Movies Like Lire

If you liked Lire (1986), a documentary movie directed by Gérard Courant, here are 10 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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   As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

   ★ 7.8/10Also documentary

   A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.

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   Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)

   ★ 7.9/10Also documentary

   Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the making of all twelve Friday the 13th films, with all-new interviews from the cast and the crew.

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   Live Aid (1985)

   ★ 7.8/10Also documentary

   Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television…

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   O.J.: Made in America (2016)

   ★ 8.4/10Also documentary

   A 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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   Shoah (1985)

   ★ 8.2/10Also documentary

   Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single frame of archival footage. Dividing Holocaust witnesses into three…

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   Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

   ★ 7.8/10Also documentary

   For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.

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   The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)

   ★ 8.4/10Also documentary

   A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research. Features performers such as Metallica, Def Leppard…

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   The Untold History Of The United States (2012)

   ★ 8.2/10Also documentary

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

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   Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988)

   ★ 7.1/10Also documentary

   Marcel Ophuls' riveting film details the heinous legacy of the Gestapo head dubbed "The Butcher of Lyon." Responsible for over 4,000 deaths in occupied France during World War II, Barbie would escape—with U.S. help—to…

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    London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary

    The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place at 9pm on 27 July 2012. Titled 'Isles of Wonder', the Ceremony welcomed the finest athletes from more than 200 nations for the start of the London 2012 Olympic…