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10 Best Movies Like Shooting for Socrates

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

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#1
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return

1933★ 6.2

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

A divorcée leaves New York to visit her grandfather's farm and recover in the Midwest, where she unexpectedly falls in love with a married farmer....

#2
Return

Return

2023★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting for Socrates for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

"Behind every strong man is a strong woman!", Mumine shouts as her husband is arrested. She has 4 children, she's in her mid-30s, and she's the wife of a Crimean Tatar political pr...

#3
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4

2015★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting for Socrates for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer....

#4
Star

Star

2024★ 7.3

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

Follows a youngster Kalai and his aspirations of becoming a 'Star' in the Tamil Film Industry. Born in a lower-middle-class family, will Kalai overcome all his struggles to emerge ...

#5
The Return of Swamp Thing

The Return of Swamp Thing

1989★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting for Socrates for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object o...

#6
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting for Socrates for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....