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10 Best Movies Like Born to Lose

If you loved Born to Lose, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Krush Groove

Krush Groove

1985★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Lose for fans of Comedy & Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and ...

#2
Grace of My Heart

Grace of My Heart

1996★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Lose for fans of Comedy & Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she...

#3
School Dance

School Dance

2014★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Lose for fans of Comedy & Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, ...

#4
10,000 Saints

10,000 Saints

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Lose for fans of Comedy & Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled ...

#5
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Lose for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like...

#6
Moxie

Moxie

2021★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born to Lose for fans of Comedy & Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school....

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