Skip to content More like this
Movies like Superbad (2007) Finished Superbad 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 Superbad, and what it does not.
What did you love about Superbad? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Separation anxiety Buddy film Male identity High school movie Friendship dynamics Teen comedy Identity formation Male bonding Your best matches Ranked against what Superbad is actually about, not its genre labels.
65% Reverina match Top pick 2012 · Film · Fantasy · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: coming of age Centres on the same everyman figure Shares its playful and melancholic register More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Builds as slowly What's different Not about friendship dynamics or social pressure Not built around identity formation or male bonding Commitment 1h 47m
Short Long
Where it streams Starz Starz Apple TV Channel Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Superbad.
Add to watchlist Not for me
2007 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Also about social pressure Watched for the same thing: coming of age Shares its naturalistic and stylised look Centres on the same outsider figure What's different Not about friendship dynamics or male identity Not built around identity formation or male bonding A series rather than a single film Where it streams Hulu Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Superbad.
Add to watchlist Not for me
1999 · Film · Drama · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Also high school movie and teen comedy at heart Shares its naturalistic and saturated look Centres on the same outsider figure Shares its playful register What's different Does not promise coming of age or male friendship Not about friendship dynamics or social pressure Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Superbad.
Add to watchlist Not for me
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011 · 2h 10m
Watched for the same thing: coming of age Told the same way, epistolary My Friends 1975 · 2h 20m
Also about male identity Watched for the same thing: male friendship and coming of age Spider-Man 2002 · 2h 1m
Built around the same identity formation Watched for the same thing: coming of age Awkward. 2011
Also teen comedy at heart Built around the same identity formation Top Gun 1986
Built around the same male bonding Watched for the same thing: coming of age 
Starz
Starz Apple TV Channel
Hulu
Disney Plus
fuboTV
FXNow
