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Movies like American History X

Not everyone loves American History X for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love American History X

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a lead performance that's terrifying and then human.

  2. You can take a story with no easy comfort.

  3. You like watching someone try to unlearn hate.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Adolescence2025

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human
    • a story with no easy comfort

    Good for you if you like a young actor holding his own against Stephen Graham.

  • Joker2019

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human
    • a story with no easy comfort
    • watching someone try to unlearn hate

    Good for you if you like one performance that carries the whole film.

  • The Green Mile1999

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human
    • watching someone try to unlearn hate

    Good for you if you like Michael Clarke Duncan as a giant of a man who is afraid of the dark.

  • Million Dollar Baby2004

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human
    • watching someone try to unlearn hate

    Good for you if you like quiet, deep performances.

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human
    • a story with no easy comfort
    • watching someone try to unlearn hate

    Good for you if you like a performance full of energy and defiance.

  • The Wire2002

    • watching someone try to unlearn hate

    Good for you if you want people like Omar, Stringer Bell and McNulty to stay with you.

  • 12 Years a Slave2013

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human

    Good for you if you like performances that are hard to watch and impossible to forget.

  • The Act2019

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human

    Good for you if you like Joey King and Patricia Arquette in a mother-daughter story.

  • The Godfather Part II1974

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human
    • a story with no easy comfort

    Good for you if you like two great performances in two eras.

  • Mystic River2003

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human
    • a story with no easy comfort

    Good for you if you like raw, powerful acting.

  • Gran Torino2008

    • watching someone try to unlearn hate

    Good for you if you like a bitter old man slowly opening up.

  • Schindler's List1993

    • a lead performance that's terrifying and then human

    Good for you if you like a villain who's frighteningly human.

Reasons taken from American History X's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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