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2017 · Movie · R · your starting pointIf Lady Bird is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Lady Bird, ranked
1. Little Women (2019)
Greta Gerwig's intimate direction captures the messy emotional truth of young women caught between family obligation and personal ambition, whether through Sacramento's suburbs or Civil War-era New England.
2. Wildflower (2022)
Greta Gerwig's observational humor about the messy intimacy between mothers and daughters extends to this multi-generational family comedy where caregiving and resentment become the unexpected terrain of growing up.
3. Graduation (2007)
Greta Gerwig's sensitive direction of messy adolescent relationships and self-discovery carries through this ensemble comedy about friends confronting adulthood and moral complexity on the eve of graduation.
4. Her Best Move (2007)
Greta Gerwig's intimate direction finds its match in this film's unflinching portrayal of a teenage girl negotiating independence against parental expectations while discovering who she wants to become beyond everyone else's plans.
5. Booksmart (2019)
Olivia Wilde captures the same tender specificity about female friendship and self-discovery on the brink of adulthood, anchored by a breakneck emotional honesty that never sacrifices character for laughs.
6. 7000 Miles (2023)
Greta Gerwig's intimate direction of mother-daughter tension and self-discovery returns in this period drama about a woman reconciling duty to family with her own fierce ambition and identity.
7. The Last Sunrise (2026)
Greta Gerwig's precise eye for the tender friction between mothers and daughters returns here, capturing how a transformative summer forces you to reckon with mortality, independence, and what you're willing to risk for connection.
8. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
Drew Barrymore's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story captures the same tender, unflinching look at mother-daughter conflict and the messy process of becoming yourself against circumstance.
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