What movies are similar to Love, Simon?

Start with films such as The Spectacular Now, Tall Girl, Pride & Prejudice, After. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Love, Simon memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Love, Simon?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as Love, Simon?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after Love, Simon?

Try The Spectacular Now, Tall Girl, Pride & Prejudice—each shares DNA with Love, Simon while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is Love, Simon?

Love, Simon (2018) is best described as Comedy, Drama, Romance. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Love, Simon worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 8.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this comedy lane.

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Love, Simon (2018) works because love, Simon (2018) stuck because it commits to its comedy premise without apologizing—viewers remember set pieces and momentum as much as plot. Greg Berlanti's control of tone keeps the ride coherent. The comedy and drama blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated., and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Love, Simon, we prioritized comedy, drama, romance films that share comedy, drama, romance, crowd favorite without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The best follow-ups preserve the pressure, rhythm, and point of view before they worry about matching plot mechanics. That is why the list below separates close tonal cousins from looser genre neighbors. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Love, Simon feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.The Spectacular Now (2013)
★ 6.7 · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1h 35m
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Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. is the sharpest reason to queue The Spectacular Now after Love, Simon: it refracts the same curiosity Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. stirred, with.
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2.Tall Girl (2019)
★ 6.3 · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1h 41m
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The afterglow from Tall Girl is a sharp, often funny tone: different residue than Love, Simon, even when comedy, drama, romance read familiar. Trace the fork to Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. versus Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school,.
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3.Pride & Prejudice (2005)
★ 8.1 · Drama · Romance · 2h 8m
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Pride & Prejudice handles A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. with a Drama bias that Love, Simon did not foreground in its Comedy read of Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated.. drama, romance are the bridge.
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4.After (2019)
★ 7.1 · Drama · Romance · 1h 46m
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Love, Simon and After split at the plot: Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. on one side, Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. on the other.
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5.The Kissing Booth (2018)
★ 7.2 · Romance · Comedy · 1h 45m
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comedy, romance surface in both films, yet The Kissing Booth keeps the temperature a sharp, often funny tone, not a tonal echo of Love, Simon. Compare When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she against Everyone deserves a great love story, but.
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6.Atonement (2007)
★ 7.6 · Drama · Romance · 2h 3m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: Love, Simon pays off through Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated., while Atonement pushes resolution toward A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her.
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7.Flipped (2010)
★ 8.0 · Romance · Drama · 1h 29m
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In Love, Simon, the spine is Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated.; Flipped finds its spine in When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love.. drama, romance explain why the pairing clicks even though the scene list diverges.
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8.Beastly (2011)
★ 6.3 · Romance · Fantasy · Drama · 1h 26m
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Surface texture differs—Romance treatment of A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into beside Comedy treatment of Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated.—while drama, romance, fantasy stay legible. Beastly commits to a.
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9.Endless Love (2014)
★ 6.9 · Drama · Romance · 1h 44m
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Endless Love is pitched a bittersweet, emotionally layered tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Love, Simon. drama, romance still braid the two films, but Endless Love leans on A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by where Love, Simon.
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10.Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)
★ 7.9 · Comedy · Romance · 1h 58m
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Character pressure in Red, White & Royal Blue accumulates around After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid, echoing how Love, Simon tightened the screws with Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated..
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Love, Simon: romance, drama, comedy, fantasy, plus a bittersweet through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how Love, Simon trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Love, Simon—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to Love, Simon?: Start with films such as The Spectacular Now, Tall Girl, Pride & Prejudice, After. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Love, Simon memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Love, Simon?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as Love, Simon?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after Love, Simon?: Try The Spectacular Now, Tall Girl, Pride & Prejudice—each shares DNA with Love, Simon while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Love, Simon?: Love, Simon (2018) is best described as Comedy, Drama, Romance. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Love, Simon worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 8.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this comedy lane.

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1.The Spectacular Now (2013)

2.Tall Girl (2019)

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5.The Kissing Booth (2018)

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7.Flipped (2010)

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9.Endless Love (2014)

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