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10 Best Movies Like That Was Then... This Is Now

If you loved That Was Then... This Is Now, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Dog Pound

Dog Pound

2010★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That Was Then... This Is Now for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard....

#2
Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That Was Then... This Is Now for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, ...

#3
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That Was Then... This Is Now for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#4
LUV

LUV

2013★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That Was Then... This Is Now for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Over the course of one day, a shy 13-year-old forms a bond with his troubled uncle....

#5
Blue Story

Blue Story

2019★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That Was Then... This Is Now for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to s...

#6
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That Was Then... This Is Now for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

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