Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Kids

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

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#1
The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries

1995★ 7.4

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

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction....

#2
Heaven Knows What

Heaven Knows What

2015★ 6.5

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

A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random....

#3
Bully

Bully

2001★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kids for fans of Drama & Crime. 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....

#4
Where the Day Takes You

Where the Day Takes You

1992★ 6.1

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

King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids su...

#5
Shaft

Shaft

1971★ 6.4

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

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter....

#6
Light Sleeper

Light Sleeper

1992★ 6.7

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

John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s profession...

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