Movies like 2:37
If 2:37's mix of high school, suicide and jealousy stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what 2:37's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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American History X
1998 · Directed by Tony Kaye · 119 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: rape, tragedy, school
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader…
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I'm Not Ashamed
2016 · Directed by Brian Baugh · 113 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: high school, tragedy, teen drama
Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.
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Your Name.
2016 · Directed by Makoto Shinkai · 106 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: high school, tragedy, school
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers.
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The Hate U Give
2018 · Directed by George Tillman Jr. · 133 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: high school, teen drama
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds…
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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009 · Directed by Lee Daniels · 110 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: rape, school · From the same decade (2000s)
In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father, and at home she must wait hand and foot…
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Joe Bell
2020 · Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · 93 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: high school, suicide
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.
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Donnie Darko
2001 · Directed by Richard Kelly · 114 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: high school, school · From the same decade (2000s)
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 102 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: tragedy · From the same decade (2000s)
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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The Fallout
2021 · Directed by Megan Park · 96 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: high school
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
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My Own Private Idaho
1991 · Directed by Gus Van Sant · 104 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: incest
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor.
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Fish Tank
2009 · Directed by Andrea Arnold · 123 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: school · From the same decade (2000s)
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and…
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Bully
2001 · Directed by Larry Clark · 113 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: rape · From the same decade (2000s)
A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.