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Movies Like Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis

If you liked Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis (2021), a documentary and history movie directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz, 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. 1Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis

    Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis (2003)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and tv movie

    Louis Theroux travels to California to meet the man dubbed "the most dangerous racist in America"; Tom Metzger. Louis meets him, his family and his publicity manager as well as following him to skinhead rallies and on…

  2. 2Cover-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.

  3. 3Behind the Planet of the Apes

    Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie

    Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet…

  4. 4Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

    Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary and history

    A tribute to Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci (1926-90), presented by American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

  5. 5The 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.

  6. 6JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary and history

    Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22…

  7. 7The Celluloid Closet

    The Celluloid Closet (1996)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary and history

    Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of…

  8. 8Inside 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…

  9. 9Making The Witcher

    Making The Witcher (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie

    Journey into the extraordinary world of "The Witcher" — from casting the roles to Jaskier's catchy song — in this behind-the-scenes look at the series.

  10. 10Beyond Utopia

    Beyond Utopia (2023)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary and history

    A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.

  11. 11They Shall Not Grow Old

    They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary and history

    A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.

  12. 12Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

    ★ 7.1/10Also history and documentary

    A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the…

  13. 13The Lost Leonardo

    The Lost Leonardo (2021)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and history

    London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as Salvator Mundi; an event that…

  14. 14LA 92

    LA 92 (2017)

    ★ 7.8/10Also history and documentary

    Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen…

  15. 15Another Day of Life

    Another Day of Life (2018)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary and history

    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…

  16. 16The Age of Stupid

    The Age of Stupid (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10Also documentary and history

    Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?

  17. 17The Look of Silence

    The Look of Silence (2014)

    ★ 7.8/10Also history and documentary

    An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary…

  18. 18The War on Democracy

    The War on Democracy (2007)

    ★ 7.5/10Also history and documentary

    Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a…

  19. 19One Day in September

    One Day in September (1999)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary and history

    The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage…

  20. 20HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

    HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé (2019)

    ★ 8/10Also documentary and tv movie

    This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.

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