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2018 · Movie · your starting pointIf Beautiful Boy is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Beautiful Boy, ranked
1. This Boy's Life (1993)
A fractured father-son relationship and the adolescent struggle for autonomy anchor this portrait of a household collapsing under a parental figure's inability to protect or understand their vulnerable teenager.
2. The Bitter Side (2015)
This raw portrait of addiction's psychological unraveling shares Beautiful Boy's unflinching focus on how substance abuse fractures family bonds and corrodes identity from within.
3. Mommy's Little Boy (2017)
David Sheff's intimate portrayal of parental helplessness against addiction's grip finds its emotional mirror in this film's exploration of how trauma fractures the bonds meant to protect us.
4. Bitter Side (2021)
Timothée Chalamet's unflinching portrayal of addiction's psychological unraveling returns here as a young man confronts how loss and substance abuse become inseparable forces that erode identity.
5. Mama's Boy (2007)
Timothée Chalamet's portrayal of internal struggle and family dysfunction anchors this character-driven comedy-drama about an adult grappling with dependence and the messy work of growing up.
6. Everything Or Nothing (2009)
Lynny's unflinching portrait of addiction's grip mirrors the raw family trauma in Beautiful Boy, using intimate handheld cinematography to capture how substance abuse fractures relationships from the inside out.
7. This Wretched Life (2010)
Chris's unflinching confrontation with addiction's aftermath and the messy interpersonal damage it leaves mirrors the raw, non-linear portrait of recovery that defines the family's journey through repeated relapse and tentative healing.
8. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
Drew Barrymore's unflinching portrayal of a mother battling generational trauma and addiction's ripple effects across decades captures the same raw, unsentimental examination of how family bonds fracture and endure through cycles of self-destruction.
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