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Neds (2010)
9K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Italy
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
NEDs (Non Educated Delinquents) is the story of a young man’s journey from prize-winning schoolboy to knife-carrying teenager. Struggling against the low expectations of those around him, John McGill changes from victim to avenger, scholar to NED, altar boy to glue sniffer. When he attempts to change back again, his new reality and recent past make conformity near impossible and violent self determination near inevitable.
Style:
rough, bleak, serious, realistic, disturbing, atmospheric, gloomy, biting, hood, sad ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, gang, street kid, bullying, coming of age, youth, gang war, teenage life, social decay, society, social problems, realism, rebellion, subculture, hooligan, abusive father, punishment, breaking point, brother brother relationship, teenager, school, ghetto, junkie, teacher, hunting ...
Time:
year 2010, 70s, 20th century
Place:
scotland, europe
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Most similar movies to Neds
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, bleak and rough films with plots about youth, society, life is a bitch, coming of age, teenage life, juvenile delinquency and teenager mostly in Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Neds: Made in Britain (1983), Brother (2014), After Lucia (2012), Awaydays (2009), Barbarians (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Trevor sometimes-violent skinhead with no regard for authority, and would rather spend his time stealing cars than sitting in the detention centre to which he is sent. His social worker, Harry Parker, tries to do his best, but Trevor is only ...
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Plot:
skinhead, juvenile delinquency, racism, urban ghetto life, hooligan, neo nazi, warning, social realism, subculture, punk, neo nazism, social worker ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
georgia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Alejandra and her dad Roberto have just moved to town. She is new at school, he has a new job. Starting over is sometimes complicated when you have left so much behind.
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Plot:
bullying, society, high school life, missing girl, rape, teenage life, estrangement, social decay, parents and children, social relations, family problems, high school ...
Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
On the Wirral in the grim early years of Margaret Thatcher's premiership, the opportunities for thrill seeking young men looking to escape 9 to 5 drudgery are what they've always been: sex, drugs, rock n' roll, fashion, football and ...
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serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
gang, hooligan, football, destructive relationship, juvenile delinquency, coming of age, teenage life, troublemaker, violence spree, life is a bitch, buddies, unemployment ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, rough, tense ...
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, social decay, realism, life is a bitch, youth, society, friendship between boys, troubled youth, coming of age, barbarian, boy, little boy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bosnia herzegovina, serbia
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The slender premise springs from the actions of two listless 11-year-old boys, the cold, manipulative Leo, and his weaker, more impressionable friend, Mike. Contemptuous of the fallible police force (Mike has already filched a police hat from an ...
Style:
offbeat, serious, realistic, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
boy, little boy, gangster, kids in trouble, social misfits, prank, juvenile delinquency, youth, society, gory, urban, social decay ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, serious, bleak, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
revenge, lifestyle, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, teenage life, friendship, high school life, bullying, youth, social misfits, drug abuse, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, denmark
Similarity:
35%
295
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Fifteen-year-old Matteo is attractive, albeit somewhat girlish and frail. The whole world is against him. He has no friends and his parents seem to live in a different universe. The pressure increases as his awkward attempts to win his father’s ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
rebelliousness, teenage life, juvenile delinquency, rebellion, family problems, gang, youth, dysfunctional family, realism, rehabilitation, camp, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
switzerland
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.
Style:
sad, realistic, atmospheric, depressing, bleak ...
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, teenage life, poverty, brutality, juvenile delinquency, child abuse, youth, bullying, society, misfit, social misfits, childhood ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, northern england, yorkshire, new jersey ...
Similarity:
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17K
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts war between him and the informal leader of the class. As teenagers' honour is a touchy thing, everything ends in bloodshed.
Style:
serious, disturbing, tense, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
estonia, europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Sin Destino follows the life of a 15 year old Mexican boy, Francisco, as he struggles to survive on the streets. His primary source of income is money raised by prostituting himself to men for sex, and the film implies that this learned behaviour ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, rough, atmospheric, surreal ...
Plot:
coming of age, kids in trouble, sexual abuse, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, society, life is a bitch, youth, haunted by the past, drug abuse, addiction, urban ghetto life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
33%
582
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
After John’s absent father is struck by a stray bullet, Primo takes it upon himself to verse the young boy in the code of the streets—one founded on respect and upheld by fear. A member of the Bloods since the age of twelve—both in the film ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
gang, juvenile delinquency, urban ghetto life, haunted by the past, adolescence vs adulthood, society, coming of age, teaching the ways of the world, ghetto, gangster, violent content, drug dealing ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
33%
13K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.
