Movies Like Beautiful Boy

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Broken Circle Breakdown

2012·1h 52m·★ 7.7·Felix van Groeningen

2 shared crewDir. Felix van GroeningenDP: Ruben Impens

The Eight Mountains

2022·2h 27m·★ 7.7·Felix van Groeningen

2 shared crewDir. Felix van GroeningenDP: Ruben Impens

The Misfortunates

2009·1h 48m·★ 7.3·Felix van Groeningen

2 shared crewDir. Felix van GroeningenDP: Ruben Impens

With Friends Like These

2007·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Felix van Groeningen

2 shared crewDir. Felix van GroeningenDP: Ruben Impens

Steve + Sky

2004·1h 37m·★ 6.6·Felix van Groeningen

2 shared crewDir. Felix van GroeningenDP: Ruben Impens

Belgica

2016·2h 7m·★ 6.7·Felix van Groeningen

2 shared crewDir. Felix van GroeningenDP: Ruben Impens

Hillbilly Elegy

2020·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

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Postcards from the Edge

1990·1h 41m·★ 6.7·Mike Nichols

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A Million Little Pieces

2019·1h 53m·★ 6.3·Sam Taylor-Johnson

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Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

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Being Charlie

2016·1h 37m·★ 6.2·Rob Reiner

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Riding in Cars with Boys

2001·2h 11m·★ 6.5·Penny Marshall

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The Pianist

2002·2h 30m·★ 8.5·Roman Polanski

Themes: based on memoir or autobiography, biography

Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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The Wolf of Wall Street

2013·3h·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: drug addiction, biography

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006·1h 57m·★ 8.0·Gabriele Muccino

Themes: san francisco, california, biography

Life as a House

2001·2h 5m·★ 7.4·Irwin Winkler

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Runaway Jury

2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

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New Trial

2017·1h 59m·★ 6.8·Kim Tae-yun

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The Madness of King George

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

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