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Movies Like Searching Eva

If you liked Searching Eva (2019), a documentary movie directed by Pia Hellenthal, 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. 1We Live in Public

    We Live in Public (2009)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary

    In 1999, Internet entrepreneur Josh Harris recruits dozens of young men and women who agree to live in underground apartments for weeks at a time while their every movement is broadcast online. Soon, Harris and his…

  2. 2Come 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.

  3. 3Pamela, a love story

    Pamela, a love story (2023)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary

    In her own words, through personal video and diaries, Pamela Anderson shares the story of her rise to fame, rocky romances and infamous sex tape scandal.

  4. 4All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

    All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary

    The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family…

  5. 5McQueen

    McQueen (2018)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary

    Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own…

  6. 6You Can See Everything

    You Can See Everything (2026)

    ★ 9.1/10Also 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…

  7. 7Feminists: 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…

  8. 8To Kill a Tiger

    To Kill a Tiger (2023)

    ★ 7.6/10Also documentary

    Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his…

  9. 9Everybody’s Everything

    Everybody’s Everything (2019)

    ★ 8.4/10Also documentary

    The story of artist Lil Peep from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an accidental opioid overdose in Arizona at just 21 years of age.

  10. 10Aroused

    Aroused (2013)

    ★ 5.9/10Also documentary

    Get up close and personal with 16 of the most successful women in the adult film industry as they shed their clothes for an intimate photo shoot with director Deborah Anderson. As questions are asked, personal stories…

  11. 11Audrey

    Audrey (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary

    An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

  12. 12Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

    Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also documentary

    From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.

  13. 13A Toxic Love Story

    A Toxic Love Story (2026)

    ★ 6.4/10Also documentary

    A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.

  14. 14Fuck

    Fuck (2006)

    ★ 6.4/10Also documentary

    A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

  15. 15Trainwreck: The Real Project X

    Trainwreck: The Real Project X (2025)

    ★ 5.8/10Also documentary

    A night of drunken chaos rocks a quiet Dutch town in this shocking documentary about a teen's birthday invite that accidentally went viral on Facebook.

  16. 16American Teen

    American Teen (2008)

    ★ 6.4/10Also documentary

    A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

  17. 17Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha (2019)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary

    From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. Through his journals and other writings, his photography, the original music he wrote, and interviews with his family…

  18. 18Heroin(e)

    Heroin(e) (2017)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary

    This documentary follows three women — a fire chief, a judge, and a street missionary — as they battle West Virginia's devastating opioid epidemic.

  19. 19Strip 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…

  20. 20Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

    Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary

    The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

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