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10 Best Movies Like Boys Cry

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

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#1
Nowhere

Nowhere

1997★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay...

#2
Red, White & Royal Blue

Red, White & Royal Blue

2023★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge i...

#3
Mickybo and Me

Mickybo and Me

2005★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. The boys share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with the conseque...

#4
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, b...

#5
My Brother the Devil

My Brother the Devil

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older broth...

#6
Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

2019★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen....

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