Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Orange County

If you loved Orange County, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Lady Bird

Lady Bird

2017★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Orange County for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and te...

#2
Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

2006★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Orange County for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant....

#3
Big Wednesday

Big Wednesday

1978★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Orange County for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves....

#4
Breath

Breath

2017★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Orange County for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando....

#5
My Girl

My Girl

1991★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Orange County for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the su...

#6
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Orange County for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

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