20 movies like The Leopard Son, ordered by similarity : African Cats(2011), Spellbound(2002), Born in China(2016), The Cream Will Rise(1998), Anne Frank Remembered(1995), Babies(2010), A Lion in the House(2006), For Sama(2019), Good Hair(2009), Born Into Brothels(2004), Tarnation(2003), Bears(2014) ...
Documentary
USA|Netherlands
1996
82 Minutes
leopard mother hyena cub endearing engaging africa serengeti wilderness leopards mother/child relationship survival coming of age childhood competition rivalry discovery growing up 1990s
Follows the coming of age of a young leopard on the Serengeti Plain, filmed over three years by Dutch naturalist Hugo Van Lawick.
Documentary
USA
2011
90 Minutes
lion lion cub cheetah mother hyena engaging endearing africa kenya savanna lions survival mother/child relationship wildlife cheetahs rivalry quest 2010s
Meet Mara, an endearing lion cub striving to be like her mother; Sita, a cheetah and single mother of five; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion.
Mystery & Thriller, Documentary, Comedy
USA
2002
97 Minutes
Paige Kimble Jonathan Knisely Balu Natarajan Julianne Ruth
child parent teacher announcer reporter uplifting charming inspiring hotel washington, d.c. family home spelling bee success competition class distinctions childhood family rivalry quest underdog
Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
Documentary
UK|China|USA
2016
79 Minutes
animal panda leopard monkey amusing engaging lighthearted playful positive emotional china jungle forest wild animals endangered species family animal kingdom nature motherhood survival
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
Documentary
USA
1998
90 Minutes
singer mother musician songwriter dark emotional engaging fascinating united states concert stage house troubled childhood artistic struggle music family history identity sophie b. hawkins discovery underdog transformation
The Cream Will Rise is a documentary that exposes the turbulent and troubling side of singer/songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins' early years when a confrontation with her mother forces her to ... See full summary »
Documentary
UK|USA|Netherlands
1995
115 Minutes
Glenn Close Anne Frank Edith Frank Margot Frank
father mother sister friend refugee jew emotional touching moving netherlands amsterdam hideout anne frank anti-semitism nazism survival family holocaust growing up discovery
Using previously unreleased archival material in addition to contemporary interviews, this academy award-winning documentary tells the story of the Frank family and presents the first ... See full summary »
Documentary
France
2010
79 Minutes
baby mother father filmmaker sister brother lighthearted positive endearing mongolia tokyo namibia san francisco household babies culture parenthood family cultural differences childhood
A look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.
Documentary
USA
2006
229 Minutes
son daughter mother father patient doctor emotional inspiring hospital household cincinnati cancer childhood family illness medicine growing up quest discovery 2000s
Five families struggle with the ups and downs of cancer treatment over the course of six years.
War, Documentary
UK|Syria|USA
2019
95 Minutes
Waad Al-Khateab Waad Al-Kateab
mother husband daughter survivor documentarian doctor inspiring engaging fascinating shocking sad emotional syria syrian-israeli relations war survival uprising casualties of war documentary filmmaking discovery
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Documentary
USA
2009
95 Minutes
daughter celebrity african-american woman chris rock al sharpton maya angelou engaging hilarious profound beauty salon competition hall temple factory house india racial issues african-americans hairdressing beauty father/daughter relationship
Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2004
85 Minutes
Zana Briski Avijit Halder Shanti Das
photographer prostitute young boy young girl mother teacher emotional gritty brothel calcutta, india school street mother/child relationship poverty photography ambition growing up underdog 2000s
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Documentary
USA
2003
87 Minutes
filmmaker mother grandmother grandfather boyfriend gay man creative quirky family home houston new york city family dysfunction mother/son relationship mental illness homosexuality abusive relationship growing up transformation 2000s
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.
Documentary
2014
77 Minutes
bear cub endearing calm moving alaska coast wilderness wilderness survival nature sacrifice adventure 2010s
Filmmakers chronicle a year in the lives of a brown bear and her cubs as she teaches them how to forage for food and stay safe from other predators in the Alaskan wilderness.
Documentary
2007
90 Minutes
elephant lion bear whale engaging powerful earth africa arctic ocean mother/child relationship environment global warming survival animals ecology quest 2000s
A polar bear, an elephant and humpback whale all struggle to raise their young and keep them safe from predators.
Documentary
Sweden|Denmark|USA
2017
80 Minutes
Peter Beard Lee Radziwill Evelyn Kuhn William Vanden Heuvel
woman photographer filmmaker cousin mother charming tender amusing quirky endearing hamptons long island, n.y. mansion house documentary filmmaking family house restoration estate mother/daughter relationship eviction
Montauk, East Hampton, New York, 2016. Peter Beard discusses his work as a photographer, artist and diarist before reminiscing about his attempt to make a documentary in the summer of 1972 ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2016
78 Minutes
monkey lion bear leopard hyena amusing charming creative jungle plains mountain woods animal kingdom survival nature wild animals adventure growing up love 21st century
Travel to the wildest corners of the planet as five courageous animals tackle the very first challenges of their young lives. With a little guidance from sage family members, each must figure out how to find food and recognize danger.
Documentary
USA
2003
70 Minutes
Darren Stein Adam Shell Michael Weiner Evan Stein Lisa Weiner Justin Satinover
director actor actress boy girl amusing engaging california suburbia household backyard childhood filmmaking friendship suburban life sexual awakening coming of age discovery growing up 2000s
Before he went on to direct Jawbreaker (1999) Sparkler (1997) Darren Stein grew up making videos. Along with his friend 'Adam Shell' and the other neighborhood kids these young film makers ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1989
85 Minutes
violinist cellist musician rival coworker engaging fascinating amusing stage recording studio united states university music performance rehearsal rivalry relationships guarneri string quartet rivalry transformation
Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, family life of the members of the Guarneri string quartet
Documentary
USA|France
1922
79 Minutes
Nyla Cunayou Allee Allegoo Berry Kroeger
inuit father mother baby spirited striking arctic quebec survival native people family fishing hunting quest discovery 1920s
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Documentary
2009
85 Minutes
factory worker mother father daughter son seamstress fascinating emotional striking solemn china factory train train station village family worker's rights tradition work vs. family work-life balance
Forced to live far away, two Chinese factory workers make an arduous journey once a year to visit their children, who barely know them.
Documentary, Biography
UK
2017
92 Minutes
actor charming confident creative endearing engaging heartwarming positive witty england london theater growing up theater sexual identity sexual orientation acting growing up 21st century
Feature documentary on the life and work of Sir Ian McKellen.