10 Best Movies Like Lead Belly
If you loved Lead Belly, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Shelter
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lead Belly for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from ...

Cherry
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lead Belly for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crim...

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lead Belly for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the reali...

Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lead Belly for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world....

Unbroken: Path to Redemption
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lead Belly for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Zamperini returns to California where he wound up marrying Cynthia Applewhite while wrestling with untreated PTSD, suffering constant nightmares, angry, bitter and deeply depressed...

Thank You for Your Service
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lead Belly for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long aft...