Movies Like Wide Awake

Bridge to Terabithia is a 2007 American fantasy drama film based on the novel of the same name by Katherine Paterson. Directed by Gábor Csupó, it...

Simon Birch is a 1998 American comedy-drama film following the unusual friendship between two boys, Joe Wenteworth and Simon Birch, the latter of...

Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 American tragicomedy road film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The film follows a dysfunctional family...

The Mighty is a heartwarming drama film that follows the friendship between two social outcasts who bond over their similarities and form a strong...

Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film about an English teacher who inspires his students through poetry at a prestigious...

Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's novella The Body. The story follows four boys...

October Sky is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern....

The Sandlot is a 1993 American coming-of-age sports comedy film following a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962.

The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 American drama film based on the novel of the same name. It features a cast including Queen Latifah, Dakota...

Moonrise Kingdom is a 2012 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson. It follows the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall...

Secondhand Lions is a 2003 American comedy-drama film about an introverted young boy who is sent to live with his eccentric great uncles on a farm in...

Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder. It is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan...

Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant. The plot follows Jamal Wallace, a talented African American teenager from...

Because of Winn-Dixie is a heartwarming 2005 American family comedy-drama film based on Kate DiCamillo's novel. It follows the story of a young girl...

Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film about an 11-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, who embarks on a journey of...

The Last Mimzy is a 2007 American science fiction adventure drama film directed by Robert Shaye. Based on the short story 'Mimsy Were the Borogoves'...

The Secret Garden is a British fantasy drama film released in 2020, directed by Marc Munden and starring Dixie Egerickx, Colin Firth, and Julie...

The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 American fantasy drama film about a girl who befriends her autistic neighbor with a passion for flight.