Movies Like Journeys to the Edge of Consciousness

If you liked Journeys to the Edge of Consciousness (2019), a documentary and animation movie directed by Rob Harper, 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
Another Day of Life (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and documentary
In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a…
2
The Alpinist (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and adventure
The life of Canadian mountain climber Marc-André Leclerc as he pushes the boundaries of climbing while on an expedition to Patagonia.
3
Grand Theft Hamlet (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and documentary
Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent…
4
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1967)
★ 7/10Also documentary
5 psychedelic short films, broadcast on the French/German tv channel "arte" on 2007-07-16 "Be-In" USA 1967, 7 min "Beatles Electronique" USA 1966-69, 3 min "San Francisco" Great Britain 1967/68, 15 min. "Andy Warhol's…
5
Drifter (2022)
Also animation
An astronaut is detached from his space station, taken into an infinite drift throughout the universe. Freed from time and space, DRIFTER is confronted with the void. He takes a dive into the unknown, in search of the…
6
Ambient Trip Commander (2022)
★ 8/10Also animation
AMBIENT TRIP COMMANDER is the story of Samantha Tapferstern, a geeky young woman who lives a rather dull life in a medium-sized European city. She works a mundane job at a synthesizer store and spends her lonely…
7
Tommy The Smoker (2026)
Also animation
An actor that does bad cigarette ad's magically meets a mysterious girl and gets into other absurd situations.
8
GOOD-BY ELVIS and USA (1971)
★ 4.2/10Also animation
A trippy pop-art collage of phallic objects, naked women and American icons, most notably Elvis Presley.
9
Bars & Tone (2012)
Also documentary
Make your adjustments.
10
Tree (2010)
Also documentary
Structural study of a tree. Light, water and air coax it out of the soil in a manner foregrounding time’s relativity to different forms of life on Earth. Made the day my brother got his fork-lift license.
11
Phenomena (2026)
★ 10/10Also documentary
A psychedelic odyssey into the fabric of the universe, guided by a filmmaker’s immersive practical experiments that transcend into a deeply hypnotic audio-visual experience of awe and human connection to the natural…
12
It's A Boy! (2016)
Also documentary
Watch out Earth.
13
Kathmandude (2017)
Also adventure
A burnt-out globetrotter, disconnected from his family, wanders into a psychedelic adventure in Kathmandu.
14
Be-In (1967)
★ 5/10Also documentary
Captures the spirit and essence of the great San Francisco Human Be-In of January 14, 1967. Ten thousand people imbued with peace, love and euphoria. Set to hard rock such as only San Francisco blues can produce. BE-IN…
15
Enigma: Nazo (1978)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
Enigma is something of a more glamorous version of White Hole, with a wide variety of elaborate textures (often composed of iconographic and religious symbols) converging towards the centre of the screen.
16
LSD: The Beyond Within (1986)
★ 5.5/10Also documentary
This refreshingly frank and impartial study of the discovery and development of the notorious hallucinogenic drug is notably free of moral judgmental, and features contributions from such legendary heroes of…
17
The Psychedelic Experience (1965)
Also documentary
Experimental movie, where a man comes home and experiences LSD. His kaleidoscopic visions follow, with readings inspired by the Tibethan Book of the Dead.
18
Swinging Light (2025)
★ 5/10Also documentary
An experience of a camera swinging in different gestures facing the optical distortion of the Sun. The last appearance of the smudge.
19
The Butterfly Ball (1977)
★ 4/10Also animation
Roger Glover puts on a star-studded concert at the Royal Albert Hall for his concept album "The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast".
20
Reconnect: The Movie (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also documentary
Back in 2012 I had my very first Ayahuasca ceremony and, needless to say, I was terrified. But it ended up entirely changing my life and that of my future family. Which is why I decided to revisit the medicine in 2018…