family, a resilient teenager runs away to follow in his trail in search of his famed ship.

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