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Plot Summary:
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 98000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, funny, teen, erotic, scary, parody, romantic, philosophical, feel good
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Heart & Soul (1985)
Plot Summary:
1956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny. But since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, erotic, feel good, teen sex comedy, funny, sensual, romantic comedy, sentimental, touching
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All the Right Moves (1983)
Plot Summary:
Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, talky, melancholic, sentimental, sincere, feel good, touching, serious, inspirational, erotic
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Losin' It (1982)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1965, four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana, Mexico, for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to lose their virginity.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, sex comedy, funny, cult classic, independent film, surprise ending, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Class (1983)
Plot Summary:
Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, erotic, sexy, sexual, touching, entertaining, scenic, independent film, sentimental
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Cocktail (1988)
Plot Summary:
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style. Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money. He leaves his artist girlfriend Jordan Mooney for Bonnie, a wealthy, high-powered executive. Brian soon must chose between the two, as he evaluates his options.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sexy, entertaining, romantic comedy, realistic, sentimental, semi serious, romantic, stylized, suspense, retro
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Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Plot Summary:
When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, cult classic, humorous, witty, semi serious, funny, light, entertaining, sex comedy, light hearted
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Private School (1983)
Plot Summary:
Private-school student Christine loves Jim. But her classmate, Jordan, is also vying for Jim's attention and trying to end his relationship with Christine. Meanwhile, Jim's friend Bubba embarks on a series of sexual escapades, including dressing up as a woman to access the girls' locker room. Despite Jim and Christine's efforts to spend some time alone, various shenanigans and schemes interfere.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, humorous, sex comedy, sexy, semi serious, erotic, cult classic, sexual, entertaining, feel good
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Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007)
Plot Summary:
High school student Wendy has an odd relationship with her five friends: They're openly sexual with each other, swapping partners every week. But this is all thrown into turmoil when she meets Sean, a new student in school who has a crush on her. Wendy wants to be with Sean, but doesn't want to disappoint her friends, whom she has known since grade school. When she does decide to leave them, her best friend, Billie, threatens revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sincere, bleak, serious, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, sexy, erotic, sexual
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Husband For Hire (2008)
Plot Summary:
Husband for Hire is a 2008 comedy television film that premiered on Oxygen Network on January 24, 2008. Husband for Hire was written and directed by Kris Isacsson, and it starred Nadine Velazquez, Tempestt Bledsoe, Mark Consuelos, Erik Estrada and Mario López.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
Plot Summary:
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter, Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, sex comedy, funny, humorous, light, romantic, sexy, hilarious, teen, feel good
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Knocked Up (2007)
Plot Summary:
For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 381000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, romantic comedy, hilarious, sexy, not serious, melancholic, teen, sex comedy, sentimental
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The To Do List (2013)
Plot Summary:
Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, teen, teen sex comedy, sexual, funny, erotic, sex comedy, semi serious, witty
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Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
Plot Summary:
Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori, walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister and his best friend, Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, light, humorous, stylized, realistic, sentimental, semi serious, entertaining, feel good
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Love & Other Drugs (2010)
Plot Summary:
Maggie, an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 219000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, sexual, emotional, funny, sweet, romantic comedy, sex comedy, erotic, cute
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Sex Drive (2008)
Plot Summary:
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, funny, sexy, humorous, teen, road movie, melancholic, absurd, not serious
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Valley Girl (1983)
Plot Summary:
Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, slang, humorous, witty, semi serious, sex comedy, cult classic, teen sex comedy, funny
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous Snow in Hawaii, but also Sarah Marshall.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 299000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: feel good, sexy, funny, romantic, sex comedy, humorous, romantic comedy, hilarious, light, teen
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Youth in Revolt (2009)
Plot Summary:
As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's love at first sight for frustrated and inexperienced Nick. Learning that she is dating someone, Nick launches a hilarious quest to find his way into Sheeni's heart -- and bed.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surreal, teen, absurd, melancholic, semi serious, humorous, cynical, romantic, black comedy, hilarious
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Adventureland (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 166000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, independent film, sentimental, humorous, teen, realistic, melancholic, feel good, sex comedy
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Pretty in Pink (1986)
Plot Summary:
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, sexy, melancholic, romantic comedy, funny, entertaining, feel good, colorful, retro
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The Girl Next Door (2004)
Plot Summary:
Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn star. As Danielle's past catches up with her, Matthew's love for her forces him to re-evaluate his goals.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 236000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, teen sex comedy, romantic, teen, sexual, romantic comedy, feel good, funny, hilarious
Similar in 76%
The Last American Virgin (1982)
Plot Summary:
The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized by a romantic interest which may turn pals into bitter rivals.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexual, sexy, touching, melancholic, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sex comedy, erotic
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Sixteen Candles (1984)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girls deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, sweet, teen, humorous, romantic, sentimental, funny, romantic comedy, light
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Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
Plot Summary:
Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though they're a couple for an entire month. As the days pass, however, Cindy grows fond of Ronald, making him popular. But when Ronald's former best friend gets left behind, he realizes that social success isn't everything.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, romantic, teen, semi serious, entertaining, cute, sex comedy, romantic comedy
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Easy A (2010)
Plot Summary:
Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor. With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents and a little help from a long-time crush, Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumor mill once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 411000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, teen sex comedy, entertaining, sex comedy, teen, humorous, sexy, witty, romantic comedy
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American Pie (1999)
Plot Summary:
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score." by their senior prom.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 427000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, funny, sex comedy, humorous, sexy, sexual, buddy comedy, teen, feel good, cult classic
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Say Anything... (1989)
Plot Summary:
A budding romance between noble underachiever Lloyd Dobler and high school valedictorian Diane Court is threatened when Diane's overly possessive, disapproving father interferes with their relationship. With a prized scholarship to study abroad hanging in the balance, Diane must find a way to make both men happy.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, sweet, light, romantic, teen, romantic comedy, humorous, sentimental, cult classic, touching
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The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Plot Summary:
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, stylized, melancholic, disturbing, teen, humorous, cult classic, erotic, sexy, philosophical
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
Plot Summary:
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 428000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: teen, talky, feel good, realistic, cult classic, humorous, semi serious, funny, inspirational, sincere
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Flipped (2010)
Plot Summary:
When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, sweet, feel good, romantic, emotional, sentimental, realistic, romantic comedy, teen, cute