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10 Best Movies Like Release the Head

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

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#1
Three Christs

Three Christs

2017★ 6.6

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

Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ....

#2
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#3
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Release the Head 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
A Question of Faith

A Question of Faith

2017★ 7.3

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

When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs...

#5
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#6
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

2015★ 7.0

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

West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition....

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