Top 20 movies like Stupid Boy
Top 20 Movies like Stupid Boy
- 1. Agony
- 2. Walk on Water
- 3. Talk to Her
- 4. Paradise Now
- 5. Billy Elliot
- 6. All About My Mother
- 7. Bad Education
- 8. Brokeback Mountain
- 9. When I'm Sixty-Four
- 10. About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
- 11. Romeo + Juliet
- 12. Bend It Like Beckham
- 13. My Own Private Idaho
- 14. 7 Virgins
- 15. Fire
- 16. Once Were Warriors
- 17. Saint Laurent
- 18. Leo
- 19. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- 20. Desert Hearts
1. Agony (Agonie)
On the 3rd of October a twenty-four-year-old student from Vienna kills his lover and chops up her corpse. Her torso is found in a dumpster, other body parts and the head are missing. There is no clue about the motive of the murder. A silent chronology of the events.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
2. Walk on Water (LaLehet Al HaMayim)
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
3. Talk to Her (Hable con ella)
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
It has an average vote of 7.577 on TMDB.
4. Paradise Now
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
5. Billy Elliot
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
It has an average vote of 7.592 on TMDB.
6. All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
7. Bad Education (La mala educación)
Two children, Ignacio and Enrique, know love, the movies and fear in a religious school at the beginning of the 1960s. Father Manolo, director of the school and its professor of literature, is witness to and part of these discoveries. The three are followed through the next few decades, their reunion marking life and death.
It has an average vote of 7.371 on TMDB.
8. Brokeback Mountain
Rodeo cowboy Jack and ranch hand Ennis are hired as sheepherders in 1963 Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, they spark a physical relationship. Though Ennis marries his longtime sweetheart and Jack marries a fellow rodeo rider, they keep up their tortured, sporadic love affair for 20 years.
It has an average vote of 7.797 on TMDB.
9. When I'm Sixty-Four
When widowed cabbie Ray and retired teacher Jim meet by chance, they discover they long for the same things from life: adventure, challenge and love. Together Ray and Jim discover that being 64 means a new beginning: it's time to try the things they never dared in their youth.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
10. About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe)
Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
11. Romeo + Juliet
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
It has an average vote of 6.795 on TMDB.
12. Bend It Like Beckham
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
It has an average vote of 6.298 on TMDB.
13. My Own Private Idaho
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
It has an average vote of 7.05 on TMDB.
14. 7 Virgins (7 vírgenes)
Tano is 16-years-old and is already sitting in jail. In 48 hours he’s a free man and off to the wedding of his brother. In the two days he recounts his neighborhood in a section of Sevilla.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
15. Fire
In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
16. Once Were Warriors
A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
17. Saint Laurent (Saint Laurent)
1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
18. Leo
Leo, a transgender teenager, is secretly in love with his best friend Kai. On their last day together before Leo moves to LA for college, they hide in the sports center where they play basketball. What starts as a prank ends with Leo finding the courage to confess his feelings for his best friend.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
19. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
20. Desert Hearts
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
