# Movies like Boyhood

> Films most similar to Boyhood (2014) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/boyhood-2014/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Dazed and Confused](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dazed-and-confused-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 7.3 · 2,250 votes · bittersweet, cozy, playful
- **[Before Midnight](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/before-midnight-2013/)** (2013) — ★ 7.5 · 2,690 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, tender
- **[Before Sunrise](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/before-sunrise-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 8.0 · 4,660 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Before Sunset](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/before-sunset-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.8 · 3,773 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[School of Rock](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/school-of-rock-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.1 · 6,154 votes · cozy, playful, uplifting
- **[Waking Life](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/waking-life-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 7.5 · 944 votes · cerebral, surreal
- **[Nouvelle Vague](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/nouvelle-vague-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 7.3 · 204 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful
- **[CODA](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/coda-2021/)** (2021) — ★ 7.9 · 2,570 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Chemical Hearts](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/chemical-hearts-2020/)** (2020) — ★ 7.3 · 1,160 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[The Big Short](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-big-short-2015/)** (2015) — ★ 7.4 · 9,805 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, playful
- **[Creed](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/creed-2015/)** (2015) — ★ 7.4 · 7,923 votes · tender, uplifting

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