Kidulthood

In the gritty streets of West London, a group of teenagers navigate the harsh realities of growing up. Trife, a 15-year-old boy, is forced to choose between his loyalty to his criminal uncle and his desire to do what's right. With his friends Jay and Moony, Trife spends his days smoking weed and drinking alcohol, but when they stumble upon a group of bullies who have been terrorizing their school, they are forced to confront the darker side of their lives. As Trife's pregnant ex-girlfriend Alisa tries to rekindle their relationship, he must confront the harsh truths of his world and make a choice that will define his future. With a cast of complex and troubled characters, "Kidulthood" is a powerful and thought-provoking drama that explores the struggles of growing up in a world where violence and crime are never far away.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Kidulthood include Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story, Doubt, The Help, My Sister's Keeper, The Pursuit of Happyness, Something the Lord Made.