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10 Best Movies Like The Pupil

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

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#1
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#2
Blue Chips

Blue Chips

1994★ 6.1

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

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boost...

#3
Hard Candy

Hard Candy

2005★ 6.8

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

Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. J...

#4
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#5
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

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

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#6
Home Run

Home Run

2013★ 6.2

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

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties f...

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