Movies Like The War You Don't See
If you liked The War You Don't See (2010), a documentary movie directed by Alan Lowery and John Pilger, 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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For Sama (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also documentaryA love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all…
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Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)
★ 6/10Also documentaryThe courtroom and publicity battles between the superstar wrestler and the notorious website explode in a sensational trial all about the limits of the First Amendment and the new no holds barred nature of celebrity…
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Night Will Fall (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also documentaryWhen Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making…
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Room 237 (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also documentaryA subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation…
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The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also documentaryDocumentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.
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Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also documentaryWhile crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.
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Zero Days (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also documentaryAlex Gibney explores the phenomenon of Stuxnet, a self-replicating computer virus discovered in 2010 by international IT experts. Evidently commissioned by the US and Israeli governments, this malware was designed to…
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
★ 6.8/10Also documentaryAn exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith…
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Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also documentaryA wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career, and his relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades, featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and…
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Inside Deep Throat (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also documentaryIn 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…
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One Child Nation (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also documentaryThrough interviews with both victims and instigators, Nanfu Wang, a first-time mother, breaks open decades of silence on a vast, unprecedented social experiment that shaped — and destroyed — countless lives in China.
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Facing Ali (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also documentaryTen of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
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QT8: The First Eight (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also documentaryA detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about…
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Disclosure (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also documentaryAn 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.
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Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also documentaryAn overview of the life of the most shocking, vile, and notorious of punk rock legends.
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The Fog of War (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also documentaryFormer corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, during the height of the Vietnam War. Augmented by archival footage and cabinet…
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Sour Grapes (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also documentaryControversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on…
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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also documentaryWhen Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to…
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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also documentaryAn in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
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One More Time with Feeling (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also documentaryAndrew Dominik's One More Time With Feeling is a remarkable black and white documentary which chronicles the creation of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' album Skeleton Tree. Originally a performance based concept, the film…