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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.
Runtime 1h 35m · ★ 6.5
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★ 7.3 · Drama · Comedy · 1h 34m
Why you'll love it
Where Young & Beautiful excels in drama, Lady Bird (2017) doubles down on comedy to comparable effect. The tonal similarities run deep enough that watching both back-to-back feels intentional.
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★ 7.3 · Drama · Music · Romance · 1h 40m
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Dirty Dancing (1987) is the natural next step after Young & Beautiful: same drama DNA, different perspective. The bittersweet streak and music elevate it well above a simple genre exercise.
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★ 7.2 · Crime · Drama · 1h 49m
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Fans of Young & Beautiful who respond to its drama will find Monster (2003) immediately familiar. Both films share a crime sensibility without ever feeling like carbon copies of each other.
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★ 7.4 · Drama · Romance · 2h
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There's a reason Young & Beautiful fans keep landing on The Piano (1993) — the drama is unmistakably related even when the plots diverge. Both films operate on the same emotional frequency, especially in their third acts.
★ 6.6 · Romance · Comedy · Drama · 1h 38m
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Risky Business draws from the same drama well as Young & Beautiful, channeling romance in ways that feel unmistakably related. The 1983 film makes a natural companion watch — similar in spirit but distinctly its own.
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★ 6.3 · Drama · Romance · 1h 43m
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Desire (2011) captures the drama appeal of Young & Beautiful without simply imitating it. The romance streak running through both films is what puts Desire at the top of any "if you liked…" shortlist.
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★ 6.8 · Drama · Romance · 1h 31m
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The drama appeal of Young & Beautiful — that bittersweet edge, the romance — translates cleanly into Below Her Mouth (2017). Different setting, same essential satisfaction.
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★ 7.1 · Drama · 1h 44m
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The filmmakers behind My Own Private Idaho (1991) clearly understood what makes drama work — the same quality that keeps Young & Beautiful rewatchable. Expect the same tense rhythm, executed with a fresh angle.
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★ 6.6 · Drama · Romance · Comedy · 1h 42m
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) is the kind of film Young & Beautiful fans discover and immediately send to their group chat. The drama overlap is real, but it's the funny emotional pull that seals the recommendation.
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★ 6.3 · Drama · Comedy · 1h 18m
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Yes, God, Yes shares Young & Beautiful's gift for drama — the 2020 film delivers comedy without overstaying its welcome. Consider it required viewing once you've finished rewatching your first pick.
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