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Movies like Lady Bird (2017) Finished Lady Bird and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Lady Bird, and what it does not.
What did you love about Lady Bird? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Coming of age drama Mother daughter relationship Female identity Identity formation Family drama Class Social class Family dynamics Your best matches Ranked against what Lady Bird is actually about, not its genre labels.
66% Reverina match Top pick 2016 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same identity formation and social class Also family drama at heart Told the same way, nonlinear More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Shares its melancholic and hopeful register
What's different Does not promise self-discovery or coming of age story Not about class or family dynamics A series rather than a single film Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against Lady Bird.
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2009 · Film · Drama · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: self-discovery and self-discovery Centres on the same caregiver figure Shares its naturalistic and stylised look Told the same way, nonlinear What's different Not about class or family dynamics Not built around social class or social class Where it streams Hoopla Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Lady Bird.
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2015 · Film · Adventure · Animation
Good match
Why it matches Also family drama at heart Watched for the same thing: self-discovery and self-discovery Also about family dynamics Shares its melancholic and hopeful register What's different Not about class or female identity Not built around social class or social class Moves faster Where it streams Disney Plus Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Lady Bird.
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Bridge to Terabithia 2007 · 1h 35m
Watched for the same thing: self-discovery and self-discovery Told the same way, nonlinear Love, Victor 2020
Built around the same identity formation Watched for the same thing: self-discovery and self-discovery I Swear 2025 · 2h 1m
Watched for the same thing: self-discovery and self-discovery Told the same way, nonlinear Look Back 2024 · 58m
Watched for the same thing: self-discovery and self-discovery Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Up 2009 · 1h 36m
Watched for the same thing: self-discovery and self-discovery Centres on the same caregiver figure La La Land 2016 · 2h 9m
Watched for the same thing: self-discovery and self-discovery Told the same way, nonlinear
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