Okay, so I was on a quest today to find some movies similar to “The Graduate,” that classic film with Dustin Hoffman. You know, the one with all that awkwardness and coming-of-age stuff, plus that killer Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack.
I started by just plain old Googling. I typed in “movies like The Graduate” and, boom, tons of lists popped up. It was information overload!
Digging Through Recommendations
I started clicking through some of these articles and found a bunch of recurring titles. Some of these I’d seen, others I’d never even heard of.
I saw lots of mentions of these:
- “Lost in Translation”-Bill Murray, Sofia Coppola, yep that is on my list.
- “Rushmore”-Ok, another Wes Anderson, I love “The Royal Tenenbaums,” so this could be good.
- “Garden State”-Iaguely remember that one, Zach Braff,Natalie Portman, I think I should give that a rewatch.
Narrowing it Down
After browsing for a while, I decided to refine my search. I started looking for specific elements similar to “The Graduate.” I typed things like “movies with awkward romance” and “coming-of-age movies with older woman/younger man dynamic”.
Finally, I took all the titles I’d gathered, watched some trailers on YouTube, and picked a couple that really piqued my interest.I settled on giving “Lost in Translation” a try – seemed to have that same vibe of feeling lost and out of place.
I’ve created my own little list of “Graduate”-esque movies to work through. Mission accomplished!
