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10 Best Movies Like Goin' to Chicago

If you loved Goin' to Chicago, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Lords of Discipline

The Lords of Discipline

1983★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Goin' to Chicago for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep a...

#2
Herself

Herself

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Goin' to Chicago for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws...

#3
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Goin' to Chicago for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#4
True Colors

True Colors

1991★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Goin' to Chicago for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics....

#5
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1994★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Goin' to Chicago for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is being forced to retire for 'health ...

#6
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Goin' to Chicago for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

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