Movies like Kids

Based on the memoir of poet and musician Jim Carroll, The Basketball Diaries depicts the harrowing descent into drug addiction of a promising high school basketball player. Like Kids, it presents a stark look at the struggles of urban youth.

Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, Thirteen follows a young girl's descent into adolescence with all its accompanying pressures and dangers. Much like Kids, it delves deep into the darker aspects of youth culture, making it a must-watch for those intrigued by Kids' exploration of the topic.

Although a more stylized and surreal experience, Spring Breakers, written and directed by Harmony Korine, channels some of the same energy that drives Kids, with young characters teetering on the brink of morality and indulging in the excesses of youth culture.

Larry Clark, the director of Kids, turns the lens on another group of disaffected youth in Bully. With its raw portrayal of teenage violence and sexuality, viewers who were absorbed by the gritty realism of Kids will find a similarly provocative narrative here.