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10 Best Movies Like Half Nelson

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

#1
Stay

Stay

2005★ 6.6

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

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- e...

#2
The Slaughter Rule

The Slaughter Rule

2002★ 5.6

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

A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team....

#3
Sugar

Sugar

2008★ 6.6

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

Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually ...

#4
Dinner Rush

Dinner Rush

2000★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Half Nelson for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food c...

#5
The Rocket

The Rocket

2005★ 6.8

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

The story of Quebec's most beloved hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophone...

#6
3/19

3/19

2021★ 6.1

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

Camilla is a successful attorney in her forties who accidentally causes the death of an undocumented migrant. At first, she is only interested in exonerating herself, but soon a fe...