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Movies Like 21st Century Woman

If you liked 21st Century Woman (2018), a movie directed by Reeta Varpama, 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. 1You Can See Everything

    You Can See Everything (2026)

    ★ 8.9/10

    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…

  2. 2McQueen

    McQueen (2018)

    ★ 7.4/10

    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…

  3. 3Speak

    Speak (2004)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her parents too busy to notice her troubles…

  4. 428 Up

    28 Up (1985)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Just two years away from turning 30, participants in Michael Apted's documentary series are facing serious questions of identity and purpose, wondering whether they've found their place in the world.

  5. 5A Complete History of My Sexual Failures

    A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008)

    ★ 6.2/10

    The egocentric documentary-maker Chris Waitt traces his romantic ineptitude and sexual impotence through awkward interviews with irate ex-girlfriends and stunts involving S&M parlours, Harley Street doctors and…

  6. 6Radioactive

    Radioactive (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10

    The story of Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of…

  7. 7Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life

    Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life (2017)

    ★ 6.4/10

    This compelling Documentary moves beyond the spotlight and past the attention-grabbing headlines to give pop superstar Chris Brown a chance to tell his own story. New interviews with the international phenomenon reveal…

  8. 8Moxie

    Moxie (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.

  9. 9A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough

    A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough (2026)

    ★ 8/10

    Veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough tells the story of a remarkable group of gorillas, from his first encounter in the '70s to the present day.

  10. 10Above Majestic

    Above Majestic (2018)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.

  11. 11Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses…

  12. 12Lucky Them

    Lucky Them (2013)

    ★ 6/10

    More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what…

  13. 13Hollywood Dirt

    Hollywood Dirt (2017)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Hollywood arrives in force to Quincy, the small town where the secret Crown Cola billionaire's live. They want to film about the billionaire's and how they made their fortunes. Summer Jenkins, who was the town pariah…

  14. 14My Mom Jayne

    My Mom Jayne (2025)

    ★ 8/10

    Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and…

  15. 15The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…

  16. 16The Matchmaker's Playbook

    The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10

    After a career-ending accident, former NFL recruit Ian Hunter is back on campus, and he's putting his extensive skills with women to work as one of the masterminds behind a successful and secretive dating service. But…

  17. 17Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

    Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026)

    ★ 6.6/10

    With rare access and no holds barred, the acclaimed documentarian investigates a growing ultra-masculine network and its controversial influencers.

  18. 18Magazine Dreams

    Magazine Dreams (2025)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in an exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn…

  19. 19Working Girl

    Working Girl (1988)

    ★ 6.6/10

    When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she takes a risky chance to reclaim it by impersonating him and running the project from his position.

  20. 20Our Kind of Traitor

    Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

    ★ 6/10

    A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on…

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