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10 Best Movies Like First time with the bus

If you loved First time with the bus, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First time with the bus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#2
Embattled

Embattled

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First time with the bus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued....

#3
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First time with the bus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#4
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First time with the bus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#5
Adú

Adú

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First time with the bus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon, a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far...

#6
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First time with the bus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

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