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10 Best Movies Like Boy with a Knife

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

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#1
Tolkien

Tolkien

2019★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boy with a Knife for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share th...

#2
The Cure

The Cure

1995★ 7.9

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

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer....

#3
The Spectacular Now

The Spectacular Now

2013★ 6.7

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

Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her...

#4
The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride

2015★ 7.6

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

The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash....

#5
Tim

Tim

1979★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boy with a Knife for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they ...

#6
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

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