Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Boys

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

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#1
Love, Simon

Love, Simon

2018★ 8.0

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

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the i...

#2
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012★ 7.8

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

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, b...

#3
My Brother the Devil

My Brother the Devil

2012★ 6.4

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

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older broth...

#4
Nowhere

Nowhere

1997★ 6.8

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

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay...

#5
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

2023★ 7.5

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

Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery....

#6
Alex Strangelove

Alex Strangelove

2018★ 6.6

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

Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gre...

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