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10 Best Movies Like Look Back, Don't Look Back

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

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#1
Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

1995★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Look Back, Don't Look Back for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer h...

#2
Old Boys

Old Boys

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Look Back, Don't Look Back for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher...

#3
The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By

2011★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Look Back, Don't Look Back for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated gir...

#4
Art School Confidential

Art School Confidential

2006★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Look Back, Don't Look Back for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must a...

#5
The First Time

The First Time

2012★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Look Back, Don't Look Back for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party....

#6
On the Edge

On the Edge

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Look Back, Don't Look Back for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life....

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