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10 Best Movies Like A Bolt of Lightning

If you loved A Bolt of Lightning, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989★ 6.6

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

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody....

#2
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

#3
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Bolt of Lightning 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....

#4
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#5
I Am Elizabeth Smart

I Am Elizabeth Smart

2017★ 6.9

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

The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective....

#6
The River

The River

1984★ 6.3

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

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

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