Movies like Harmless
If Harmless's mix of belgium, bullying and gun violence stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Harmless's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Two Days, One Night
2014 · Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne · 95 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: belgium · Also a French drama
Sandra is a young woman who has only one weekend to convince her colleagues they must give up their bonuses in order for her to keep her job — not an easy task in this economy.
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The Swan
2023 · Directed by Wes Anderson · 17 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: bullying, short film · From the same decade (2020s)
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
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Carne
1991 · Directed by Gaspar Noé · 38 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: short film · Also a French drama
After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.
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If Anything Happens I Love You
2020 · Directed by Will McCormack · 12 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: short film · From the same decade (2020s)
Grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child after a tragic school shooting.
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The Fabelmans
2022 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 151 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: bullying · From the same decade (2020s)
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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Mouchette
1967 · Directed by Robert Bresson · 81 min7.4
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hand of alcoholism and her fellow man.
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The Karate Kid
1984 · Directed by John G. Avildsen · 127 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: bullying
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny,…
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Dead Man's Shoes
2004 · Directed by Shane Meadows · 90 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: bullying
A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.
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Street Flow
2019 · Directed by Alix Mathurin · 95 min6.9
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
Noumouké, from the suburb of Paris, is about to decide which brother's foot steps to follow - the lawyer student Soulaymaan or the gangster Demba.
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Bully
2001 · Directed by Larry Clark · 113 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: bullying
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.
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The War
1994 · Directed by Jon Avnet · 126 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: bullying
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.
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Joe Bell
2020 · Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · 93 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: bullying · From the same decade (2020s)
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.