SimilarScreen
Thawing Out

Thawing Out

20095.60h 27m

Overview

Léo is dragged to a nudist camping resort by his mother. Like most boys at the age of 12 or 13, being nude in public holds little appeal for Léo, who protests by wearing extra layers. Until he meets a certain special girl, who captures his heart and releases his inhibitions.

Directed by Jean-Julien Chervier
Written by Jean-Julien Chervier
Produced by Sylvie Brenet
0

Top Cast

M

Marc Beffa

Léo

Géraldine Martineau

Géraldine Martineau

Antoinette

Zazon Castro

Zazon Castro

Caroline

L

Laurent Roth

Big Léo

L

Lauren Chini

Antoinette's Friend

N

Natanaël Sylard

Antoinette's Friend

Laura Luna

Laura Luna

Antoinette's Mother

Philippe Caulier

Philippe Caulier

Antoinette's Father

B

Bernard Abtey

Extra

J

Jöelle Cain

Extra

Themes & Keywords

nudist campshynesscampingvacationhuman bodycoming of agemagic mushroomnudismsingle motherclothesfirst lovepre-teenmushroomsmother son relationshipshy teenself explorationnaturismshort filmholidaysembarrassedclothed man naked female

About Thawing Out

Thawing Out is a comedy, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of nudist camp, shyness, camping, vacation, human body, coming of age. Directed by Jean-Julien Chervier, it stars Marc Beffa, Géraldine Martineau, Zazon Castro. Léo is dragged to a nudist camping resort by his mother. Like most boys at the age of 12 or 13, being nude in public holds little appeal for Léo, who protests by wearing extra layers. Until he meets a certain special girl, who captures his heart and releases his inhibitions.

Movies Similar to Thawing Out

Discover titles like Thawing Out — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Thawing Out

If you enjoyed Thawing Out, 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 Thawing Out.

Moonrise Kingdom
22% Match

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

The Way Way Back
21% Match

Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.

Mean Girls
21% Match

Mean Girls(2004)

Movie7.2/10

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

Just to Be Sure
21% Match

Erwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father is not his father. Despite his affection for the man who raised him, he quietly sets out to find his biological father, and succeeds in locating Joseph, an endearing old codger he takes a liking to. Just when things look settled, another unexpected “bomb” hits Erwan in the form of Anna, an elusive nymph.

I Like Movies
20% Match

Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

My Old Ass
20% Match

My Old Ass(2024)

Movie6.8/10

An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s "old ass" starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.

Güeros
20% Match

Güeros(2014)

Movie7.6/10

Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.

Camping 2
19% Match

Camping 2(2010)

Movie4.8/10

Jean-Pierre Savelli is a forty-something employee of an insurance company in Clermont-Ferrand who finds himself facing a mid-life crisis. When his fiancée Valérie decides to put their relationship on hold, he changes his holiday plans and heads for the Flots Bleus camping site near Arcachon. Jean-Pierre had been hoping for peace and calm. Instead he meets Patrick Chirac and his entourage of inveterate holidaymakers...

The Beauty of Vice
18% Match

In the mountains of Montenegro people have lived by strict and Draconian laws for centuries, almost untouched by modern civilization. However, a young couple are going to seek their fortune on the more liberal coast and there they find jobs in the nudist colony. Hundreds of naked bodies and atmosphere of joie d'vivre make the husband and wife question their rigid way of life.

Juno
18% Match

Juno(2007)

Movie7.1/10

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

Jack
17% Match

Jack(1996)

Movie6.3/10

Born with a rare condition that makes him age four times faster than normal, ten-year-old Jack Powell looks like a forty-year-old man. After years of homeschooling, he enters public school for the first time, eager to make friends and live like any other kid—only to discover that growing up too fast means learning some of life’s hardest lessons early.

Camping 3
17% Match

Camping 3(2016)

Movie4.7/10

Like every summer, our friends, the Pics, Jacky and Laurette, Gatineau, recently divorced from Sopie, and Patrick Chirac, ever true to form, get together at the Blue Waves camping grounds. This year, Patrick has decided to try car sharing. Believing that he'll travel through France alone with Vanessa, he finds himself accompanied by three young Dijon inhabitants: smooth-talking Robert, good-looking Benji and loudmouth José. Of course, after car sharing Patrick is forced to try out bed sharing...

Laggies
17% Match

Laggies(2014)

Movie6.1/10

Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind - while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart proposes, Megan panics and- given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week - hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year old Annika and Annika's world-weary single dad Craig.