Movies like The Believer

The Believer (2001) is a drama movie directed by Henry Bean. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
★ 7.0 · 372 votes · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.
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2. Imperium (2016)
★ 6.5 · 1,540 votes · Crime, Drama
Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events.
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3. Romper Stomper (1992)
★ 6.5 · 597 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizures joins the skins' merry band, and helps them on their run from justice, but is her affliction also a sign of impurity?
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4. One Eight Seven (1997)
★ 6.7 · 674 votes · Drama, Thriller
When a Brooklyn high school student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor Garfield, Garfield feels threatened. The principal dismisses the incident, but the same student stabs Trevor soon after. Fifteen months later, a physically and emotionally scarred Trevor relocates to California and takes up substitute teaching. To his dismay, his new school is as full of dangerously undisciplined students as his old one—including four Latin Americans and a European American claiming membership in tagging gang K.O.S. (Kappin' Off Suckers)—driving him over the edge.
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5. 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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6. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
★ 7.6 · 609 votes · Drama
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
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7. 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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8. Apt Pupil (1998)
★ 6.5 · 769 votes · Drama, Thriller
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
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9. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
★ 8.4 · 6,269 votes · Drama, Crime
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
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10. Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
★ 6.7 · 1,667 votes · Drama, Thriller
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
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Movies like The Believer

The Believer (2001) is a drama movie directed by Henry Bean. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
★ 7.0 · 372 votes · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.
Movies like The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane →
2. Imperium (2016)
★ 6.5 · 1,540 votes · Crime, Drama
Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events.
Movies like Imperium →
3. Romper Stomper (1992)
★ 6.5 · 597 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizures joins the skins' merry band, and helps them on their run from justice, but is her affliction also a sign of impurity?
Movies like Romper Stomper →
4. One Eight Seven (1997)
★ 6.7 · 674 votes · Drama, Thriller
When a Brooklyn high school student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor Garfield, Garfield feels threatened. The principal dismisses the incident, but the same student stabs Trevor soon after. Fifteen months later, a physically and emotionally scarred Trevor relocates to California and takes up substitute teaching. To his dismay, his new school is as full of dangerously undisciplined students as his old one—including four Latin Americans and a European American claiming membership in tagging gang K.O.S. (Kappin' Off Suckers)—driving him over the edge.
Movies like One Eight Seven →
5. 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 →
6. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
★ 7.6 · 609 votes · Drama
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
Movies like Sweet Smell of Success →
7. 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 →
8. Apt Pupil (1998)
★ 6.5 · 769 votes · Drama, Thriller
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
Movies like Apt Pupil →
9. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
★ 8.4 · 6,269 votes · Drama, Crime
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Movies like Once Upon a Time in America →
10. Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
★ 6.7 · 1,667 votes · Drama, Thriller
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
Movies like Motherless Brooklyn →

1. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

2. Imperium (2016)

3. Romper Stomper (1992)

4. One Eight Seven (1997)

5. Freedom Writers (2007)

6. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

7. The Hate U Give (2018)

8. Apt Pupil (1998)

9. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

10. Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Related lists

1. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

2. Imperium (2016)

3. Romper Stomper (1992)

4. One Eight Seven (1997)

5. Freedom Writers (2007)

6. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

7. The Hate U Give (2018)

8. Apt Pupil (1998)

9. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

10. Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

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