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Shows Like A Shoulder to Cry On

If you enjoyed A Shoulder to Cry On, should consider this hand-picked list which questions the purpose and weight of our choices while grounding the story in targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this definitely worth a watch.

Mood Breakdown
Runtime Cluster

Standard feature-length experiences.

Viewer Fit

Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

Top Picks

XO, Kitty
8.1

XO, Kitty

2023

Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she'll soon realize that relationships are a lot more complicated when it's your own heart on the line.

Boys Over Flowers
8.3

Boys Over Flowers

2009

Unassuming high school girl Jan-di stands up to — and eventually falls for — a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerful clique.

Weak Hero
8.6

Weak Hero

2022

With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.

Hierarchy
7.6

Hierarchy

2024

The top 0.01% of students control law and order at Jooshin High School, but a secretive transfer student chips a crack in their indomitable world.

Revenge of Others
8.3

Revenge of Others

2022

A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan-mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won-seok, committed suicide. Chan-mi transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan High, and meets Ji Soo-heon, who witnessed her brother's death. A "hero," who avenges bullied students, appears at Yongtan High. Chan-mi speculates that it may be connected to her brother and starts looking for this hero.

Love In The Big City
9.0

Love In The Big City

2024

A young gay man and his spirited roommate help each other navigate love, mortality and sexuality in the bustling city of Seoul.

Heartstopper
8.6

Heartstopper

2022

Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.

Awkward.
7.4

Awkward.

2011

An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. Narration in the first-person voice of Jenna's blog posts captures the humor within the struggles and experiences everyone can relate to from their formative years.

More Shows Like A Shoulder to Cry On

The Heirs
7.8

The Heirs

2013

After a chance encounter in LA, two teens from different social backgrounds reunite at an exclusive high school attended by Korea's über rich.

At Eighteen
6.9

At Eighteen

2019

A misunderstood loner is drawn out of his shell after transferring to another high school, where he comes across new ordeals -- and first love.

Sweet Revenge
6.5

Sweet Revenge

2017

A teenager manages to stumble upon a phone application, where, upon writing a person's name, that person is punished. Moreover, she uses this newfound power for her own benefit.

Never Have I Ever
8.1

Never Have I Ever

2020

After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.

One Tree Hill
7.8

One Tree Hill

2003

In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player Dan Scott whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb and their son Nathan.

Friendly Rivalry
8.6

Friendly Rivalry

2025

A high-teen mystery thriller about a close relationship between teenage girls in a harsher survival competition than entrance examinations.

The Glory
8.5

The Glory

2022

Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.

Dream High
6.8

Dream High

2011

Six dedicated students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars in the Korean music industry.

Cherry Blossoms After Winter
7.2

Cherry Blossoms After Winter

2022

Raised like brothers, Haebom and Taesung start to feel something more as high school brings them closer than ever.

Love, Victor
8.6

Love, Victor

2020

Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.

School 2013
7.9

School 2013

2012

Go Nam-soon, a young boy, constantly gets bullied by a group in his class. Later, one of his old rivals joins his school. Eventually, they are able to sort out their differences.

Cinderella and Four Knights
7.4

Cinderella and Four Knights

2016

Catching the eye of a wealthy gentleman, spunky Ha-won gets hired to live with his three immature grandsons so she can whip them into shape.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with A Shoulder to Cry On (2023): Drama themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of A Shoulder to Cry On.

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