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10 Best Movies Like Young Stan

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

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#1
Short Term 12

Short Term 12

2013★ 7.8

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

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior b...

#2
Jet Boy

Jet Boy

2001★ 6.4

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

A coming-of-age story of a reluctant 13-year-old hustler named Nathan who will do whatever it takes to feel loved....

#3
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

2013★ 6.6

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

After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant....

#4
Endless Love

Endless Love

2014★ 6.9

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

A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart....

#5
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#6
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977★ 5.8

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

A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality....

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