Movies Like The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein
If you liked The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein (2018), a documentary and history movie directed by Jean Froment, 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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Titanic: The Digital Resurrection (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and tv movieUsing 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…
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Ronaldo (2015)
★ 7/10Also documentary and historyFilmed 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…
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O.J.: Made in America (2016)
★ 8.4/10Also documentary and historyA 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.
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9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and historyExperience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic day.
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Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)
★ 7/10Also documentary and historyA documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.
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Best of Enemies (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and historyA documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the…
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Pavarotti (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and historyFeaturing never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
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Louis Theroux: The Settlers (2025)
★ 8.4/10Also documentary and tv movieFourteen years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank.
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Chaos on the Bridge (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also tv movie and documentaryCanadian acting legend William Shatner takes viewers inside the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the bold attempt in 1986 to recreate the success of the original television series, in which Shatner played…
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The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and historyMeet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.
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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and historyExplore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
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Secrets of the Neanderthals (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary and historyThis documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.
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Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and historyNdola, Northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia), September 18, 1961. Swedish economist and diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the UN, dies mysteriously in a plane crash. Decades later, Danish journalist and…
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The Unknown Known (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and historyFormer United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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My Generation (2017)
★ 7/10Also documentary and historyThe vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.
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The War Room (1993)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and historyA behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors James Carville and George Stephanopoulos.
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Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary and tv movieLouis Theroux spends time with a small and very committed subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He discovers a group of people who consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the…
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Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and historyDirector Peter Joseph examines examples of economic subjugation and offers solutions based on alignment with nature.
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If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and historyFilmmaker Marshall Curry explores the inner workings of the Earth Liberation Front, a revolutionary movement devoted to crippling facilities involved in deforestation, while simultaneously offering a profile of Oregon…
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The Atomic Cafe (1982)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and historyA disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.