Films like Half Nelson
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret lif...
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The Basketball Diaries
Film · 1995 · also dramaA high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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The United States of Leland
Film · 2003 · also dramaA withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the com...
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The Mustang
Film · 2019 · also dramaWhile participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to c...
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Brave the Dark
Film · 2025 · also dramaWhen Mr. Deen discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate’s self-destructive be...
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Heaven Knows What
Film · 2015 · also dramaA young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
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Five Corners
Film · 1987 · also dramaA psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with tw...
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Freedom Writers
Film · 2007 · also dramaA young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
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Adulthood
Film · 2008 · also dramaAfter serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.
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25th Hour
Film · 2002 · also dramaOn the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to hi...
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American Me
Film · 1992 · also dramaDuring his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old...
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