Style:
hood, rough, realistic, serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
urban ghetto life, gang, vengeance, society, drug addict, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, criminal's revenge, youth, life is a bitch, ghetto, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, united kingdom, britain, europe
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33%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan, asia
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33%
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Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Kazakhstan, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
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Similarity:
32%
114
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, rough, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, politics, mayor, juvenile delinquency, vigilantism, moral dilemma, social decay, dishonesty, youth, rivalry, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines, asia
Similarity:
32%
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44K
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, emotional, rough, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
private school, coming of age, violence, rebelliousness, rebellion, bullying, humiliation, bully, corporal punishment, friendship, abuse, high school ...
Time:
1950s, year 2003, 20th century, 50s
Place:
europe, stockholm sweden, eastern europe, scandinavia
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, atmospheric, disturbing, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2012, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, belgium
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, crying, depressing, art house ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
children, poverty, boy, friendship, coming of age, bully, neighbor, urban decay, rat, strike, british, death of child ...
Time:
70s, year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
glasgow scotland, scotland, britain, nebraska
Similarity:
32%
237
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A new kid moves into a tough neighborhood controlled by gangs, and tries to teach them poetry.
Style:
serious, emotional, realistic, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
gang, poetry, teenage life, idealism, fighting the system, youth, dedicated educator, life is a bitch, rebellion, society, stoner, school ...
Time:
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Place:
new york
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A wealthy boy hires a poor child to carry him around like a horse.
Style:
serious, psychological, disturbing, bleak, islamic ...
Plot:
street kid, youth, life is a bitch, dehumanization, cruelty, poverty, parents and children, family relations, power relations, master and servant, disability, lifestyle ...
Time:
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Place:
afghanistan, middle east, iran, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, rough, controversial ...
Plot:
journalism, murder, juvenile delinquency, uncover truth, teenage life, social decay, life is a bitch, society, human spirit, idealism, youth, hopes ...
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
32%
91K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A controversial portrayal of teens in New York City which exposes a deeply disturbing world of sex and substance abuse. The film focuses on a sexually reckless, freckle-faced boy named Telly, whose goal is to have sex with as many different girls as ...
Style:
disturbing, independent film, controversial, bleak, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, aids, innocence lost, youth, drug abuse, virginity, underage sex, teenage boy, street kid, puberty, sex, teenager ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, seattle, los angeles, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
16%
164
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After studying in Paris, the young doctor François moves to Beauval, where single-family houses are lined up monotonously. He quickly becomes the focus of a group of young people, led by the charismatic Cédric and Matthieu, his assistant. The gang ...
Style:
serious, psychological, tense, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
mind game, mysterious character, teenage life, danger, gang, youth, juvenile delinquency, social relations, life is a bitch, woman, teenager, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Noémie and Priscilla, two teenage girls from working class backgrounds, cultivate the same violence, the same contempt of the world. They are a source of serious concern for family and friends, who sense them capable of going to extremes. Noémie ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, tense, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
human nature, teenage life, family problems, youth, society, dysfunctional family, death, suicidal thoughts, friendship, rebellion, juvenile delinquency, rebelliousness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Tommy and his older brother Eric live in the midst of vast remote forests. The death of their friend pushes them close to the edge. Eric doesn’t know how to channel his energy. All at once, nature’s vastness feels stifling.
Style:
rough, serious, touching, bleak, gothic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, haunted by the past, dealing with death, teenage life, family relations, tragic event, youth, boyhood, life is a bitch, life philosophy, boy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
Style:
anthology, touching, serious, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
kids in trouble, juvenile delinquency, child abandonment, homeless, aids, young heroes, life is a bitch, social decay, survival, youth, danger, society ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
31%
175
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Johnny, the megalomaniac leader of a group of squeegee kids, finds a video camera and pushes his followers into "acting" out increasingly dangerous "scenes".
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
street gang, videotaping, manipulation, teenage life, filmmaking, urban, addiction, sexual abuse, megalomaniac, urban ghetto life, city life, down on your luck ...
Time:
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Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
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