Movies Like The Way to Escape from Eternity
If you liked The Way to Escape from Eternity (2025), a drama and mystery movie directed by Siwakorn Bunsrang, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
- 1
Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also documentary and dramaIn this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.
- 2
Atlantis Rising (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also documentary and mysteryJames Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.
- 3
Ryan (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and dramaCentres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
- 4
Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and documentaryA drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of…
- 5
Tarnation (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and dramaFilmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years…
- 6
Collapse (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and dramaFrom the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter Michael Ruppert. He recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out his…
- 7
The Devil on Trial (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also documentary and dramaExplore the first – and only – time “demonic possession” has officially been used as a defense in a U.S. murder trial. Including firsthand accounts of alleged devil possession and a shocking murder, this extraordinary…
- 8
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented (2010)
★ 7/10Also documentary and mysteryMaking of featurette for Sherlock Holmes (2009).
- 9
Life in a Day (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and dramaA documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.
- 10
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary and dramaThe strange story of John McAfee, who went from millionaire software mogul to yogi, Kurtz-like jungle recluse to potential murderer, and most recently a prospective presidential candidate for the American Libertarian…
- 11
Ashes and Snow (2005)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and dramaAshes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60-minute feature is a poetic narrative rather than a documentary. It…
- 12
All That Breathes (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and dramaAgainst the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
- 13
20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and dramaA semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.
- 14
Wormwood (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and dramaIn this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.
- 15
Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and documentaryFilling the giant screen with stunning time-lapse vistas of Antarctica, and detailing year-round life at McMurdo and Scott Base, Anthony Powell’s documentary is a potent hymn to the icy continent and the heavens above.
- 16
Einstein and the Bomb (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also documentary and dramaWhat happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.
- 17
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and documentaryTen Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintock as a reflection on the theme of time…
- 18
Oceans (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and dramaAn ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
- 19
Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and dramaA camera crew travels through Thailand asking villagers to invent the next chapter of an ever-growing story.
- 20
The Social Dilemma (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and dramaThis documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.