Movies like Spring Breakers (2013)
The best movies like Spring Breakers (2013) are The Bling Ring (2013), Havoc (2005) and Trainspotting (1996). If Spring Breakers hooked you with its drama and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPulp Fiction (1994)8.5/10 from 31,276 votes
- NewestPonyboi (2025)Released 2025
The Bling Ring (2013)
Lured by stardom, a crew of aimless teens breaks into celebrity homes for a string of high-profile robberies and fame by appropriation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisHavoc (2005)
A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends want to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle, but problems arise when they provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTrainspotting (1996)
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDrugstore Cowboy (1989)
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPulp Fiction (1994)
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisKids (1995)
A group of bored, disaffected New York City teenagers spend a day skating, smoking, drinking, partying, deflowering virgins, and getting into fights.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMean Creek (2004)
Teenagers living in small-town Oregon take a boat trip for a birthday celebration. When they get an idea to play a mean trick on the town bully, it suddenly goes too far. Soon they're forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNever Goin' Back (2018)
Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all of their money in a drug scam, the girls -- blissfully stoned -- go to increasingly daring and absurd lengths to get it back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHot Summer Nights (2018)
In 1991, a sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod, getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying, and eventually realizing that he's in way over his head.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDope (2015)
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Bikeriders (2024)
After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisForever Rich (2021)
This is the story of Richie and his journey to become the greatest rap-artist in the Netherlands. One evening he is violently mugged by a group of teenagers and loses his most prized possession: an expensive watch. When images of the humiliating robbery go viral, Richie's hard-earned reputation is damaged.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThirteen (2003)
When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long before Tracy’s new lifestyle begins to take a heavy toll on her and her family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGood Time (2017)
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKid Cannabis (2014)
An eighteen year old high school drop out and his twenty-seven year old friend start trafficking marijuana across the border of Canada in order to make money and their lives are changed forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHustlers (2019)
A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBully (2001)
A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Honey (2016)
A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances, she searches for freedom and belonging on the open road.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRequiem for a Dream (2000)
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBlow (2001)
The story of how George Jung, together with the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire in the United States in the 1970s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRough Night (2017)
Five best friends from college reunite 10 years later for a wild bachelorette weekend in Miami. Their hard partying takes a hilariously dark turn when they accidentally kill a male stripper. Amidst the craziness of trying to cover it up, they're ultimately brought closer together when it matters most.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAlpha Dog (2006)
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and hold him hostage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParty Monster (2003)
The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisSpun (2003)
Over the course of three days, Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks – including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook – but all he really wants to do is hook up with his ex-girlfriend, Amy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Doom Generation (1995)
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Beach Bum (2019)
An irreverent comedy about the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious stoner and lovable rogue who lives large.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisHeaven Knows What (2015)
A 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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDrive-Away Dolls (2024)
Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisBliss (2019)
In need of creative inspiration, a professionally stagnant and hard-partying Los Angeles artist recklessly indulges in a series of drug binges. As the narcotics fly out of control, so does her newfound and inexplicable, yet unquenchable, craving for blood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisPonyboi (2025)
Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Spring Breakers?
The closest matches to Spring Breakers are The Bling Ring (2013), Havoc (2005) and Trainspotting (1996). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Spring Breakers?
People who watched Spring Breakers most often go on to The Bling Ring (2013), Havoc (2005) and Trainspotting (1996).
What is the highest-rated movie like Spring Breakers?
Pulp Fiction (1994), rated 8.5/10 by 31,276 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Spring Breakers?
Ponyboi (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Spring Breakers?
Yes: The Bling Ring (2013), Havoc (2005) and Trainspotting (1996).
How are movies similar to Spring Breakers chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Spring Breakers, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.