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10 Best Movies Like Girl on a Chain Gang

If you loved Girl on a Chain Gang, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Mob Town

Mob Town

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Girl on a Chain Gang for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized crime syndicates from around the...

#2
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Girl on a Chain Gang for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#3
Siberian Education

Siberian Education

2013★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Girl on a Chain Gang for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The onl...

#4
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Girl on a Chain Gang for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly....

#5
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Girl on a Chain Gang for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#6
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Girl on a Chain Gang for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

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