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Movies Like Don't Work (1968-2018)

If you liked Don't Work (1968-2018) (2018), a documentary movie directed by César Vayssié, 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. 1Room 237

    Room 237 (2012)

    ★ 6.1/10Also documentary

    A 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…

  2. 2Welcome to Chechnya

    Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary

    This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a…

  3. 3For Sama

    For Sama (2019)

    ★ 8.2/10Also documentary

    A 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…

  4. 4Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

    Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10Also documentary

    Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.

  5. 5One More Time with Feeling

    One More Time with Feeling (2016)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary

    Andrew 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…

  6. 6Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press

    Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also documentary

    The 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…

  7. 7Inside Deep Throat

    Inside Deep Throat (2005)

    ★ 6.4/10Also documentary

    In 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…

  8. 878/52

    78/52 (2017)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary

    The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.

  9. 9Crumb

    Crumb (1995)

    ★ 7.6/10Also documentary

    This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through…

  10. 10The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary

    An 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…

  11. 11Disclosure

    Disclosure (2020)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary

    An 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.

  12. 12Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly

    Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary

    While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.

  13. 13Milli Vanilli

    Milli Vanilli (2023)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary

    The story of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, who became fast friends during their youth in Germany. With Rob coming from a broken home and Fabrice having left an abusive household, they shared a similar upbringing…

  14. 14The Kid Stays in the Picture

    The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

    ★ 6.6/10Also documentary

    Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.

  15. 15Belushi

    Belushi (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary

    Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and…

  16. 16The Monopoly of Violence

    The Monopoly of Violence (2020)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary

    As anger and resentment grow in the face of social inequalities, many citizens-led protests are being repressed with an ever-increasing violence. In this documentary, David Dufresne gathers a panel of citizens to…

  17. 17Waste Land

    Waste Land (2010)

    ★ 7.6/10Also documentary

    An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the…

  18. 18I Called Him Morgan

    I Called Him Morgan (2016)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary

    Part jazz history, part true-crime tale, Kasper Collin’s new documentary employs extensive archival footage and new interviews to tell the tragic story of the magnificently talented trumpeter Lee Morgan and his…

  19. 19Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story

    Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story (2014)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary

    A portrait of the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth. But the former friends whose lives and careers he destroyed would…

  20. 20Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

    Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary

    50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival…

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