# Movies like Absolute Beginners

> Films most similar to Absolute Beginners (1986) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/absolute-beginners-1986/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Earth Girls Are Easy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/earth-girls-are-easy-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 5.6 · 406 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Staying Alive](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/staying-alive-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 5.8 · 491 votes · 3am-cult, uplifting
- **[Against All Odds](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/against-all-odds-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 5.7 · 241 votes · neon-soaked, raw, sexy
- **[Perfect](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/perfect-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 5.7 · 199 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Nothing in Common](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/nothing-in-common-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 5.9 · 135 votes · bittersweet, cozy
- **[Tuff Turf](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tuff-turf-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 5.9 · 128 votes · playful, raw
- **[Criminal Law](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/criminal-law-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 5.6 · 128 votes · dread, slow-burn
- **[School Daze](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/school-daze-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 5.7 · 113 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful
- **[Scandal](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/scandal-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.0 · 102 votes
- **[Swing Shift](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/swing-shift-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 5.6 · 87 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[The Bride](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-bride-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 5.4 · 87 votes · bittersweet, dread
- **[Afternoon Breezes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/afternoon-breezes-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 5.7 · 12 votes · bittersweet, sexy, tender

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