Movies Like Towelhead (2008)

Towelhead is a 2008 drama film from Alan Ball with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Party and The Party 2.

Drama

The Party

1980

A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.

6.6

MagicScore

The Party 2

1982

A young French teenage girl after moving to a new city falls in love with a boy and is thinking of having sex with him because her girlfriends have already done it.

6.4

MagicScore

Big Girls Don't Cry

2002

Kati and Steffi have been best friends since they were six. Now they're both 17 and enjoying the ups and downs of becoming adults together. While Kati's parents are religious and conservative, but argue constantly, Steffi comes from what appears to be a harmonious and liberal family. But the girls discover how quickly their attractive world can fall apart when, at a hip nightclub, they happen to see Steffi's father in the arms of another woman. Steffi is shocked, her trust in her small perfect world shaken to the core. She can only think of one thing: revenge.

5.9

MagicScore

A Real Young Girl

1976

Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.

5.3

MagicScore

Little Children

2006

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.

7.1

MagicScore

Monster's Ball

2001

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.

6.8

MagicScore

Small Change

1976

Various experiences of childhood are seen in several sequences that take place in the small town of Thiers, France. Vignettes include a boy's awakening interest in girls, couples double-dating at the movies, brothers giving their friend a haircut, a boy dealing with an abusive home life, a baby and a cat sitting by an open window, a child telling a dirty joke, and a boy who develops a crush on his friend's mother.

7.1

MagicScore

Crazy

2000

Benjamin, a 16-year-old with lousy grades, switches to a boarding school in order to eventually reach grammar school. Adjusting to his new environment is difficult as he has to struggle with being a teen... specially when he falls in love to the school's dream girl, Malen.

6.3

MagicScore

Eve's Bayou

1997

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

Girls on Top

2001

The adventures of three teenage girls - Inken, Vicky and Lena - and their quest to have their first orgasm.

5.2

MagicScore

#11

Ants in the Pants

2000

Flo is not quite a normal teenager: While all his friends only think about sex he can't even pronounce the word "S - E - X". But everything changes completely when one morning Flo wakes up from a strange call. His penis, excited for the first time, begins to talk to him. He claims that Flo severely neglected him for 15 years and it's time to release him.

4.9

MagicScore

#12

Local Hero

1983

An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

Terms of Endearment

1983

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Hard Candy

2005

Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

The Student and Mister Henri

2015

Because of his wavering health, Monsieur Henri can no longer live alone in his Paris appartment. Particularly grumpy, he ends up nonetheless accepting his son Paul's suggestion that he let one of his rooms out to a young female student. Far from falling for her charms, Henri uses her to orchestrate utter family chaos...

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

2010

During a summer stay on the mainland, Tinker Bell is accidentally discovered while investigating a little girl's fairy house. As the other fairies, led by the brash Vidia, launch a daring rescue in the middle of a fierce storm, Tink develops a special bond with the lonely, little girl.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

The Naked Kiss

1964

A former prostitute works to create a new life for herself in a small town, but a shocking discovery could threaten everything.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

Persepolis

2007

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

The State I Am In

2001

Clara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter Jeanne begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Blue My Mind

2017

15-year-old Mia faces an overwhelming transformation which puts her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, Mia is soon forced to accept that nature is far more powerful than she is.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Towelhead?

The top films similar to Towelhead by MovieMagicScore are The Party (6.6), The Party 2 (6.4), Big Girls Don't Cry (5.9). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Towelhead worth watching?

Towelhead holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 153 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Towelhead?

Towelhead (2008) is a drama film directed by Alan Ball, starring Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette.

Where can I find more recommendations like Towelhead?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Towelhead

This ranked list pairs Towelhead (2008), a drama film from Alan Ball, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Summer Bishil take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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