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10 Best Movies Like Blackboard Jungle

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

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#1
Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1950★ 6.8

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

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer....

#2
To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love

1967★ 7.5

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

A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care....

#3
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955★ 7.0

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

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton....

#4
Shadows

Shadows

1960★ 6.9

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

The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discover...

#5
The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

1932★ 6.9

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

When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. Wh...

#6
Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1954★ 6.8

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

Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-savi...