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10 Best Movies Like When Hell Was in Session

If you loved When Hell Was in Session, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Hell Was in Session for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Al...

#2
Return of Sabata

Return of Sabata

1971★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Hell Was in Session for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Master gunslinger Sabata arrives in Hobsonville, a town completely owned by McIntock, a robber baron who is taxing the inhabitants for the cost of future improvements to the town. ...

#3
Bonanza: The Return

Bonanza: The Return

1993★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Hell Was in Session for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A man with a grudge against the late Little Joe seeks revenge on the Cartwrights and attempts to take over the Ponderosa....

#4
Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Accel

Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Accel

2011★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Hell Was in Session for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

While settling into married life with Akiko, Ryu is brought into a case involving a woman named Katsuragi Aoi, a member of a pickpocketing ring with most of her teammates murdered...

#5
Fantastic Return to Oz

Fantastic Return to Oz

2019★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Hell Was in Session for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A year to the day after Dorothy and the people of the Emerald City defeated Urfin Jus, the villain is trying to exact his revenge. To command the army of Carraci, however, Urfin ne...

#6
A Taxing Woman's Return

A Taxing Woman's Return

1988★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Hell Was in Session for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath....