Best movies like Jim, the World's Greatest
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies related to Jim, the World's Greatest? Contribute your insights to lead others to tv series and films you've watched previously that might interest them as well. Facilitate widening the network of individuals introducing videos to each other. We value your involvement!
Plot Summary:
One of his earlier pieces, Don Coscarelli (of Phantasm Phame) has a knack for seeing the world through the eyes and heart of a young boy. He offers a Peter Pan-esque adventure to men from the boomers to present day, with each generation being introduced to a more innocent time.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
Best tv shows and movies like Jim, the World's Greatest (1975):
Similar in 86%
Dangerous Child (2001)
Plot Summary:
A divorced mother faces the bitter irony of being suspected of child abuse when in fact her own teen son is taking verbal and physical swipes at her.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 636
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, suspense, suspenseful, realistic
Similar in 75%
The Girl from Hunan (1987)
Plot Summary:
The heartbreaking tale of a young girl sold into an arranged marriage with a 2 year old boy who she must raise as his nanny until he is old enough to marry her. She is expected to honour tradition and to toe the line so far as social proprieties are concerned, but the young girl rebels against the edicts of her elders until at 16, she falls in love with another man... Though set in turn-of-the-century China, The Girl from Hunan deliberately parallel the state of affairs in the China of the late 1980s.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 86%
Berkeley (2005)
Plot Summary:
Berkeley is the story of Ben Sweet, an eighteen year old boy who comes to UC Berkeley in 1968 to study accounting and avoid the draft. There begins an odyssey through sex, drugs, rock and roll, and political activism which turns his world upside down and leaves him on a path of exploration and self-discovery, far from the life of his father, Sy Sweet.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 85%
Moving On (2019)
Plot Summary:
A family gathers at grandfather’s place by chance and breaks up. Okju, who has been observing her family for a short time, gains the strength to rise above the loss through this experience.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: serious, atmospheric, sincere, melancholic
Similar in 76%
Richelieu (2023)
Plot Summary:
A French-to-Spanish interpreter working for a food processing plant that hires seasonal workers from Guatemala is, at first determined to obey the sometimes excessive directives of the young boss, but she befriends the workers and tries to defend them against the exploitation they suffer.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 83%
Tagged! (2011)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl, raised on her schizophrenic mother's tales of galactic wars, believes she is an alien princess in hiding and forms a Lazer Tag team to train bodyguards. When her estranged father, disfigured and crippled in the Iraqi war, returns to ask forgiveness for staying away, she suffers a mental crisis. Can the love of a troubled young man bring her into the real world or will her fantasies finally win out and drive her into total insanity?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: cult film
Similar in 86%
Secrets (1995)
Plot Summary:
Etta Berter is a doctor's wife in 1905 who has been unable to have children. The couple has one adopted daughter but she has always wanted more children. Julie Harris's character is the family's cook and close companion to their daughter. Her granddaughter is the family's maid. When a visiting friend of Etta's arrives for a visit both she and the maid are attracted to him. When he seems to prefer the younger woman (the maid) the other woman is very jealous and when the maid becomes pregnant by him the older woman vows to make that child her own.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 77%
Juvenile Delinquents -- New World Order (2020)
Plot Summary:
Broken teens trying to claim something their parents failed to provide - A Future and Purpose.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: dark
Similar in 89%
Toughlove (1985)
Plot Summary:
The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his problems through the "Toughlove" program in searching for answers.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 79%
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
Plot Summary:
A teenage mother is forced to give up her baby for adoption and, 19 years later, when she tries to contact her son, she learns that he died, under questionable circumstances when he was three years old.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: depressing
Similar in 83%
Safe Harbor (2009)
Plot Summary:
Doug and Robbie are about to set sail on a long trip when they unexpectedly find themselves foster parenting a group of troubled teenage boys. The experience changes their lives for the better, and they decide to stay in town and run the foster home for boys permanently.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 87%
Love, Mary (1985)
Plot Summary:
A teen, who is always in trouble in school and has been sent to reform school, turns her life around when a counselor discovers she is dyslexic.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 90%
The Burglar (1987)
Plot Summary:
With a brother dedicated to punk rock stardom at any cost and a drunken father who chases skirt between robotic dancing lessons from the TV, young Senka stands as much chance of nurture as the hero of Truffaut's 400 Blows. The amazing thing about Ogorodnikov's film is that it was made in Russia. Clearly, plenty of Soviet teenies share the nihilistic feelings of their Western counterparts, and the extensive footage of safety-pin chic at concerts perhaps points to a sound export instinct on the director's part. Senka's brother Kostya is under pressure from Howmuch, a very heavy rocker, to steal a synthesiser from the Community Centre, so to protect him Senka steals it himself. The story occupies little more space than the music, but the performances are splendid enough to lodge Senka's predicament in the heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 89%
Mar de fondo (2020)
Plot Summary:
A middle-aged man calls into question his life choices and his own morals after a flirtation with a teenage girl at the beach.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 86%
Grandma's House (2016)
Plot Summary:
Based upon the true story of Kimberley T. Zulkowski's Grandmother, Margie Ree Harris. "Grandma's House" gives a compelling insight into how the Executive Producer's life changed when she moved into her Grandmother's home, and their generations became one under the same roof. Chock-full of passion, Faith, and Family, the Film demonstrates the trials and tribulations she faced living with a Grandparent who stood as an inner-city Matriarch and Pillar of Strength to selflessly serve her Family, and surrounding community.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 87%
