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10 Best Movies Like Nelson

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

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#1
Young & Beautiful

Young & Beautiful

2013★ 6.5

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

Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance. When she returns home, she begins a secret life as a prostitute for a year....

#2
Palm Trees and Power Lines

Palm Trees and Power Lines

2023★ 6.3

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

A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem....

#3
Lovelace

Lovelace

2013★ 6.0

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

Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life....

#4
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nelson 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...

#5
Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion

1984★ 6.3

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

Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopa...

#6
Smooth Talk

Smooth Talk

1985★ 6.2

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

Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterio...

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