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Pulse Pop Recommends: 10 Movies That Just Get Your 20s

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Love, loss, ambition, confusion. Your 20s are a rollercoaster of becoming. You’re half grown, half guessing.


These films understand the chaos, the heartbreak, the hope. Here's Pulse pop’s top ten movies recommendation to be seen in your 20s. Watch them and feel seen.


šŸŽ¬ Frances Ha (2012)


This is what it looks like to chase a creative life with no money, no roadmap, and nothing but stubborn dreams. Frances is chaotic, idealistic, and heartbreakingly relatable. This movie gets what it means to feel left behind while everyone else is “figuring it out”. For those still trying to find their rhythm in a world that won’t slow down, this one is for you.

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šŸŽ¬ Isoken (2017)

Love, class, and cultural pressure collide in this beautifully modern Nigerian story. Isoken isn’t just an ordinary rom-com, it’s a soft rebellion against everything you're told you should be by a certain age. For anyone who's ever been asked, “So when are you getting married?”, this one is for you.


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šŸŽ¬ Before Sunrise (1995)

Two strangers meet on a train and spend one unforgettable night wandering through Vienna. Before Sunrise is a quiet, poetic film about timing, serendipity, and the beauty of connections that don’t need to last forever to mean something. For the romantics, the wanderers, and the ones who believe in soul-deep conversations with strangers, this one is for you.


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šŸŽ¬ Lady Bird (2017)

Coming-of-age rarely feels this raw and tender.
Lady Bird captures the ache of wanting more, the friction of mother-daughter love, and the quiet realization that growing up often means seeing your parents — and yourself — more clearly. For anyone who’s ever dreamed of leaving home, only to understand it better from afar, this one is for you.




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šŸŽ¬ The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Hard times. Small wins. Bigger dreams.
The Pursuit of Happyness tells the true story of a father and son holding on through the storm. It will break you, lift you, and remind you that maybe, just maybe, you’ve got this. For anyone still chasing the light at the end of the tunnel and clinging on to hope, this one is for you.


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šŸŽ¬ Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)

Cha Cha Real Smooth is a warm, quietly moving story about figuring out who you are when life doesn’t go as planned. It’s about connection, caretaking, and the messy beauty of growing up. For anyone feeling stuck, soft, and still searching, this one is for you.

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šŸŽ¬ 20th Century Women (2016)

Set in sun-soaked 1970s California, 20th Century Women isn’t driven by plot but by emotion and feelings. It’s a tender portrait of the women who raise us, shape us, and stay with us long after we’ve grown. For anyone piecing together where they come from to understand who they are, this one is for you.


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šŸŽ¬ The Worst Person in the World (2021)

A beautiful mess of a film.
It follows one woman through love, career, confusion, and reinvention.
There’s no big moment of clarity, just the quiet ache of trying to become someone you can live with. For anyone still rewriting their story, this one is for you.

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šŸŽ¬ A Real Pain (2024)

A Real Pain is tender, funny, and quietly gutting. It is a film about loss, memory, and all the complicated feelings that live between family members who don’t always know how to talk. For anyone navigating love, loss, and everything left unsaid, this one is for you.
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šŸŽ¬ The Holdovers (2023)

The Holdovers is a quietly powerful story about unlikely connections, lingering grief, and the small, stubborn ways people show up for each other. For anyone who’s ever felt alone in a room full of people, this one is for you.



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