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10 Best Movies Like Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

If you loved Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 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....

#2
In the Same Breath

In the Same Breath

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This documentary recounts the experiences of people on the ground in the earliest days of the novel coronavirus and the way two countries dealt with its initial spread, from the fi...

#3
The Queen of Basketball

The Queen of Basketball

2021★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Part of the Almost Famous series. She was arguably the greatest women's basketball player. She won three national trophies; she played in the ’76 Olympics; she was drafted to the N...

#4
Suing The Devil

Suing The Devil

2011★ 4.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Luke O'Brien, a washed-up salesman turned night law student, decides to sue Satan for $8 trillion. On the last day before Luke files a default judgment, Satan appears to defend him...

#5
Weiyena - The Long March Home

Weiyena - The Long March Home

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Two family stories, a century and two metropolises merge into one: Weina Zhao. Her parents called the little daughter "Vienna" when they emigrated from Beijing to Austria. Weina's ...

#6
Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

1993★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Cather...