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10 Best Movies Like Shooting for Socrates

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

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#1
Little Sister

Little Sister

2016★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting for Socrates for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters. Her parents are happy enou...

#2
Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947★ 7.3

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

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery....

#3
Buffaloed

Buffaloed

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting for Socrates for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Set in the underworld of debt-collecting, homegrown hustler Peg Dahl will do anything to escape Buffalo, NY....

#4
Roll Bounce

Roll Bounce

2005★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting for Socrates for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink....

#5
The Way Way Back

The Way Way Back

2013★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting for Socrates for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected ...

#6
The Comedy

The Comedy

2012★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting for Socrates for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cru...

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