Movies Like Boys in the Trees

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

I Saw the TV Glow

2024·1h 40m·★ 5.8·Jane Schoenbrun

Themes: intimate, 1990s, surrealismFans also likedDrama & Horror

Eden

2025·2h 9m·★ 6.5·Ron Howard

Themes: appreciative, adoring, admiringStarring Toby WallaceThriller & Drama

Halloween Ends

2022·1h 51m·★ 5.0·David Gordon Green

Themes: mask, bullying, halloweenFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

Themes: vandalism, surrealism, halloweenFans also liked

Night Teeth

2021·1h 47m·★ 5.7·Adam Randall

Themes: sentimental, awestruckFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Seven Pounds

2008·2h 3m·★ 7.6·Gabriele Muccino

Themes: compassionate, admiringTMDB recommends

The Silence

1963·1h 35m·★ 7.7·Ingmar Bergman

Themes: playful, dramaticTMDB recommends

Sinners

2025·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Ryan Coogler

Themes: playful, 1990s, surrealismHorror & Thriller

Scream VI

2023·2h 3m·★ 6.4·Tyler Gillett

Themes: mask, halloweenFans also likedHorror & Thriller

The Shawshank Redemption

1994·2h 22m·★ 9.3·Frank Darabont

Themes: exhilarated, appreciative, dramatic

GOAT

2026·1h 40m·★ 6.7·Tyree Dillihay

Themes: playful, admiring, bullying

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

Themes: memory, enchant, dreams

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001·2h 32m·★ 7.7·Chris Columbus

5 shared themes: adoring, awestruck, enchant...

Inside Out

2015·1h 35m·★ 8.1·Pete Docter

4 shared themes: compassionate, memory, dreams...

The Exorcist

1973·2h 2m·★ 8.1·William Friedkin

Themes: provocative, dramaticHorror & Drama

Apocalypto

2006·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Mel Gibson

8 shared themes: approving, celebratory, affectation...

A Minecraft Movie

2025·1h 41m·★ 5.6·Jared Hess

Themes: journey, playful, surrealism

Closer

2004·1h 44m·★ 7.1·Mike Nichols

Themes: photographer, provocative

It

2017·2h 15m·★ 7.3·Andy Muschietti

Themes: fear, bullyingHorror & Thriller & Drama

Black Phone 2

2025·1h 54m·★ 6.0·Scott Derrickson

Themes: dreams, maskHorror & Thriller

How Good Is Boys in the Trees?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.