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Movies and shows like In a Better World

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These 18 titles extend In a Better World through mood and genre. The selection runs from 1957 to 2023. The highest rated is 12 Angry Men (8.6). 4 of them are on HBO Max, Cinemax.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
★ 7.6
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008

In common: hospital, father son relationship

12 Angry Men
★ 8.6
12 Angry Men1957

In common: murder

Let Me In
★ 6.8
Let Me In2010

In common: bullying

The Hunt
★ 8.1
The Hunt2012

In common: divorce

It
★ 7.5
It2017

In common: bullying, murder

Silver Linings Playbook
★ 7.2
Silver Linings Playbook2012

In common: friendship, father son relationship

Bridge to Terabithia
★ 7.3
Bridge to Terabithia2007

In common: friendship, bullying

The Pursuit of Happyness
★ 7.9
The Pursuit of Happyness2006

In common: father son relationship

Stand by Me
★ 7.8
Stand by Me1986

In common: friendship, bullying

Monster
★ 7.9
Monster2023

In common: friendship, bullying

Wonder
★ 8.1
Wonder2017

In common: bullying

Dead Poets Society
★ 8.3
Dead Poets Society1989

In common: friendship

Mean Girls
★ 7.2
Mean Girls2004

In common: bullying

War for the Planet of the Apes
★ 7.2
War for the Planet of the Apes2017

In common: father son relationship