Movies like Thirteen: 20 to watch next
If you loved Thirteen (2003) — a drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Thirteen most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like addiction, dysfunctional family and coming of age. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Short History of the Long Road 2019★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own her grief, her past, and her new destination.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fish Tank 2009★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Out of the Blue 1981★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 1977★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Stream in India on Plex
- 5
Luckiest Girl Alive 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 6
The Fallout 2021★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 7
The Florida Project 2017★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 8
Hellion 2014★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father must finally take responsibility for their actions and each other in order to bring Wes home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 9
The Crush 1993★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 10
Foxfire 1996★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 11
Beautiful Boy 2018★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 12
Kids 1995★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A group of bored, disaffected New York City teenagers spend a day skating, smoking, drinking, partying, deflowering virgins, and getting into fights.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Poker House 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gimme Shelter 2013★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 15
The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2018★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, whose treatment consists in repenting for feeling “same sex attraction.” Cameron befriends fellow sinners Jane and Adam, thus creating a new family to deal with the surrounding intolerance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Girl Like Her 2015★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Sophomore year has been a nightmare for Jessica Burns. Relentlessly harassed by her former friend Avery Keller, Jessica doesn't know what she did to deserve the abuse from one of South Brookdale High's most popular and beautiful students. But when a shocking event changes both of their lives, a documentary film crew, a hidden digital camera, and the attention of a reeling community begin to reveal the powerful truth about A Girl Like Her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What We Hide 2025★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
After their mother dies of an overdose, two sisters hide her body to avoid being separated by the foster system, but as their secret threatens to unravel, they must confront the consequences of their desperate choice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Requiem for a Dream 2000★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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How to Have Sex 2023★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
- 20
Hounddog 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now