Films like Call Me by Your Name

15 picks with a similar feel

What defines Call Me by Your Name, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A moving romantic drama that is realistic and intimate. Best if you like real life over fantasy. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of coming of age and love against the odds, plus tags such as jewish family, masturbation and teenage boy.

Here are 15 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.

Based on Call Me by Your Name (2017).

  1. 1

    Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

    Film7.5Easier to follow

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds. Common ground: masturbation, lgbt, coming of age.

  2. 2

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

    Film7.8

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds. Common ground: teenage boy, first love, lgbt.

  3. 3

    The Virgin Suicides (1999)

    Film7.1Lighter option

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also grounded and emotional, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds. Common ground: coming of age.

  4. 4

    Boy Erased (2018)

    Film7.1

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also grounded and emotional, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: lgbt, coming of age.

  5. 5

    All the Bright Places (2020)

    Film7.7

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds.

  6. 6

    The Dreamers (2003)

    Film7.3

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also grounded and emotional, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds.

  7. 7

    Brokeback Mountain (2005)

    Film7.8

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of love against the odds. Common ground: summer, gay, lgbt.

  8. 8

    Cruel Intentions (1999)

    Film6.8Darker

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds. Common ground: upper class, love.

  9. 9

    Kill Your Darlings (2013)

    Film7.1More intricate

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds. Common ground: gay, lgbt.

  10. 10

    Moonlight (2016)

    Film7.4Darker

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: gay, lgbt, coming of age.

  11. 11

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

    Film8.3

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of love against the odds. Common ground: lgbt.

  12. 12

    I Want You (2012)

    Film7.3

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also grounded and emotional, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds. Common ground: love.

  13. 13

    Gabriel's Inferno Part II (2020)

    Film8.7Lighter option

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of love against the odds.

  14. 14

    Three Steps Above Heaven (2010)

    Film7.8Faster-paced

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also grounded and emotional, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds. Common ground: first love, love.

  15. 15

    American Beauty (1999)

    Film8.0Lighter option

    Why it's like Call Me by Your Name: Also emotional and grounded, with themes of coming of age and love against the odds. Common ground: gay, coming of age.

Boxlist compares Call Me by Your Name with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.

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Questions

What should I watch if I like Call Me by Your Name?
Picks with a similar feel include Y Tu Mamá También, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Virgin Suicides and Boy Erased. Each shares part of Call Me by Your Name's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
How are these films like Call Me by Your Name chosen?
Boxlist compares Call Me by Your Name with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.
Is there a lighter film like Call Me by Your Name?
The Virgin Suicides has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.

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