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Movies that feel likeBoys (2014)

Two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.

If you loved Boys, the closest films we have are The Way He Looks (2014), 20th Century Girl (2022) and Y Tu Mamá También (2001). All three share Boys' contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is House of Hummingbird (2019).

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If Boys hit the spot, these will too

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

Both are working the same pair: friendship, growing up

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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20th Century Girl
2022 · dir. Bang Woo-ri
🍅 86%★ 7.4romance · dramaNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: first love

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

Common ground: male friendship

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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Past Lives
2023 · dir. Celine Song
🍅 95%★ 7.8drama · romanceRent or buy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: friendship

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

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Flavors of Youth
2018 · dir. Joshua
🍅 83%★ 6.6animation · romance · dramaNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: growing up

The difference: Sits closer to animation than Boys does

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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Devdas
2002 · dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
★ 7.6drama · romance

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

The difference: Easier on the warmth than Boys

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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Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · dir. Abdellatif Kechiche
🍅 88%★ 7.6romance · drama

One thread runs through both: lgbt

Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.

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Call Me by Your Name
2017 · dir. Luca Guadagnino
🍅 95%★ 7.8romance · dramaNetflix

One thread runs through both: teenage boy

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

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

Common ground: teenage 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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A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · dir. Edward Yang
🍅 100%★ 8.2crime · drama · romance

Common ground: teenage boy

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1990s show

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

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House of Hummingbird
2019 · dir. Kim Bora
🍅 98%★ 7.4dramaPrime Video

Both lean on wistfulness more than on drama

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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Free Fall
2013 · dir. Stephan Lacant
★ 7.5drama · romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: coming out

A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness – and what it means to fall in love with another man.

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