If you loved Detachment, try American History X
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Tony Kaye, and they both carry the gut punch mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Detachment, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What American History X is
Los Angeles, a sweltering summer, a tattooed arm. A reformed skinhead tries to steer his younger brother away from the violent white supremacist gang he once led. Tony Kaye's directorial debut tackles the darkness of hate.

