
Movies that feel likeBoyhood (2014)
If you loved Boyhood, the closest films we have are City of God (2002), A Bronx Tale (1993) and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010). All three share Boyhood's contemplative and wistful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024).
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If Boyhood hit the spot, these will too

The same preoccupation in both: growing up
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Boyhood does

Both land stillness and wistfulness at once
The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1990s show

One thread runs through both: nostalgic

Both keep coming back to the same thing: nostalgic
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Common ground: family
The difference: Takes it somewhere less gritty than Boyhood does

Both are built on the same subject: growing up


Wistful drama, and it commits to that




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