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10 Best Movies Like The Ghost That Never Returns

If you loved The Ghost That Never Returns, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
O.G.

O.G.

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost That Never Returns for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Be...

#2
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost That Never Returns 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
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost That Never Returns for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#4
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost That Never Returns 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....

#5
Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez

2014★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost That Never Returns for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed ci...

#6
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost That Never Returns for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team....

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