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Movies like Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul (2026)
10 films to watch after Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.
In Rio de Janeiro, Noah Silva is a smooth-talking, used-car salesman whose 'do whatever it takes' approach to business and life begins to unravel at home and at work. After a series of wake-up calls, Noah is forced to confront the cost of his choices. He begins a difficult and deeply personal journey to restore his integrity while trying to win back the hearts of his wife and son.
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1Loveling (2018)
Fit 63%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety and renew her strength before sending her eldest son out into the world.
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2Love & Mercy (2015)
Fit 62%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.
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3Richard Jewell (2019)
Fit 59%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.
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4Vitalina Varela (2019)
Fit 56%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life.
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5The Hill (2023)
Fit 54%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
The story of Rickey Hill, who overcomes his physical disability and repairs his relationship with his father in a quest to become a major league baseball (MLB) player.
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6The River (1984)
Fit 53%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
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7Kiss of Death (1995)
Fit 52%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.
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8The Mission (1986)
Fit 52%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
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9F.I.S.T. (1978)
Fit 49%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
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10Rush (2013)
Fit 44%Shares Drama with Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul.
In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.
