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10 Best Movies Like Dangerous Minds

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

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#1
Grave Decisions

Grave Decisions

2006★ 7.0

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

In this black comedy set in small-town Bavaria, 11-year-old Sebastian thinks you can never be too young to be a murderer. He's convinced that he killed his mother on the day he was...

#2
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

2020★ 7.3

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

Once the world's most famous astrologer, Walter Mercado seeks to resurrect a forgotten legacy. Raised in the sugar cane fields of Puerto Rico, Walter grew up to become a gender non...

#3
Our Family Wedding

Our Family Wedding

2010★ 5.6

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

The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud....

#4
To Be and to Have

To Be and to Have

2002★ 7.3

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

The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, P...

#5
High School High

High School High

1996★ 5.4

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

Richard Clark has just left the well-known Wellington Academy to teach at Marion Barry High School. Now, he will try to inspire the D-average students into making good grades and t...

#6
The State of Things

The State of Things

1982★ 6.4

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

On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and direc...