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Beautiful Thing
Why this pick
Like Get Real, this is a candid British coming-of-age romance about teenage boys finding room for honesty and tenderness amid schoolyard pressure, with a warm, unforced emotional tone.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1998 1h 48m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Get Real
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Show Me Love
Why this pick
Its raw school social dynamics, awkward first love, and compassionate attention to teenagers trapped by small-town expectations closely match Get Real’s funny, bruised sincerity.
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The Way He Looks
Why this pick
A gentle, observant teen romance that shares Get Real’s focus on everyday friendship, emerging desire, and the quietly liberating act of being seen for who you are.
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North Sea Texas
Why this pick
Its lyrical, emotionally direct portrait of adolescent longing offers the same intimate perspective on first love and identity, though in a more dreamlike visual register than Get Real.
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Being 17
Why this pick
A more intense but similarly frank coming-of-age drama, built around volatile schoolboy friction that gradually reveals loneliness, attraction, and a need for connection.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Brad Gorton
John Dixon
Jacquetta May
Steven's Mother
Morgan Jones
Linda's Brother
Richard Hawley
English Teacher
Andy Rashleigh
Policeman
Ian Brimble
John's Father
Judy Buxton
John's Mother
Steven Elder
Bob, the Driving Instructor