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Movies Like The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd

If you liked The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd (1975), a documentary and drama movie directed by Arthur Ginsberg, 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. 142 Up

    42 Up (1999)

    ★ 7.6/10Also documentary

    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.

  2. 2Feminists: 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…

  3. 3You Can See Everything

    You Can See Everything (2026)

    ★ 8.9/10Also documentary

    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…

  4. 4WHAM!

    WHAM! (2023)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary

    Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their Wham! career, from 70s best buds to 80s pop icons.

  5. 5Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

    Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me (2022)

    ★ 8.4/10Also documentary

    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…

  6. 6Come 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.

  7. 7Howard

    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…

  8. 856 Up

    56 Up (2012)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary

    When a cross-section of seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964 it was immediately evident that their social backgrounds influenced their attitudes towards life. While the upper class children were confident…

  9. 9Becoming Led Zeppelin

    Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary

    The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting…

  10. 10Cameraperson

    Cameraperson (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10Also documentary

    As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations that have personally affected her. What…

  11. 1128 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.

  12. 12Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger

    Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger (2026)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary

    Experience the meteoric rise of Oasis through rare footage and untold stories as the band reunites for Oasis Live '25, chronicling their journey from Manchester streets to global rock stardom.

  13. 13Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)

    Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026)

    ★ 8.4/10Also documentary

    Captured during Billie Eilish's sold-out world tour, a concert experience from one of the most celebrated and successful artists of her generation, presented in immersive 3D.

  14. 1435 Up

    35 Up (1991)

    ★ 7.6/10Also documentary

    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.

  15. 15Nothing Like a Dame

    Nothing Like a Dame (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary

    BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a long summer weekend…

  16. 16The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary

    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"…

  17. 1721 Up

    21 Up (1977)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary

    After another 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children from Seven Up! and 7 Plus Seven. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives…

  18. 18As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

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

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary

    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.

  19. 19Life in a Day

    Life in a Day (2011)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and drama

    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.

  20. 20She's Beautiful When She's Angry

    She's Beautiful When She's Angry (2014)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary

    A documentary that resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women's movement from 1966 to 1971.

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