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Movies that feel likeMe and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.

If you loved Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, the closest films we have are 3 Idiots (2009), Eighth Grade (2018) and Booksmart (2019). All three share Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'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 Slums of Beverly Hills (1998).

πŸ… 81% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejoncontemplativewittyplayfulwistful
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3 Idiots
2009 Β· dir. Rajkumar Hirani
πŸ… 94%β˜… 8.4drama Β· comedy

Both are working the same pair: growing up, friends

Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside downβ€”along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.

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Eighth Grade
2018 Β· dir. Bo Burnham
πŸ… 99%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· dramaNetflix

One thread runs through both: growing up

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school β€” the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year β€” before she begins high school.

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Booksmart
2019 Β· dir. Olivia Wilde
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.1comedyRent or buy

The same two preoccupations: high school, and high school student

The difference: Goes its own way on the stillness

Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

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The Squid and the Whale
2005 Β· dir. Noah Baumbach
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· drama

Both land stillness and wit at once

Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

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Rushmore
1998 Β· dir. Wes Anderson
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· drama

The same mix in both: play, then wistfulness

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

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Slums of Beverly Hills
1998 Β· dir. Tamara Jenkins
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.7comedy Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

In 1976, a teenage girl struggles to cope while living with her neurotic lower-middle-class family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 Β· dir. Taika Waititi
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.8adventure Β· comedy Β· dramaPrime VideoPeacock

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans further into adventure

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

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Breaking Away
1979 Β· dir. Peter Yates
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.7drama Β· comedy

Both are built on the same subject: teenage boy

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.

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The Spectacular Now
2013 Β· dir. James Ponsoldt
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7comedy Β· drama Β· romanceMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: high school student

The difference: Played as romance first

Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.

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Superbad
2007 Β· dir. Greg Mottola
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.6comedyParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: high school

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

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The Breakfast Club
1985 Β· dir. John Hughes
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· dramaHulu

Both lean on play more than on drama

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

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American Reunion
2012 Β· dir. Jon Hurwitz
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.7comedy

Wistful comedy in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t, and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship.

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