SimilarScreen
Mistress America

Mistress America

From Strangers to Sisters.

20156.51h 24m

Overview

A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.

Directed by Noah Baumbach
Written by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Produced by Lila Yacoub, Rodrigo Teixeira, Noah Baumbach
Box Office0Revenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig

Brooke Cardinas

Lola Kirke

Lola Kirke

Tracy Fishko

Matthew Shear

Matthew Shear

Tony

Jasmine Cephas Jones

Jasmine Cephas Jones

Nicolette

Heather Lind

Heather Lind

Mamie-Claire

Michael Chernus

Michael Chernus

Dylan

Cindy Cheung

Cindy Cheung

Karen

Kathryn Erbe

Kathryn Erbe

Stevie

Dean Wareham

Dean Wareham

Harold

Shana Dowdeswell

Shana Dowdeswell

Ruth

Themes & Keywords

new york citychesssisterbetrayalstepsistercollege freshmanfemale writer

About Mistress America

Mistress America is a comedy film released in 2015 exploring themes of new york city, chess, sister, betrayal, stepsister, college freshman. Directed by Noah Baumbach, it stars Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Matthew Shear. A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.

Movies Similar to Mistress America

Discover titles like Mistress America — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Mistress America

If you enjoyed Mistress America, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Mistress America.

New York Minute
26% Match

Top student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin Roxy Ryan goes along to crash a video shoot. But anything can happen - and does - in a romp involving a pursuing truant officer, a smuggler, hunkalicious guys and the girls' realization that when the chips are down, a sister can be the best friend of all.

Barely Legal
25% Match

Sue, Cheryl and Lexi are three college freshmen who have been best friends since they were born on the same day. They do something special every year for their birthday, but on their eighteenth, they set out to lose their virginity.

Sydney White
25% Match

College freshman Sydney White arrives at Southern Atlantic University, determined to pledge her late mother's sorority. Unfortunately, she finds that the sisterhood has changed since her parent's day. Banished to a condemned house, Sydney joins forces with seven outcasts to take over the student government and win equal rights for nerd and noted alike.

Never Goin' Back
25% Match

Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all of their money in a drug scam, the girls -- blissfully stoned -- go to increasingly daring and absurd lengths to get it back.

Sweethearts
25% Match

Two college freshmen who decided to stick with their high school sweethearts have to pull a 'Turkey Dump' and break up with them over 'Drunksgiving' the one chaotic night before Thanksgiving in their hometown that puts their codependent friendship to the test.

Serving Sara
24% Match

When Sara is served divorce papers while she is in New York, she is stunned. Not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving Texan husband, she makes an offer to her process server, Joe, that sets them off on a wild trip across the country.

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
24% Match

It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks!

Life of the Party
23% Match

When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

27 Dresses
23% Match

27 Dresses(2008)

Movie6.5/10

Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.

Animal House
22% Match

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

The Women
22% Match

The Women(2008)

Movie5.1/10

The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.

Honor Society
22% Match

Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael.