If you loved
The First Time
Jon Kasdan · Film · 2012
If you loved The First Time, you crave the messy, transformative vulnerability of navigating your very first serious romantic connection.
Books on the same thread
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green · Book · 2012
Shares a thread with The First Time: First Love.
Like The First Time, this story centers on the intensity of teenage romance, grounding its emotional stakes in the urgent, life-altering perspective of two young people falling in love.
First Date
R.L. Stine · Book · 2006
Shares a thread with The First Time: First Love.
The First Time captures the jitters of early dating, and this thriller mirrors that nervous anticipation by placing the high-stakes pressure of a first romance against a dangerous backdrop.
A Walk to Remember
Nicholas Sparks · Book · 2000
Shares a thread with The First Time: First love.
This narrative echoes the earnest, formative nature of The First Time, exploring how an unexpected pairing can change your entire outlook during the pivotal years of high school.
The Maze Runner (Book 1)
James Dashner · Book · 2014
Explores: Survival, Memory Loss, Conspiracy.
While more intense, this story shares the focus on forming deep bonds under pressure that defined The First Time, emphasizing how shared experiences forge unbreakable connections between young people.
Series on the same thread
My First First Love
Jung Hyun-jung · Series · 2019
Shares a thread with The First Time: First Love.
This series captures the same intimate, domestic atmosphere found in The First Time, focusing on how living in close proximity forces friends to confront their evolving romantic feelings.
Awkward.
Lauren Iungerich · Series · 2011
Shares 3 threads with The First Time: Social Awkwardness, First Love, Coming-of-Age Story.
Much like the awkward encounters in The First Time, this show leans into the social chaos of being a teenager, finding humor and sincerity in the messiest romantic misunderstandings.
The O.C.
Josh Schwartz · Series · 2003
Shares a thread with The First Time: First Love.
This drama mirrors the class-crossing romance of The First Time, exploring how two people from different worlds collide and disrupt each other's lives through a sudden, intense connection.
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jenny Han · Series · 2022
Shares 2 threads with The First Time: First Love, Coming-of-Age Story.
This show captures the same nostalgic, transformative feeling of a first romance explored in The First Time, focusing on how a specific season can forever change your identity.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Truth
The Truth · Podcast · 2026
Explores: human condition, experimental storytelling, moral ambiguity.
The First Time relies on the power of intimate storytelling, and this podcast captures that same focused, character-driven energy by exploring the complexities of the human condition through episodes.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Team Coco & Earwolf · Podcast · 2026
Explores: parasocial relationships, professional intimacy, self-deprecating humor.
If the appeal of The First Time was its focus on personal, authentic connection, this show offers a similar look at the search for genuine intimacy and professional vulnerability.
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Common questions
What is the premise of The First Time?
The First Time follows two teenagers from different high schools who meet by chance at a party. Their initial spark of attraction gradually smolders and eventually ignites into a deeper connection as they navigate their relationship throughout the film.
Is The First Time a movie?
Yes, The First Time is a 2012 movie written and directed by Jon Kasdan. The story focuses on the spontaneous romantic developments between two high school students after they encounter one another at a social gathering.
Who directed The First Time?
The First Time was directed by Jon Kasdan. Released in 2012, the film explores the blossoming romance between two teenagers from separate high schools who cross paths at a party and experience a growing attraction to one another.
What happens in The First Time?
In The First Time, two teenagers from different high schools meet at a party. The film depicts how a spark of attraction between them smolders and ignites, capturing the progression of their relationship as they spend time together after their initial chance meeting.