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10 Best Movies Like Lonely Boy

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

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#1
David and Lisa

David and Lisa

1962★ 7.2

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

Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home...

#2
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

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

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

#3
Fat Kid Rules The World

Fat Kid Rules The World

2012★ 6.7

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

A dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high-school kid by recruiting him as the drummer for his upstart punk-rock band....

#4
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

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

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#5
The Other Sister

The Other Sister

1999★ 6.3

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

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college....

#6
Lilith

Lilith

1964★ 6.4

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

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charmin...

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