Movies Like Aurora's Sunrise

If you liked Aurora's Sunrise (2023), a animation and documentary movie directed by Inna Sahakyan, 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.

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   Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (2021)

   ★ 6.9/10Also documentary and animation

   Lupita Nyong'o narrates a documentary about Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Famous fans—including Drew Barrymore, Kevin Smith, and Al Roker—share its influence on them, and a new animated story finds…

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   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.

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   The Bloody Hundredth (2024)

   ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and history

   Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.

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   Piece by Piece (2024)

   ★ 7.1/10Also animation and documentary

   A unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO® animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and…

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   The Atomic Cafe (1982)

   ★ 7.3/10Also documentary and history

   A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.

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   To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (2023)

   ★ 7.7/10Also documentary and history

   Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.

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   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.

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   Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017)

   ★ 6.6/10Also documentary and history

   For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.

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   Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019)

   ★ 7.3/10Also documentary and history

   National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.

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    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.

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    WWII From Space (2012)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary and history

    WWII from Space delivers World War II in a way you've never experienced it before. This HISTORY special uses an all-seeing CGI eye that offers a satellite view of the conflict, allowing you to experience it in a way…

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    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…

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    Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary and history

    A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.

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    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…

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    My Generation (2017)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary and history

    The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.

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    Muscle Shoals (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and history

    In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of unassuming, yet incredibly talented, locals came together and spawned some of…

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    Alone in the Wilderness (2004)

    ★ 7.9/10Also documentary and history

    Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself…

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    Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and history

    Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).

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    Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also documentary and history

    Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia), September 18, 1961. Swedish economist and diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the UN, dies mysteriously in a plane crash. Decades later, Danish journalist and…

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    Secrets of the Neanderthals (2024)

    ★ 6.6/10Also documentary and history

    This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.