Movies Like Boys Don't Cry (2000)

Boys Don't Cry is a 2000 action, comedy, crime film from Olaf Lubaszenko with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Ultimate Heist and LelleBelle.

Action Comedy Crime

Ultimate Heist

2009

The Malakian clan, a family of ruthless gangsters, controls the underworld of Southern France. At its head, the violent godfather Milo Malakian rules his world with an iron fist. His son and heir, Anton, dreams of breaking free and making his own choices. But the gang's inner circle is engraved in blood. To escape, not only does Anton have to counter his own destiny, but also the man who has sworn to bring his father down.

5.3

MagicScore

LelleBelle

2010

16-year old Belle practices playing the violin diligently, but is unable to impart her music with a sensitive undertone. Her life changes when she discovers that sexual desire stimulates passion in her music.

4.9

MagicScore

The Raspberry Reich

2004

Gudrun has modeled her amateur German terrorist group after the 1970s Red Army Faction (Baader-Meinhof Gang). She attempts to imitate her heroes by kidnapping the son of a wealthy industrialist and hopes to negotiate leftist demands from the father. When Gudrun’s not spouting leftist verses (including during a hilariously brilliant fuck session), she’s trying to convince her all-male gang to abandon their heterosexuality, which she believes is the result of mass delusion.

5.4

MagicScore

The Singing Detective

2003

Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.

5.0

MagicScore

South Central

1992

During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.

6.7

MagicScore

Father Mother Sister Brother

2025

Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.

6.4

MagicScore

I Can Only Imagine

2018

Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son. Years later, Bart's troubled childhood and mended relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.

7.5

MagicScore

All of Us Strangers

2023

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

7.4

MagicScore

The Thing with Feathers

2025

After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his young sons whilst dealing with an unlikely, unpredictable, and uninvited houseguest.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

The Hangman

2024

Troubled father Leon takes son camping in Appalachia. Local cult summons evil Hangman demon. Son goes missing. Leon must confront cult, monster to find him amid rising body count.

5.8

MagicScore

#11

Dìdi (弟弟)

2024

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

I Like Movies

2023

Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Kids

1995

A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

The Big Hit

1998

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

2024

The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

My Old Ass

2024

An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s "old ass" starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Human Traffic

1999

For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time until Friday night. That's when they cut very loose and get on the rollercoaster ride that takes them right through to Monday morning.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Nowhere

1997

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

The People's Joker

2024

An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Paranoid Park

2007

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Boys Don't Cry?

The top films similar to Boys Don't Cry by MovieMagicScore are Ultimate Heist (5.3), LelleBelle (4.9), The Raspberry Reich (5.4). Each shares action/comedy/crime themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Boys Don't Cry worth watching?

Boys Don't Cry holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 149 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Boys Don't Cry?

Boys Don't Cry (2000) is a action, comedy, crime film directed by Olaf Lubaszenko, starring Maciej Stuhr, Cezary Pazura, Michał Milowicz.

Where can I find more recommendations like Boys Don't Cry?

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About movies like Boys Don't Cry

This ranked list pairs Boys Don't Cry (2000), a action and comedy and crime film from Olaf Lubaszenko, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Maciej Stuhr take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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