Movies Like School Days
If you liked School Days (1921), a movie directed by William Nigh, 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.
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Fast Girls (2012)
★ 6/10A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
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Wonderstruck (2017)
★ 6.1/10The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
★ 7.3/10An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.
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The Age of Innocence (1993)
★ 7/10In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
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The King of Comedy (1982)
★ 7.8/10Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
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Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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The House of Mirth (2000)
★ 6.2/10In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her friends and exiled from high society.
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The Spectacular Now (2013)
★ 6.7/10Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected…
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The Secret of My Success (1987)
★ 6.5/10Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York City, but once there, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When he visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who…
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Pickup on South Street (1953)
★ 7.4/10In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified…
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The Great Gatsby (1974)
★ 6.3/10Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle…
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Guys and Dolls (1955)
★ 6.6/10In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!
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Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
★ 6.1/10Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
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The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
★ 7.6/10The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets is Neeley's Department Store. There is labor unrest at the store, and the employees' anger is…
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Nightmare Alley (1947)
★ 7.2/10A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
★ 7.5/10Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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Ocean's Eleven (1960)
★ 6.4/10Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.