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10 Best Movies Like The Slingshot

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

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#1
Evil

Evil

2003★ 7.3

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

Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik'...

#2
Boy A

Boy A

2008★ 7.1

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

Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle. While out on the r...

#3
Song for a Raggy Boy

Song for a Raggy Boy

2003★ 7.3

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

William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Frankli...

#4
The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

2007★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Slingshot for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline w...

#5
Joe the King

Joe the King

1999★ 5.9

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

A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly old...

#6
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957★ 6.8

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

In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate dau...

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