Movies Like Next to Me

If you liked Next to Me (2015), a drama and comedy movie directed by Stevan Filipović, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Fist Fight (2017)
★ 6/10Also comedy
When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
2
One Eight Seven (1997)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
When a Brooklyn high school student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor Garfield, Garfield feels threatened. The principal dismisses the incident, but the same student…
3
Dirty Teacher (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
When a high school senior discovers her teacher is seducing her boyfriend, events turn deadly after the teacher tries to cover it up.
4
Class of 1984 (1982)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and…
5
World's Greatest Dad (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama
In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the…
6
Cheaters (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's academic decathlon team to cheat on an academic competition.
7
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
8
Men, Women & Children (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and comedy
Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives.
9
Election (1999)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.
10
Bad Apples (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
A struggling primary school teacher is forced to take drastic action because of a foul-mouthed, violent student, and uncovers how her community will turn a blind eye to the most outrageous events to preserve harmony…
11
Teacher (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
A high school English teacher goes to disturbing lengths to protect his favorite students from bullies, and challenge the power of a wealthy patron within the community.
12
SubUrbia (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
13
Dirty Girl (2010)
★ 6/10Also drama and comedy
Accompanied by her closeted gay buddy, a promiscuous teenager sets out to find her long-absent father.
14
Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
At Oceanfront High School, female students are being targeted by an unknown serial killer. Meanwhile, a married teacher hides his flings with nubile students, and an awkward male is frustrated by the plethora of…
15
Here Comes the Boom (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.
16
Class (1983)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the…
17
Landline (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.
18
Roommates (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
When shy college freshman Devon asks cool-girl Celeste to be her roommate, a blossoming friendship quickly spirals into a war of passive aggression.
19
Three O'Clock High (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell. When Jerry accidentally invades Buddy's personal space and…
20
Pretty Persuasion (2005)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.