Movies Like Lead Me Home (2021)

Lead Me Home is a 2021 documentary, drama film from Jon Shenk with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Capitalism: A Love Story and Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy.

Documentary Drama

Capitalism: A Love Story

2009

Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).

7.1

MagicScore

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

6.8

MagicScore

The Other Side

2015

In an invisible territory at the margins of society, at the border between anarchy and illegality, lives a wounded community that is trying to respond to a threat: of being forgotten by political institutions and having their rights as citizens trampled. Disarmed veterans, taciturn adolescents, drug addicts trying to escape addiction through love, ex-special forces soldiers still at war with the world, floundering young women and future mothers, and old people who have not lost their desire to live. Through this hidden pocket of humanity, the door opens to the abyss of today's America.

6.5

MagicScore

Hector

2015

Hector has been living on the motorways for years. His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food. The story follows his journey south from Scotland on his annual pilgrimage to a temporary Christmas shelter in London where he finds comfort, friendship and warmth. Over the course of his Homeric journey, Hector decides to reconnect with his long estranged past. As his previous life catches up with him, the story of how he came to be leading a marginal life begins to emerge.

7.2

MagicScore

Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

2013

A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.

6.9

MagicScore

The Spirit of '45

2013

How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

6.1

MagicScore

The House of Mirth

2000

In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her friends and exiled from high society.

6.1

MagicScore

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

2026

With rare access and no holds barred, the acclaimed documentarian investigates a growing ultra-masculine network and its controversial influencers.

6.6

MagicScore

Somersault in a Coffin

1996

Mahsun Supertitiz is an unemployed homeless man who steals cars at night so that he can sleep in a heated place during the winter. Mahsun lives in Rumelihisar, an old section of Istanbul, and makes ends meet by getting the local fishermen to help him. Mahsun loves the cars he robs, cleans and polishes them, and drives them through the streets of Rumelihisar during the daytime.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Acts of Vengeance

2017

A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Hummingbird

2013

Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

A Christmas Mystery

2022

When her best friend's father is falsely accused of stealing the town's prized jingle bells, a young amateur sleuth and her friends must find the real thief before Christmas.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

The Social Dilemma

2020

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Requiem for the American Dream

2015

Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality – tracing a half-century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expense of the majority – while also looking back on his own life of activism and political participation. He provides penetrating insight into what may well be the lasting legacy of our time – the death of the middle class, and swan song of functioning democracy.

7.7

MagicScore

#15

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

1992

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

7.6

MagicScore

#16

Dutch

1991

To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

Diane

2019

Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

My First Summer

2020

Isolated on a remote property, 16-year-old Claudia finds her world transformed when a spirited girl named Grace wanders into her garden.

8.0

MagicScore

#19

Captain Fantastic

2016

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.

7.9

MagicScore

#20

The Passion of Anna

1969

A recently divorced man and an emotionally devastated widow begin a love affair.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Lead Me Home?

The top films similar to Lead Me Home by MovieMagicScore are Capitalism: A Love Story (7.1), Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (6.8), The Other Side (6.5). Each shares documentary/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Lead Me Home worth watching?

Lead Me Home holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 124 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Lead Me Home?

Lead Me Home (2021) is a documentary, drama film directed by Jon Shenk.

Where can I find more recommendations like Lead Me Home?

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About movies like Lead Me Home

This ranked list pairs Lead Me Home (2021), a documentary and drama film from Jon Shenk, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap. Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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