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Movies that feel like The Florida Project (2017)

If you loved The Florida Project, the closest films we have are Mud (2013), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) and Leave No Trace (2018). All three share The Florida Project's contemplative and wistful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 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 story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.

πŸ… 96% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Sean Bakercontemplativewarmwistful

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Mud
2013 Β· dir. Jeff Nichols
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.3drama

Both are working the same pair: friendship, motel

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 Β· dir. Stephen Chbosky
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.9drama

The same preoccupation in both: growing up

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

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Leave No Trace
2018 Β· dir. Debra Granik
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.1drama

Both are built on the same subject: growing up

The difference: Not nearly as warm as The Florida Project

A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an increasingly erratic journey in search of a place to call their own.

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The Way He Looks
2014 Β· dir. Daniel Ribeiro
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.9drama Β· romance

One thread runs through both: friendship

The difference: Leans harder into romance than The Florida Project does

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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Mommy
2014 Β· dir. Xavier Dolan
πŸ… 89%β˜… 8drama

Two things both keep coming back to: parents and children and single mother

The difference: None of the warmth The Florida Project is built on

A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.

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Like Father, Like Son
2013 Β· dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.8drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: parents and children

Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.

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20th Century Girl
2022 Β· dir. Bang Woo-ri
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.4romance Β· drama

Both land stillness and warmth at once

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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Long Way North
2015 Β· dir. RΓ©mi ChayΓ©
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· animation Β· drama

Wistful drama, and it commits to that

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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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
2024 Β· dir. Pat Boonnitipat
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.9drama

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

M, a university dropout low on money and luck, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill grandmother, in the hope of pocketing an inheritance.

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Flavors of Youth
2018 Β· dir. Joshua
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.6animation Β· romance Β· drama

Warm drama in both cases

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.

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The Boy and the Beast
2015 Β· dir. Mamoru Hosoda
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.6action Β· adventure Β· animation

Both run wistful where it counts

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

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

Both sit in the same contemplative register

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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