Movies Like AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

If you liked AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002), a tv movie and documentary movie directed by Gary Smith, 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.

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David Bowie: Five Years (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and tv movie
Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Americans, to the ‘Thin White Duke’. It explores his regeneration in…
2
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also documentary and romance
The egocentric documentary-maker Chris Waitt traces his romantic ineptitude and sexual impotence through awkward interviews with irate ex-girlfriends and stunts involving S&M parlours, Harley Street doctors and…
3
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and tv movie
A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes the original screen tests of some of the actors for "The Godfather"…
4
Adele One Night Only (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and tv movie
A primetime special with performances from the superstar including Adele’s first new material in six years plus her chart-topping hits. The special will also feature an exclusive interview with Adele by Oprah Winfrey…
5
Crazy Love (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and romance
Filmmaker Dan Klores examines the strange love affair of Burt Pugach and Linda Riss. Pugach is a successful attorney in 1950s New York when he meets much-younger Riss. The pair date, but Riss breaks off contact with…
6
David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and documentary
David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the world, such as Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Ricky Gervais, Katy Perry, Woody Allen, and Robert DeNiro, to…
7
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and tv movie
This documentary follows superstar Bret Hart during his last year in the WWF. The film documents the tensions that resulted in The Montreal Screwjob, one of the most controversial events in the history of professional…
8
Audrey (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
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And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and tv movie
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM…
10
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and tv movie
Louis Theroux travels to California to meet the man dubbed "the most dangerous racist in America"; Tom Metzger. Louis meets him, his family and his publicity manager as well as following him to skinhead rallies and on…
11
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also documentary and tv movie
In 1997, Louis Theroux made a documentary about the world of male porn performers in Los Angeles. 15 years later, he returns to find a business struggling with the deluge of free porn on the internet. Louis revisits…
12
Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and tv movie
Winfrey speaks with Markle about everything from stepping into life as a Royal, marriage, motherhood, her philanthropic work and how she is handling life under intense public pressure. Later, the two are joined by…
13
4 Little Girls (1997)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of…
14
David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie
In the last five years of his life, David Bowie ended nearly a decade of silence to engage in an extraordinary burst of activity, producing two groundbreaking albums and a musical. David Bowie: The Last Five Years…
15
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars (2008)
★ 7.4/10Also documentary and tv movie
For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.
16
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also tv movie and documentary
The aim: to select the ideal mode of transport for each leg of a pilgrimage from Venice, Italy to Pau in France – home to a legendary street circuit and the origins of Grand Prix racing. On the way we prepare by taking…
17
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie
Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet…
18
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
★ 8/10Also documentary and tv movie
Celebrating the 30 year anniversary of Michael Jackson's solo career, this legendary performance took place on September 10, 2001.
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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
★ 7/10Also documentary and tv movie
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass…
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HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé (2019)
★ 8/10Also documentary and tv movie
This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.