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10 Best Movies Like Backbone

If you loved Backbone, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind

2024★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backbone for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as...

#2
Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

1984★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backbone for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly olde...

#3
Mask

Mask

1985★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backbone for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances....

#4
The Invisible

The Invisible

2007★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backbone for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker....

#5
Thirteen

Thirteen

2003★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backbone for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long...

#6
The Final

The Final

2010★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backbone for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them....

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