
20th Century Girl
Taste attributes: dramaromanceteenslowtried & testedwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections
"A first love pov story."
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, emotional romantic drama, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.3 /10
TMDB · 430 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
Yeon-du asks her best friend Bora to collect all the information she can about Baek Hyun-jin while she is away in the U.S. for heart surgery. Bora decides to get close to Baek's best friend, Pung Woon-ho first. However, Bora's clumsy plan unfolds in an unexpected direction. In 1999, a year before the new century, Bora, who turns seventeen, falls into the fever of first love.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Yong Film
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











