
Movies that feel likeShort Term 12 (2013)
If you loved Short Term 12, the closest films we have are The Celebration (1998), Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) and Lilya 4-ever (2002). All three share Short Term 12's contemplative and melancholy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is City of Men (2007).
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If Short Term 12 hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: child abuse and parents and children

Both keep coming back to the same thing: pregnancy
The difference: Sits closer to documentary than Short Term 12 does

Contemplative and melancholy in the same breath

Common ground: parents and children
The difference: Trades the grit of Short Term 12 for an angle of its own



Contemplative drama in both cases

Both work the same grit
The difference: 46 years apart, and the 1960s show


The drama is handled with the same confidence

One thread runs through both: suicide attempt

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