Thursday's Child (1983)
Plot Summary:
Sam Alden is the 17-year-old high school star player in baseball who seems to have it all. However, his family notices that he is often bothered with fits of coughing. Worried, his parents decide to take him to the hospital, where they are shocked to find out that he has a life-threatening heart disease. Sam has trouble dealing with his illness, but he pretends to still be a joyful teenager to not have his parents worrying even more than they already do. His health is deteriorating, though, and it is eventually revealed that he needs a heart transplant if he wants to survive. This is the beginning of a long journey, which is mentally and physically exhausting. Sam has countless operations, and tests. The search for a donor seems endless to him. Even before the final operation, Sam is forced to deal with several setbacks in his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 76%
Breaking the Silence (1992)
Plot Summary:
Defending a teen charged with patricide drudges up dark memories for a lawyer.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 87%
Sparta (2022)
Plot Summary:
Ewald moved to Romania years ago. Now in his 40s, he seeks a fresh start. Leaving his girlfriend, he moves to the hinterland. With young boys from the area, he transforms a decaying school into a fortress. The children enjoy a new, carefree existence. But the distrust of the villagers is soon awoken. And Ewald is forced to confront a truth he has long suppressed. Sparta is the brother film to Rimini (2022), and the conclusion of Ulrich Seidl's diptych about the inescapability of the past and the pain of finding yourself.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: mumblecore
Similar in 89%
Justine (2019)
Plot Summary:
A woman dealing with the loss of her husband, the struggle of parenthood and finding work in a new state finds solace in her relationship with an 8 year old physically disabled girl named Justine who she takes care of.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 868
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 79%
Waterberry Tears (2010)
Plot Summary:
This coming of age story is about a gay boy, Goyo, as he discovers himself. Living with his Mexican family in the Coachella Valley, Goyo has a hard time hiding his sexual preferences. Although Goyo seeks acceptance from his father Ramon, Ramon will not accept that his only son is gay. Adding to the situation is that his sister Rosa and Goyo both fall in love with the same guy.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, captivating, realistic
Similar in 85%
Face in the Mirror (1982)
Plot Summary:
The dramatic story of a group of young people’s response to a desperate teen’s cry for help.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: christian film
Similar in 90%
In The Name of God (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a time of forgiving and giving thanks, a reverend and his family take in a troubled boy named Mason after having lost a son of their own. It's a bumpy ride for Mason, butting heads with his new step-brother and the church counselor he's sentenced to see on a weekly basis. However, with and a renewed faith and a deeper understanding of Thanksgiving traditions, Mason must not only learn to forgive himself, but to understand the true meaning of family.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: christian film, melancholic, sincere, unusual plot structure, contemplative, entertaining
Similar in 84%
The First Stone (1993)
Plot Summary:
A story of the redemptive powers of Christ's love - a janitor becomes the leader of a high school youth group with an unconventional approach. He gradually gets through to the kids relying on his faith.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: christian film
Similar in 75%
Invisible (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ely is 17 years old. After school, she works few hours at a pet shop. When Ely learns that she is pregnant, her inner world explodes even though she tries to go on with her daily routine as if nothing was different. She is afraid and upset, and she knows that, whatever she decides to do, there is no turning back.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina, France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, touching, unusual plot structure, contemplative
Similar in 89%
Young Adult Matters (2020)
Plot Summary:
Wandering around the streets, Sejin, a pregnant teen, gets to know Juyeong and reunites with Jaepil and Sinji. The four musketeers go through a series of misfortunes, bumping into masochistic/sadistic characters and experiencing the brutality and cruelty of the world. Nevertheless, their naivety and pureness to endure through the hardships of life will stir complex emotions that will question your judgment.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 529
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 80%
The Day Will Come (2016)
Plot Summary:
Set in the blooming 1960s, the film centres around two young brothers who are instantly robbed of their lives when they are placed in a boy's home forgotten by time. Armed only with a vivid imagination and a fickle hope, the boys engage in the frightening battle against Headmaster Heck and his lethal tyranny. The film is based on actual events.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, social
Similar in 78%
Tex (1982)
Plot Summary:
Coming-of-age adventure about two teenage brothers and their struggles to grow up, on their own, after their mother dies and their father leaves them.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, touching, feel good, serious, realistic, enigmatic, bleak, unusual plot structure, entertaining
Similar in 88%
The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017)
Plot Summary:
When the situation at her idyllic Palos Verdes home turns volatile, young Medina attempts to surf her way to happiness.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, depressing, suspense, sad, independent film, anamorphic, aesthetic
Similar in 75%
Fair Haven (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young man returns to his family farm, after a long stay in ex-gay conversion therapy, and is torn between the expectations of his emotionally distant father, and the memories of a past, loving relationship he has tried to bury.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, disturbing, lgbt cinema, independent film, christian film, queer cinema
Similar in 82%
Short Term 12 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, works with her boyfriend and colleague, Mason, to help at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: compassionate, emotional, sad, touching, realistic, independent film, depressing, sweet, thought provoking, spiritual