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Movies Like The Pikme-Up

If you liked The Pikme-Up (2009), a movie directed by James Keitel and Andrew Crane, 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. 1You Can See Everything

    You Can See Everything (2026)

    ★ 8.9/10

    Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon…

  2. 2Harmontown

    Harmontown (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.

  3. 3Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

    Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me (2022)

    ★ 8.4/10

    After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spans her six-year…

  4. 4The Last Waltz

    The Last Waltz (1978)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, and other…

  5. 5Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

    Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.

  6. 6As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

    ★ 7.8/10

    A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.

  7. 7LCD Soundsystem: Shut Up and Play the Hits

    LCD Soundsystem: Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)

    ★ 6.9/10

    An intimate portrait of Brooklyn-based electronic rock band LCD Soundsystem's then-final live show on April 2, 2011, capturing both the exuberant, three-hour farewell concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden…

  8. 842 Up

    42 Up (1999)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

  9. 9Sidney

    Sidney (2022)

    ★ 6.9/10

    This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.

  10. 10Car Wash

    Car Wash (1976)

    ★ 6/10

    This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky…

  11. 11One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

    One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026)

    ★ 7.2/10

    An inside look at the years of effort and craft that went into the final installment of the Duffer Brothers' generation-defining series.

  12. 12Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

    Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)

    ★ 7/10

    A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.

  13. 13Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

    Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.

  14. 14The Brave Little Toaster

    The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

    ★ 7/10

    A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.

  15. 15Elstree 1976

    Elstree 1976 (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A documentary about ten very different lives connected by having appeared onscreen wearing masks or helmets in Star Wars.

  16. 16Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Film adaptation of French economist Thomas Piketty's ground-breaking global bestseller of the same name: an eye-opening journey through wealth and power.

  17. 17Tongues Untied

    Tongues Untied (1990)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs…

  18. 18Seduced and Abandoned

    Seduced and Abandoned (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10

    SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director…

  19. 19The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

    The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

    ★ 7/10

    With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar…

  20. 20La La Land

    La La Land (2016)

    ★ 7.9/10

    Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that…

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