Movies Like Young British Hoodies

If you liked Young British Hoodies (2009), a movie directed by Adam Bailey, 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
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
★ 8.2/10
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to…
2
My Summer of Love (2005)
★ 6.2/10
In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. To seal their friendship, Mona introduces Tamsin to her born-again Christian brother and helps her spy on her adulterous…
3
Tolkien (2019)
★ 6.9/10
England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art…
4
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
★ 6.2/10
As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
5
Quadrophenia (1979)
★ 7/10
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of…
6
Wake Up (2024)
★ 6.7/10
A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security…
7
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
★ 7.3/10
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during…
8
We Still Kill the Old Way (2014)
★ 6/10
A group of aging London gangsters go on a vigilante killing spree when one of their number is murdered by a street gang.
9
Beautiful Thing (1996)
★ 7.3/10
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
10
Belly (1998)
★ 6.4/10
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking…
11
This Is England (2007)
★ 7.5/10
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of…
12
Pillion (2025)
★ 6.5/10
Colin, a timid man, meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship, challenging Colin’s mundane existence and prompting personal growth through their unconventional dynamic.
13
Bottoms (2023)
★ 6.8/10
Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up…
14
Kidulthood (2006)
★ 6.3/10
A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
15
The Festival (2018)
★ 5.9/10
After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.
16
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)
★ 6.2/10
In foggy London Dr Jekyll experiments on newly deceased women determined to discover an elixir for immortal life. Success enables his spectacular transformation into the beautiful but psychotic Sister Hyde who stalks…
17
The Giver (2014)
★ 6.6/10
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
18
I.D. (1995)
★ 6.6/10
Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time passes . . .
19
The Choral (2025)
★ 6.4/10
As World War I rages on, Dr Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers that the best response to the chaos of war is to make beautiful music…
20
Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009)
★ 6.6/10
With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.