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Movies Like Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker

If you liked Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker (2004), a tv movie and documentary movie, 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. 1Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary and history

    The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

  2. 2Audrey

    Audrey (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and history

    An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

  3. 3Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

    ★ 7.6/10Also documentary and history

    During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in…

  4. 4The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    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"…

  5. 5Adele One Night Only

    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…

  6. 6Supersonic

    Supersonic (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary and history

    Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the…

  7. 7Behind the Planet of the Apes

    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…

  8. 8Making The Witcher

    Making The Witcher (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie

    Journey into the extraordinary world of "The Witcher" — from casting the roles to Jaskier's catchy song — in this behind-the-scenes look at the series.

  9. 9My Generation

    My Generation (2017)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary and history

    The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.

  10. 10O.J.: Made in America

    O.J.: Made in America (2016)

    ★ 8.4/10Also documentary and history

    A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

  11. 11Ronaldo

    Ronaldo (2015)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary and history

    Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football. For the first time…

  12. 12The War Room

    The War Room (1993)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary and history

    A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors James Carville and George Stephanopoulos.

  13. 13Inside Deep Throat

    Inside Deep Throat (2005)

    ★ 6.4/10Also documentary and history

    In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one…

  14. 14Muscle Shoals

    Muscle Shoals (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and history

    In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of unassuming, yet incredibly talented, locals came together and spawned some of…

  15. 15JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary and history

    Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22…

  16. 164 Little Girls

    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…

  17. 17The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary and history

    In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help African-Americans navigate safe those regions of the United States where…

  18. 18Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and history

    An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

  19. 19Titanic: The Digital Resurrection

    Titanic: The Digital Resurrection (2025)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary and tv movie

    Using cutting-edge scanning technology and state-of-the-art CGI, a team of experts creates the first high-resolution 3D digital twin of the Titanic wreck. Through a groundbreaking immersive investigation, they uncover…

  20. 20The Age of Stupid

    The Age of Stupid (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10Also documentary and history

    Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?

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