Movies Like Kidulthood

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

Brotherhood

2016·1h 44m·★ 6.0·Noel Clarke

The Hood Collection3 shared cast incl. Noel Clarke & Cornell JohnThemes: hood, ghetto

Adulthood

2008·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Noel Clarke

The Hood Collection3 shared cast incl. Noel Clarke & Adam DeaconDP: Brian Tufano

Menace II Society

1993·1h 37m·★ 7.5·Allen Hughes

Themes: ghetto, street gangFans also liked

The New Kids

1985·1h 26m·★ 6.1·Sean S. Cunningham

Themes: street gang, bullyingFans also liked

City of God

2002·2h 9m·★ 8.6·Fernando Meirelles

Themes: ghetto, street gang

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

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Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

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Shane

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·George Stevens

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964·1h 56m·★ 7.5·Bryan Forbes

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Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Todd Solondz

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Dirty Pretty Things

2002·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Stephen Frears

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New Trial

2017·1h 59m·★ 6.8·Kim Tae-yun

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Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

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Emma

1996·2h 1m·★ 6.6·Douglas McGrath

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Wilde

1997·1h 58m·★ 6.9·Brian Gilbert

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B. Monkey

1999·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Michael Radford

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Mahogany

1975·1h 49m·★ 6.1·Berry Gordy

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The Broken

2008·1h 33m·★ 5.4·Sean Ellis

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Baise-moi

2000·1h 17m·★ 4.5·Coralie Trinh Thi

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How Good Is Kidulthood?

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