20 movies like Boy of the Streets, ordered by similarity : Unhook the Stars(1996), My Life as a Zucchini(2016), Custody(2017), Loveling(2018), Saturday Church(2017), The Skeleton Twins(2014), A Secret(2007), Scarred Hearts(2016), Junction 48(2016), The Public Enemy(1931), Lady for a Day(1933), Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams(2006) ...
Drama
USA
1937
76 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Maureen O'Connor Kathleen Burke Robert E. O'Connor Marjorie Main Guy Usher Matty Fain George Cleveland Bill Elliott Don Latorre
teen boy doctor neighbor orphan mother police officer melodramatic powerful spirited new york city slum apartment tenement house nightclub gangs street life racketeering moral dilemma political corruption going straight
Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.
Drama
France|USA
1996
103 Minutes
Gena Rowlands Marisa Tomei Gérard Depardieu Jake Lloyd Moira Kelly David Thornton David Sherrill
widow elderly woman daughter neighbor single mother young boy tender melodramatic moving apartment family home family mother/daughter relationship mother/son relationship aging self-discovery transformation growing up sacrifice 1990s
After her abusive husband leaves, Monica asks her neighbor to look after her son while she's at work. Mildred's angry daughter's just moved out, so she's happy to have JJ.
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Switzerland|France
2016
66 Minutes
orphan police officer amusing charming cheeky confident creative endearing heartwarming inspiring playful positive foster home switzerland france meaning of life trust true love growing up orphans
After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
94 Minutes
Denis Menochet Léa Drucker Thomas Gioria Mathilde Auneveux Mathieu Saïkaly Florence Janas Saadia Bentaïeb Sophie Pincemaille Émilie Incerti-Formentini Jérome Care-Aulanier Coralie Russier
divorce divorce lawyer son mother father family member emotional intense tense disheartening office party bus house car apartment custody battle divorce family feud growing up
A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Musical, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Luka Kain Margot Bingham Regina Taylor Marquis Rodriguez Mj Rodriguez Indya Moore Alexia Garcia Kate Bornstein Jaylin Fletcher Stephen Conrad Moore Evander Duck Jr.
teen boy mother brother aunt drag queen transgender woman emotional profound tense powerful inspiring moving new york city high school apartment club stage homeless shelter transsexuality cross-dressing
A 14 year-old-boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
91 Minutes
Bill Hader Kristen Wiig Luke Wilson Ty Burrell Boyd Holbrook Joanna Gleason Kathleen Rose Perkins Paul Castro Jr.
twin brother sister husband mother lover charming heartwarming inspiring melodramatic touching city house doctor's office bar gym office family dysfunction estrangement homosexuality
Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
Drama, History
France
2007
105 Minutes
Cécile de France Patrick Bruel Ludivine Sagnier Julie Depardieu Mathieu Amalric Nathalie Boutefeu
teen boy mother father aunt neighbor jew powerful emotional melodramatic family home paris church countryside world war ii religion identity self-discovery survival holocaust discovery
A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret.
Drama, History
2016
141 Minutes
Lucian Teodor Rus Gabriel Spahiu Ivana Mladenovic Ilinca Harnut Bogdan Cotlet Marius Damian Alexandru Dabija Dana Voicu Andrei Rus Liliana Ghita
sick person doctor nurse patient friend amusing profound powerful inspiring touching sanatorium hospital carriage office doctor's office hospital room life illness friendship relationships
Emanuel is committed to a sanatorium for treatment of his bone tuberculosis. Little by little, as Emanuel gets accustomed to the limitations of his new life, he discovers that inside the sanatorium there is still a life to be lived to the fullest.
