# Movies like Lean On Me

> Films most similar to Lean On Me (1989) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/lean-on-me-1989/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[The Power of One](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-power-of-one-1992/)** (1992) — ★ 7.5 · 150 votes · outsider, tender, uplifting
- **[The Karate Kid](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-karate-kid-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 7.2 · 4,685 votes · cozy, tender, uplifting
- **[Rocky](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/rocky-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 7.8 · 8,571 votes · bittersweet, tender, uplifting
- **[Freedom Writers](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/freedom-writers-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 7.9 · 2,407 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Coach Carter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/coach-carter-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 7.6 · 3,268 votes · tender, uplifting
- **[Rocky V](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/rocky-v-1990/)** (1990) — ★ 5.8 · 3,450 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[The Karate Kid Part II](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-karate-kid-part-ii-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.3 · 2,463 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[The Last of the Mohicans](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-last-of-the-mohicans-1992/)** (1992) — ★ 7.4 · 3,402 votes · bittersweet, epic, tender
- **[The Reader](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-reader-2008/)** (2008) — ★ 7.5 · 3,367 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, tender
- **[Hotel Rwanda](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hotel-rwanda-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.7 · 3,152 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, outsider
- **[Almost Famous](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/almost-famous-2000/)** (2000) — ★ 7.5 · 3,084 votes · bittersweet, playful, tender
- **[Good Morning, Vietnam](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/good-morning-vietnam-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 7.3 · 2,992 votes · bittersweet, playful, tender

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