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10 Best Movies Like Once Upon a Time in High School

If you loved Once Upon a Time in High School, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Fallen

Fallen

2016★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in High School for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lucinda Price is sent to a reform academy under the assumption that she has killed a boy. There, she meets two mysterious boys, Cam and Daniel, to whom she feels drawn to both. But...

#2
Crying Fist

Crying Fist

2005★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in High School for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Tae-sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang-hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life....

#3
Child's Play

Child's Play

1972★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in High School for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil a...

#4
Across the Tracks

Across the Tracks

1991★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in High School for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his old rival doesn't make it eas...

#5
Failan

Failan

2001★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in High School for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well o...

#6
Flirting

Flirting

1991★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in High School for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently....

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