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Movies like Do Not Pass Go (1979)

The best movies like Do Not Pass Go (1979) are Chopper (2000), Foxfire (1996) and Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954). If Do Not Pass Go hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Chopper (2000)

    The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Foxfire (1996)

    The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but their wild ways begin to get out of control.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

    A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Mammal (2016)

    After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)

    Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Hounds of Love (2016)

    When Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple, she soon observes the dynamic between her captors and quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Real Women Have Curves (2002)

    In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Sing Sing (2024)

    Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

    After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. The Hate U Give (2018)

    Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Rocks (2020)

    15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them. Against all odds, and with the help of her loyal friends, she evades the authorities and navigates the most defining days of her young life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Brave the Dark (2025)

    When 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 behavior, Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets slowly tearing Nate apart. What began as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Deen must decide how far he’s willing to go to save a kid on the brink of losing everything—even himself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Blinded by the Light (2019)

    In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. May December (2023)

    Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Fire with Fire (1986)

    A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. The Crash (2026)

    A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    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 crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Horseman (2008)

    A tender drama unfolds between a grieving father and a troubled teenage girl as they drive northbound along the quiet outback roads of Australia. What she doesn't know is that between stops, he is leaving behind a bloody trail of bodies in a revenge motivated killing spree.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Dog Pound (2010)

    Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Siberian Education (2013)

    The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Do Not Pass Go?

The closest matches to Do Not Pass Go are Chopper (2000), Foxfire (1996) and Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Do Not Pass Go?

Start with Chopper (2000), the closest match to Do Not Pass Go.

What is the highest-rated movie like Do Not Pass Go?

A Clockwork Orange (1971), rated 8.2/10 by 14,299 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Do Not Pass Go?

The Crash (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Do Not Pass Go?

Yes: Chopper (2000), Foxfire (1996) and Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954).

How are movies similar to Do Not Pass Go chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Do Not Pass Go, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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