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10 Best Movies Like Gideon's Trumpet

If you loved Gideon's Trumpet, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
I Am Elizabeth Smart

I Am Elizabeth Smart

2017★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gideon's Trumpet for fans of Drama & Crime & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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

#2
Convict

Convict

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gideon's Trumpet for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his f...

#3
Scum

Scum

1977★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gideon's Trumpet for fans of Drama & Crime & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A hard and shocking story of life in a British borstal for young offenders....

#4
5lbs of Pressure

5lbs of Pressure

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gideon's Trumpet for fans of Crime & TV Movie. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking...

#5
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gideon's Trumpet for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#6
Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

1993★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gideon's Trumpet for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children....

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