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Movies Like DYSMORPHIA

If you liked DYSMORPHIA (2023), a documentary movie directed by David Stanek, 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. 1Paris Is Burning

    Paris Is Burning (1991)

    ★ 8/10Also documentary

    Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball…

  2. 2Strip Down, Rise Up

    Strip Down, Rise Up (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also documentary

    The feature documentary follows women of all walks of life, all ages and ethnic backgrounds, as they shed trauma, body image shame, sexual abuse and other issues locked in their bodies, and embark on a journey to…

  3. 3I Am Divine

    I Am Divine (2014)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary

    Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty…

  4. 4National Gallery

    National Gallery (2014)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary

    A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the Gallery's visitors. The film portrays the role of the curators and…

  5. 5Elstree 1976

    Elstree 1976 (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10Also documentary

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

  6. 628 Up

    28 Up (1985)

    ★ 7.5/10Also documentary

    Just two years away from turning 30, participants in Michael Apted's documentary series are facing serious questions of identity and purpose, wondering whether they've found their place in the world.

  7. 7Disclosure

    Disclosure (2020)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary

    An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.

  8. 8The Captains

    The Captains (2011)

    ★ 6.4/10Also documentary

    The Captains is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed starship captains in the Star Trek franchise.

  9. 9Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard (1996)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary

    Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."

  10. 10The Last Repair Shop

    The Last Repair Shop (2024)

    ★ 7.5/10Also documentary

    In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain more than 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. Meet four…

  11. 11Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

    Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010)

    ★ 6.5/10Also documentary

    The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.

  12. 12What Is a Woman?

    What Is a Woman? (2022)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary

    Matt Walsh's controversial doc challenges radical gender ideology through provocative interviews and humor.

  13. 13Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

    Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary

    Explore the evolution of Buzz Lightyear from toy to human in the making of Pixar’s Lightyear. Dive into the origin and cultural impact of everyone’s favorite Space Ranger, the art of designing a new “human Buzz,” and…

  14. 14Welcome to Chechnya

    Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary

    This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a…

  15. 15Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

    Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10Also documentary

    In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times…

  16. 16Come See Me in the Good Light

    Come See Me in the Good Light (2025)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary

    In an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their final year together.

  17. 17David Byrne's American Utopia

    David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10Also documentary

    A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.

  18. 18Howard

    Howard (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary

    Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family…

  19. 19My Mom Jayne

    My Mom Jayne (2025)

    ★ 7.9/10Also documentary

    Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and…

  20. 20Heart of a Dog

    Heart of a Dog (2015)

    ★ 6.5/10Also documentary

    Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.

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