Movies Like Under Heaven

If you liked Under Heaven (2026), a movie directed by Ethan W. Olsen, 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
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
★ 7.9/10
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by…
2
The Experiment (2010)
★ 6.4/10
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
3
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis (2019)
★ 6.2/10
Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman discuss their characters Mera and Atlanna.
4
McQueen (2018)
★ 7.4/10
Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own…
5
Powaqqatsi (1988)
★ 7.2/10
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
6
Funny Farm (1988)
★ 6.2/10
Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town…
7
In the Realms of the Unreal (2004)
★ 7.2/10
In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died his neighbors were surprised to find a 15,145-page manuscript along…
8
We Live in Public (2009)
★ 6.8/10
In 1999, Internet entrepreneur Josh Harris recruits dozens of young men and women who agree to live in underground apartments for weeks at a time while their every movement is broadcast online. Soon, Harris and his…
9
Directed by John Ford (1971)
★ 7/10
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
10
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021)
★ 7.3/10
In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than seven months. (The previous record was eight years). He called the…
11
Life in a Day (2011)
★ 7.2/10
A 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.
12
Naqoyqatsi (2002)
★ 6.2/10
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
13
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…
14
Die My Love (2025)
★ 6.1/10
After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and rural isolation sets in, Grace…
15
A Toxic Love Story (2026)
★ 6.4/10
A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.
16
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
★ 6.4/10
New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who…
17
State and Main (2000)
★ 6.3/10
The residents of a small Vermont town don't know what hit them when a beleaguered Hollywood film crew brings a chaotic shoot to their quaint village.
18
Wasp (2003)
★ 7.2/10
Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. Scared that he doesn't want to go…
19
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
★ 6.6/10
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.
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Tabloid (2011)
★ 6.4/10
One of America's top documentary filmmakers turns his attention to the outrageous and nearly unbelievable story of Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming beauty queen who gained a great deal of notoriety after being…