What movies are similar to Young & Beautiful?

Start with films such as Lady Bird, Dirty Dancing, Monster, The Piano. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Young & Beautiful memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Young & Beautiful?

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 Young & Beautiful?

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 Young & Beautiful?

Try Lady Bird, Dirty Dancing, Monster—each shares DNA with Young & Beautiful while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is Young & Beautiful?

Young & Beautiful (2013) is best described as Drama. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Young & Beautiful worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 6.5/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this drama lane.

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Young & Beautiful (2013) works because people revisit Young & Beautiful for the same reason it broke through in 2013: clear stakes, memorable faces, and a drama rhythm that doesn't stall in the middle. François Ozon keeps the ensemble pointed in one direction. The film leans hard into its core genre, which is exactly what fans say they wanted more of from blockbusters in that era. The concrete hook is isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance., and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Young & Beautiful, we prioritized drama films that share drama, divisive without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The useful comparison point is not only genre; it is how the movie controls attention from scene to scene. Each recommendation names the shared texture and the difference, which makes the page more useful than a plain list. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Young & Beautiful feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.Lady Bird (2017)
★ 7.3 · Drama · Comedy · 1h 34m
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Lady Bird is pitched a sharp, often funny tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Young & Beautiful. drama, comedy still braid the two films, but Lady Bird leans on Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. where Young &.
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2.Dirty Dancing (1987)
★ 7.3 · Drama · Music · Romance · 1h 40m
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A 1987 frame changes how Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman lands next to Young & Beautiful (2013) and its Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance.. drama, music, romance survive the era shift without forcing the stories to match.
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3.Monster (2003)
★ 7.2 · Crime · Drama · 1h 49m
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Monster handles In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. with a Crime bias that Young & Beautiful did not foreground in its Drama read of Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance.. drama, crime are the bridge.
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4.The Piano (1993)
★ 7.4 · Drama · Romance · 2h
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If Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance. is what locked you into Young & Beautiful, The Piano hands you When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she as the next jolt of narrative curiosity. drama, romance.
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5.Risky Business (1983)
★ 6.6 · Romance · Comedy · Drama · 1h 38m
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drama, romance, comedy surface in both films, yet Risky Business keeps the temperature a sharp, often funny tone, not a tonal echo of Young & Beautiful. Compare Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. against Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance.
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6.Desire (2011)
★ 6.3 · Drama · Romance · 1h 43m
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In Young & Beautiful, the spine is Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance.; Desire finds its spine in In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned. drama, romance explain why the pairing clicks even though the scene list diverges.
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7.Below Her Mouth (2017)
★ 6.8 · Drama · Romance · 1h 31m
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The afterglow from Below Her Mouth is a bittersweet, emotionally layered tone: different residue than Young & Beautiful, even when drama, romance read familiar. Trace the fork to Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance. versus An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two.
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8.My Own Private Idaho (1991)
★ 7.1 · Drama · 1h 44m
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Young & Beautiful and My Own Private Idaho split at the plot: Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance. on one side, In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. on the other.
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9.The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
★ 6.6 · Drama · Romance · Comedy · 1h 42m
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Surface texture differs—Drama treatment of Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in beside Drama treatment of Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance.—while drama, romance, comedy stay legible. The Diary of a Teenage Girl commits to.
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10.Yes, God, Yes (2020)
★ 6.3 · Drama · Comedy · 1h 18m
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Character pressure in Yes, God, Yes accumulates around Alice, a young innocent Catholic girl, is tempted into masturbating after an AOL chat suddenly turns sexual, however, echoing how Young & Beautiful tightened the screws with Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance.. The through-line is drama, comedy, not mirrored blocking.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Young & Beautiful: drama, romance, comedy, music, plus a funny 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 Young & Beautiful trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Young & Beautiful—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

FAQ

What movies are similar to Young & Beautiful?: Start with films such as Lady Bird, Dirty Dancing, Monster, The Piano. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Young & Beautiful memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Young & Beautiful?: 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 Young & Beautiful?: 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 Young & Beautiful?: Try Lady Bird, Dirty Dancing, Monster—each shares DNA with Young & Beautiful while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Young & Beautiful?: Young & Beautiful (2013) is best described as Drama. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Young & Beautiful worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 6.5/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this drama lane.

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1.Lady Bird (2017)

2.Dirty Dancing (1987)

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4.The Piano (1993)

5.Risky Business (1983)

6.Desire (2011)

7.Below Her Mouth (2017)

8.My Own Private Idaho (1991)

9.The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

10.Yes, God, Yes (2020)

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