Films and TV shows that feel like What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
A sparkling rush of first-crush giddiness, where a shy, self-doubting girl is told she's perfect exactly as she is.
- She's All That (1999): A girl who doubts herself is shown she's beautiful just as she is.
- Camp Rock (2008): Bright pop-star fantasy and a shy girl finding her voice and a crush.
- Aquamarine (2006): Sleepover-giddy friendship and summer crush energy.
- Mean Girls (2004): High-school insecurity and the pressure to look a certain way, played for laughs.
- Love, Simon (2018): A sweet, nervous teen crush with a warm, feel-good heart.
- Never Been Kissed (1999): Awkward, hopeful first-crush romance with a self-doubting heroine.
- Heartstopper (2022): Tender, sunny British teen crushes and affirmation of being yourself.
- Lizzie McGuire (2001): Relatable teen self-consciousness with a bubbly, pop-bright tone.