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10 Best Movies Like Boys Don't Cry

If you loved Boys Don't Cry, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Bully

Bully

2001★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Don't Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years....

#2
Walking Tall: Lone Justice

Walking Tall: Lone Justice

2007★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Don't Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-hou...

#3
El Gringo

El Gringo

2012★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Don't Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras....

#4
The Crying Game

The Crying Game

1992★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Don't Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jod...

#5
The Krays

The Krays

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Don't Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Regg...

#6
King of the Ants

King of the Ants

2004★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boys Don't Cry for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young drifter, struggling to makes ends meet, accepts a job to kill a prominent accountant. When he isn't paid for the hit, revenge is now his path....

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