Movies like if....

if.... (1968) is a drama movie directed by Lindsay Anderson. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Evil (2003)
★ 7.3 · 421 votes · Drama
Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.
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2. Elephant (2003)
★ 7.0 · 2,185 votes · Crime, Drama
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
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3. RRR (2022)
★ 7.7 · 1,727 votes · Action, History, Drama
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
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4. Insurgent (2015)
★ 6.4 · 10,635 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.
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5. No Escape (2015)
★ 6.9 · 2,821 votes · Thriller, Action
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
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6. Barbie (2023)
★ 6.9 · 11,681 votes · Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
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7. Don't Look Up (2021)
★ 7.1 · 9,782 votes · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Drama
Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.
Movies like Don't Look Up →
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
★ 7.8 · 6,661 votes · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
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9. The Hate U Give (2018)
★ 8.1 · 2,259 votes · Crime, Drama
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.
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10. Lean On Me (1989)
★ 7.3 · 360 votes · Drama
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
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11. Freedom Writers (2007)
★ 7.9 · 2,515 votes · Crime, Drama
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
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12. Steve (2025)
★ 6.4 · 324 votes · Drama
Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line while facing pressures of his own.
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13. The Principal (1987)
★ 6.4 · 320 votes · Action, Adventure, Crime
Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives - even guns - when they have to. When Latimer and the head of security try to clean up the school and stop the narcotics trade, they run up against a teenage mafia. A violent confrontation on the campus leads to a deadly showdown with the drug dealer's gang, and one last chance for Latimer to save his career... and his life.
Movies like The Principal →
14. Cracks (2009)
★ 6.6 · 457 votes · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
Movies like Cracks →
15. Escape from Pretoria (2020)
★ 7.2 · 1,552 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
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Movies like if....

if.... (1968) is a drama movie directed by Lindsay Anderson. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Evil (2003)
★ 7.3 · 421 votes · Drama
Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.
Movies like Evil →
2. Elephant (2003)
★ 7.0 · 2,185 votes · Crime, Drama
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
Movies like Elephant →
3. RRR (2022)
★ 7.7 · 1,727 votes · Action, History, Drama
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
Movies like RRR →
4. Insurgent (2015)
★ 6.4 · 10,635 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.
Movies like Insurgent →
5. No Escape (2015)
★ 6.9 · 2,821 votes · Thriller, Action
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Movies like No Escape →
6. Barbie (2023)
★ 6.9 · 11,681 votes · Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Movies like Barbie →
7. Don't Look Up (2021)
★ 7.1 · 9,782 votes · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Drama
Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.
Movies like Don't Look Up →
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
★ 7.8 · 6,661 votes · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
Movies like Monty Python and the Holy Grail →
9. The Hate U Give (2018)
★ 8.1 · 2,259 votes · Crime, Drama
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.
Movies like The Hate U Give →
10. Lean On Me (1989)
★ 7.3 · 360 votes · Drama
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
Movies like Lean On Me →
11. Freedom Writers (2007)
★ 7.9 · 2,515 votes · Crime, Drama
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Movies like Freedom Writers →
12. Steve (2025)
★ 6.4 · 324 votes · Drama
Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line while facing pressures of his own.
Movies like Steve →
13. The Principal (1987)
★ 6.4 · 320 votes · Action, Adventure, Crime
Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives - even guns - when they have to. When Latimer and the head of security try to clean up the school and stop the narcotics trade, they run up against a teenage mafia. A violent confrontation on the campus leads to a deadly showdown with the drug dealer's gang, and one last chance for Latimer to save his career... and his life.
Movies like The Principal →
14. Cracks (2009)
★ 6.6 · 457 votes · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
Movies like Cracks →
15. Escape from Pretoria (2020)
★ 7.2 · 1,552 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
Movies like Escape from Pretoria →

1. Evil (2003)

2. Elephant (2003)

3. RRR (2022)

4. Insurgent (2015)

5. No Escape (2015)

6. Barbie (2023)

7. Don't Look Up (2021)

8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

9. The Hate U Give (2018)

10. Lean On Me (1989)

11. Freedom Writers (2007)

12. Steve (2025)

13. The Principal (1987)

14. Cracks (2009)

15. Escape from Pretoria (2020)

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1. Evil (2003)

2. Elephant (2003)

3. RRR (2022)

4. Insurgent (2015)

5. No Escape (2015)

6. Barbie (2023)

7. Don't Look Up (2021)

8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

9. The Hate U Give (2018)

10. Lean On Me (1989)

11. Freedom Writers (2007)

12. Steve (2025)

13. The Principal (1987)

14. Cracks (2009)

15. Escape from Pretoria (2020)

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