Movies Like Absolute Beginners

Loved Absolute Beginners? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

Blow-Up 1966 ★ 7.3

Flipped 2010 ★ 8.0

The Idea of You 2024 ★ 7.3

The Spectacular Now 2013 ★ 6.7

Great Expectations 1946 ★ 7.3

Sense and Sensibility 1995 ★ 7.4

David Copperfield 1935 ★ 6.7

The Majestic 2001 ★ 6.8

Once 2007 ★ 7.4

Across the Universe 2007 ★ 7.1

Mona Lisa Smile 2003 ★ 6.9

Never Let Me Go 2010 ★ 6.9

In the Heat of the Sun 1994 ★ 7.8

Redeeming Love 2022 ★ 7.9

20th Century Girl 2022 ★ 8.2

Mary Poppins 1964 ★ 7.5

Possibly in Michigan 1983 ★ 7.6

Rushmore 1998 ★ 7.4

Mermaids 1990 ★ 6.7

Poor Things 2023 ★ 7.6

Thumbelina 1994 ★ 6.5

Hot Summer Nights 2018 ★ 6.6

Great Expectations 2012 ★ 6.4

Everything, Everything 2017 ★ 7.2