Movies like Boy
If Boy's mix of farm, new zealand and maori stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Boy's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Directed by Taika Waititi · 101 min7.6
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Taika Waititi · Shares: new zealand, coming of age · Also comedy and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work…
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The Fabelmans
2022 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 151 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age, father son relationship
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him…
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The Lion King
1994 · Directed by Roger Allers · 89 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age, father son relationship
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself.
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Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Directed by Luca Guadagnino · 132 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age, 1980s · From the same decade (2010s)
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture.
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Thunder Road
2018 · Directed by Jim Cummings · 91 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: dead mother · Also comedy and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
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It
2017 · Directed by Andy Muschietti · 135 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age, 1980s · From the same decade (2010s)
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Directed by Rupert Wyatt · 105 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: father son relationship · From the same decade (2010s)
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed…
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The Judge
2014 · Directed by David Dobkin · 141 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: father son relationship · From the same decade (2010s)
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
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Walkabout
1971 · Directed by Nicolas Roeg · 95 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them.