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10 Best Movies Like Maggot Brain

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

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#1
Crossroads

Crossroads

1986★ 7.3

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

A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson....

#2
Roustabout

Roustabout

1964★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maggot Brain for fans of Music. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father....

#3
Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin

1955★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maggot Brain for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, a...

#4
Help!

Help!

1965★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maggot Brain for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad...

#5
King of California

King of California

2007★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maggot Brain for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Charlie gets released from an insane asylum and moves in with Miranda, the young daughter he left behind. Charlie believes that there is treasure hidden beneath the local Costco, s...

#6
Elvis

Elvis

2022★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maggot Brain for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker....

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