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Movies Like Anaesthesia

If you liked Anaesthesia (1938), a documentary and drama movie directed by Will Jason, 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. 1Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary and history

    The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

  2. 2The Mystery of D.B. Cooper

    The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also documentary and history

    This documentary brings to life the stories of four people believed by their family and friends to be “DB Cooper,” a man who hijacked a 727 flying out of Seattle and jumped from the plane over the wilds of Washington…

  3. 3The Unknown Known

    The Unknown Known (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary and history

    Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

  4. 4Audrey

    Audrey (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and history

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

  5. 59/11: Inside the President's War Room

    9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary and history

    Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic day.

  6. 6Inside Deep Throat

    Inside Deep Throat (2005)

    ★ 6.4/10Also documentary and history

    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…

  7. 7#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories

    #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary and drama

    One single Anne Frank moves us more than the countless others who suffered just as she did but whose faces have remained in the shadows-Primo Levi. The Oscar®-winning Helen Mirren will introduce audiences to Anne…

  8. 8Ronaldo

    Ronaldo (2015)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary and history

    Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football. For the first time…

  9. 9Nanking

    Nanking (2007)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and drama

    The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the midst of this horror, a small group…

  10. 10Red Army

    Red Army (2015)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary and history

    A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and…

  11. 11Supersonic

    Supersonic (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary and history

    Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the…

  12. 12Van Gogh: Painted with Words

    Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and documentary

    A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of…

  13. 13Life in a Day

    Life in a Day (2011)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and drama

    A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.

  14. 14Showbiz Kids

    Showbiz Kids (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary and history

    A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child.

  15. 15Cover-Up

    Cover-Up (2025)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and history

    He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.

  16. 16The Accountant of Auschwitz

    The Accountant of Auschwitz (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary and history

    Oskar Gröning, known as the "Accountant of Auschwitz," was charged with the murder of 300,000 Jews. When he took the stand in 2015, at the age of 94, his trial made headlines worldwide.

  17. 17The Soviet Story

    The Soviet Story (2008)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary and history

    “The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its…

  18. 18Einstein and the Bomb

    Einstein and the Bomb (2024)

    ★ 6.2/10Also documentary and drama

    What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.

  19. 19Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and history

    The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished…

  20. 20O.J.: Made in America

    O.J.: Made in America (2016)

    ★ 8.4/10Also documentary and history

    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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