Movies Like Fireflies in the Garden

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

Jesus Henry Christ

2012·1h 32m·★ 6.4·Dennis Lee

2 shared crewDir. Dennis LeeDP: Daniel Moder

Straight Outta Compton

2015·2h 27m·★ 7.8·F. Gary Gray

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Bodied

2018·2h·★ 7.0·Joseph Kahn

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Juice

1992·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Ernest R. Dickerson

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8 Mile

2002·1h 51m·★ 7.2·Curtis Hanson

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Hustle & Flow

2005·1h 56m·★ 7.3·Craig Brewer

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Friday

1995·1h 31m·★ 7.2·F. Gary Gray

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Dangerous Minds

1995·1h 39m·★ 6.5·John N. Smith

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Notorious

2009·2h 2m·★ 6.7·George Tillman Jr.

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Street Flow

2019·1h 35m·★ 6.4·Leïla Sy

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Beat Street

1984·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Stan Lathan

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About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

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The Forty-Year-Old Version

2020·2h 3m·★ 7.2·Radha Blank

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Breakin'

1984·1h 30m·★ 5.9·Joel Silberg

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2017·1h 49m·★ 6.8·Geremy Jasper

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Snow White

2005·1h 53m·★ 5.7·Samir Jamal Al Din

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Turn It Up

2000·1h 26m·★ 4.2·Robert Adetuyi

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Rollin' with the Nines

2006·1h 36m·★ 5.4·Julian Gilbey

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How Good Is Fireflies in the Garden?

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