18 Things First Love Taught Me

After School

March 1973 •Japanese

Young Hearts

October 2024 •Dutch

14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.

The Black Balloon

March 2008 •English

Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

All These Small Moments

January 2019 •English

A teenage boy's infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus further complicates his already tumultuous adolescence.

Down to You

January 2000 •English

College coeds in New York City, Al, the son of a celebrity chef, and Imogen, a talented artist, become smitten the second they lay eyes on one another at a bar. However, the road to happiness is not a smooth one. Outside forces, including a predatory porn star who wants to lure Al into her bed, threaten to pull apart the young lovers before their romance has a chance to really flourish.

Blocked

March 2024 •English

The story follows a woman stuck in a relationship who tries to disappear from her partner.

Love Love You

August 2015 •Thai

A couple's love is tested when one partner must move in with an attractive new student, while the other gets a surprise visitor from his past.

Eagle Rock

November 2019 •English

In the early 1970s, a young woman in prison for murder reflects on what led her to the crime, the cult she was a part of, and her relationship with its leader.

I’d like to take a trip with your wife

June 2013 •Korean

Dong-sik and Sung-woo, they're best friends. Sung-woo is dying with late-stage liver cancer. Sung-woo, being drunken, confesses that he has been loved Dong-sik's wife, Sujin for a long time.

Fat Chance

October 2016 •English

Alison, an overweight dental assistant, is challenged to find her self-worth when she falls into an online relationship with her long-time friend and crush, Justin. But there's a problem -- she used the photo of her attractive friend in her online dating profile, which is what caught Justin's eye. Alison spends the summer with Justin, balancing both versions of herself until the secret slips out. Inspired by a true story.

The Man Who Loved Yngve

February 2008 •Norwegian

It’s November 1989 and the world is changing. So is Jarle, who attends Kongsgård High School in Stavanger. He plays the guitar/lead singer in a local punk band, has a great girlfriend, and has the coolest best friend. But it's all about to change when Yngve enters the classroom.

20th Century Girl

October 2022 •Korean

In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

Help

March 2021 •English

A painful break up prompts Grace to visit her friend Liv who is living in the idyllic English countryside with her boyfriend Edward and his dog Polly. The trio start the weekend in high spirits but it soon turns into chaos, as well-kept secrets are exposed and the friends come to see each other in a whole new light.

Cocoon

August 2020 •German

In the heat of a shimmering Berlin summer, Nora spends her days as a third wheel to her older sister Jule and her best friend Aylin. When Romy comes onto the scene, a friendship blossoms. Nora instantly falls for her, opening up a whole new world and unexpected summer of love.

404 Not Found

June 2018 •Korean

Early 2000s, Ji Hwan who transferred from Daegu to Chilgok falls for Eun Ah who moved from the same town. One day, Eun Ah tells him to go to Daegu for fun.

The Cry of the Owl

February 2009 •English

Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.

My Bromance

February 2014 •Thai

Golf never wanted a brother. Bank just wanted to be loved. What grew between them changed both boys forever.

Eight Days a Week

January 1997 •English

Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his grandfather, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His father is none too happy about the idea and refuses to let his son back in the house, even to get a change of clothes.

Little Manhattan

September 2005 •English

Ten-year-old Gabe is just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walks into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she reveals that she will not be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.

I Could Never Be Your Woman

May 2007 •English

Mother Nature loves to cause mischief, and she steps in to help two love-starved souls find happiness. She helps an aging professional woman and single mother, Rosie, who's unlucky in love find her match with Adam, a much younger man. As their relationship blossoms beyond physical attraction, matters complicate when her adolescent daughter starts to fall for a handsome local boy.