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Movies Like The Story of Alfred Nobel

If you liked The Story of Alfred Nobel (1939), a history and documentary movie directed by Joseph M. Newman, 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. 1Ronaldo

    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…

  2. 2Making 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.

  3. 3Red Army

    Red Army (2015)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary and history

    A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and…

  4. 4Ryan

    Ryan (2004)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary and drama

    Centres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

  5. 5Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

    Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and documentary

    Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintock as a reflection on the theme of time…

  6. 6Audrey

    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).

  7. 7The Untold History Of The United States

    The Untold History Of The United States (2012)

    ★ 8.2/10Also documentary and history

    Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.

  8. 8Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

    Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10Also documentary and history

    For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.

  9. 9Life 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.

  10. 10Alone in the Wilderness

    Alone in the Wilderness (2004)

    ★ 7.9/10Also documentary and history

    Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself…

  11. 11Apollo 11

    Apollo 11 (2019)

    ★ 7.9/10Also documentary and history

    A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

  12. 12Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and history

    The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished…

  13. 13David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

    David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)

    ★ 8.4/10Also documentary and drama

    The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet…

  14. 14Indie Game: The Movie

    Indie Game: The Movie (2012)

    ★ 7.5/10Also documentary and drama

    Follows the dramatic journeys of video game developers as they create and release their games to the world. It's about making video games, but at its core, it's about the creative process, and exposing yourself through…

  15. 15Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

    Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary and history

    Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass…

  16. 16Valley Uprising

    Valley Uprising (2014)

    ★ 7.7/10Also documentary and history

    In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service. And up on the…

  17. 17Paris Is Burning

    Paris Is Burning (1991)

    ★ 8/10Also documentary and history

    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…

  18. 18Pavarotti

    Pavarotti (2019)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary and history

    Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

  19. 19Capitalism: A Love Story

    Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and history

    Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).

  20. 20Miles 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).

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