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10 Best Movies Like That's What I Am

If you loved That's What I Am, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Strike!

Strike!

1998★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That's What I Am for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 1963 New England, a group of friends at an all-girls academy learn that they're going to be combined with a nearby all-boys institution. They concoct a plan to save their school...

#2
Roll Bounce

Roll Bounce

2005★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That's What I Am for fans of Drama & Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink....

#3
Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting

2002★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That's What I Am for fans of Drama & Family & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure....

#4
Big Wednesday

Big Wednesday

1978★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That's What I Am for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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

#5
Tall Girl

Tall Girl

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That's What I Am for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi...

#6
Now and Then

Now and Then

1995★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That's What I Am for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. Dur...

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