Drama, Music
Israel|Germany|USA
2016
96 Minutes
Tamer Nafar Samar Qupty Salwa Nakkara Saeed Dassuki Adeeb Safadi Tarik Kopty Michael Moshonov Ayed Fadel
rapper singer girlfriend police officer intense frenetic gripping fiery club apartment building slum city neighborhood middle east aspirations rap music aimless youth discovery love growing up
Set against a backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love and make music in their crime-ridden ghetto and Tel Aviv's hip-hop club scene.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
84 Minutes
James Cagney Jean Harlow Mae Clarke Edward Woods Beryl Mercer Donald Cook Joan Blondell
gangster bootlegger police officer veteran friend melodramatic brash gripping suspenseful prison chicago slum nightclub bar organized crime gangs prohibition great depression family dysfunction growing up
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
95 Minutes
Warren William May Robson Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell Ned Sparks Walter Connolly Jean Parker Nat Pendleton Barry Norton Halliwell Hobbes Hobart Bosworth
fruit seller mother daughter fiancé gangster father amusing intricate new york city mother/daughter relationship deception class distinctions social standing family gangsters underdog transformation 1930s
A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.
Drama
Bosnia and Herzegovina|Croatia|Austria|Germany
2006
107 Minutes
Mirjana Karanovic Luna Zimic Mijovic Leon Lucev Kenan Catic Jasna Beri Dejan Acimovic Bogdan Diklic Emir Hadzihafizbegovic Ermin Bravo Semka Sokolovic
mother daughter widow love interest bouncer teen boy emotional intense sarajevo, bosnia-herzegovina family home school nightclub street mother/daughter relationship war poverty first love teen angst growing up transformation
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War.
Drama
UK|Germany|Spain
2002
106 Minutes
Martin Compston William Ruane Annmarie Fulton Michelle Abercromby Michelle Coulter Gary McCormack Tommy McKee
teen boy stepfather mother grandfather prisoner drug dealer tense gutsy emotional greenock, scotland port city prison street house apartment imprisonment drugs ambition theft teenage rebellion
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
133 Minutes
Amandla Stenberg Regina Hall Russell Hornsby KJ Apa Anthony Mackie Sabrina Carpenter Common Issa Rae Lamar Johnson Dominique Fishback Algee Smith
teen girl teen boy neighbor high-school student friend police officer uneasy tense emotional profound passionate neighborhood high school party car police station house police brutality activism racial tension
Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.
Drama
2008
88 Minutes
Josh Hartnett Naomie Harris Adam Scott Robin Tunney Andre Royo Emmanuelle Chriqui David Bowie Rip Torn Caroline Lagerfelt
business owner son brother investor girlfriend entrepreneur melodramatic gripping thrilling confident engaging new york city club apartment office city apartment street father/son relationship brother relationship dot-com bubble
The co-founder (Josh Hartnett) of an Internet company tries to win back his lover (Naomie Harris), while his business teeters on the brink of disaster.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Crime, Drama
UK
2012
111 Minutes
James Floyd Saïd Taghmaoui Fady Elsayed Nasser Memarzia Ashley Thomas Letitia Wright Aymen Hamdouchi Arnold Oceng Yusra Warsama Elarica Gallacher Anthony Welsh
teen boy brother father mother gang members brutal emotional intense uneasy london united kingdom apartment house car growing up gang war forbidden love family honor discovery escape
Two teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being British Arabs growing up on the streets of gangland London.
Action, Crime, Drama
India
2012
141 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Sanjay Dutt Rana Daggubati Deepak Tijori Anjana Sukhani Vijay Raaz Nathalia Kaur Lakshmi Manchu
young man police officer police chief gangster don politician gripping thrilling intense powerful india city mumbai street police station office gangsters underworld police work going undercover
A suspended cop joins hands with inspector Mahadev Bhonsle to free the city from underworld.
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Sybil Jason Glenda Farrell Robert Armstrong Edward Everett Horton Jack LaRue Arthur Vinton J. Carrol Naish Edgar Kennedy Addison Richards Emma Dunn Ward Bond
young girl father schemer friend hatcheck girl gangster charming suspenseful amusing new york city hotel orphanage street orphans crime great depression debt kidnapping guardianship rescue
A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.
Drama, Music, Comedy
UK|USA|France
2019
114 Minutes
Viveik Kalra Hayley Atwell Rob Brydon Kulvinder Ghir Nell Williams Aaron Phagura Meera Ganatra Dean-Charles Chapman Sally Phillips
teenager father mother friend love interest teacher powerful uplifting inspiring hilarious cheeky england high school house bedroom new york city bruce springsteen music growing up culture
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.