If you loved He Was a Quiet Man, try Try Seventeen
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Try Seventeen has roughly 3.1× fewer votes than He Was a Quiet Man — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to He Was a Quiet Man, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Try Seventeen is
Teenagers who opt out of college get rooms, not regrets. Jones splits his days between actress Lisa and photographer Jane until the ex shows up, reminding him where his heart parked. The resulting calculus isn’t advanced, but the algebra of attraction works just fine.

