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Movies like Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy (2017)

The best movies like Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy (2017) are The Browning Version (1951), The Christmas Shoes (2002) and The Emperor's Club (2002). If Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Browning Version (1951)

    Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only that his wife, Millie, has been unfaithful to him with one of his fellow schoolmasters, but that the school's students and faculty have long disdained him. However, an unexpected act of kindness causes Crocker-Harris to re-evaluate his life's work.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. The Christmas Shoes (2002)

    Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. The Emperor's Club (2002)

    William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. The Dark Corner (1946)

    Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Flowers in the Attic (2014)

    After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Imagine (2012)

    A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. I Believe in Unicorns (2015)

    Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. The Woman in the Window (1944)

    A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Won't Back Down (2012)

    Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Believe (2013)

    A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to help the boy and his teammates.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Blue Chips (1994)

    Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Head Full of Honey (2018)

    A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkable adventure with him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. An Inspector Calls (1954)

    An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Madame X (1966)

    Holly Parker, the wife of a wealthy diplomat, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who has been romantically pursuing her. She is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity in order to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men. Eventually returning to the city of her downfall, she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, Holly is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who has become a public defender. In the hope of protecting her family, she refuses to reveal her real name and is known to the court as "Madame X".

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Death of a Salesman (1985)

    Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Outside In (2018)

    An ex-con struggling to readjust to life in his small town forms an intense bond with his former high-school teacher.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Flicka (2006)

    Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

    Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. WWE Crown Jewel 2021 (2021)

    The 2021 Crown Jewel was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It was the third Crown Jewel and took place on October 21, 2021, at Mohammed Abdu Arena on The Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of Riyadh Season. The event aired via pay-per-view and livestreaming, marking the first Crown Jewel to air on Peacock in the United States.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Joyless Street (1925)

    In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  22. The History Boys (2006)

    The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  23. Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

    Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  24. The Class (2008)

    Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  25. Cloud 9 (2008)

    A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Lumë drite (1975)

    Bardhi works as a teacher in a remote area. When one of the students abandons the school, Bardhi tries to help him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Bathed in Light (2017)

    Two teenage couples are spending a weekend together in a house by the sea. When new feelings develop, the dynamic quickly changes.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. The River Wild (1994)

    Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  29. Who Did I Marry? (2013)

    A successful couple with a beautiful daughter, gorgeous home and a mother-in-law and housekeeper that are both eccentric are all the ingredients necessary for a somewhat perfect yet always interesting family. But when Jennifer finds out that her husband Terrance has been cheating on her for years, the family is changed forever. Can Jennifer learn to forgive Terrance so their marriage can be saved, or is it too late to make amends?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Stolen Kisses (2001)

    Max and Karen seem like a normal happily married couple, but in reality are undercover agents working for different governments. Their sexual relationship develops with new neighbors Melinda and Phil.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy?

The closest matches to Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy are The Browning Version (1951), The Christmas Shoes (2002) and The Emperor's Club (2002). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy?

Start with The Browning Version (1951), the closest match to Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy.

What is the highest-rated movie like Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy?

The Woman in the Window (1944), rated 7.4/10 by 409 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy?

WWE Crown Jewel 2021 (2021) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy?

Yes: The Browning Version (1951), The Christmas Shoes (2002) and The Emperor's Club (2002).

How are movies similar to Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy, 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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