20 movies like Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion, ordered by similarity : Mountain(2017), I Am Not Your Negro(2016), The Man With a Movie Camera(1929), Citizen Jane: Battle for the City(2016), Into Great Silence(2005), Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators(2017), Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang(2016), Evelyn(2018), The Devil We Know(2018), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017), The Anthropologist(2015), Jazz on a Summer's Day(1959) ...
Documentary
USA
2003
104 Minutes
Edward Edwards Ed Harris Shirley Knight Tim Robbins Susan Sarandon
buddhist monk warrior homeless person profound moving tibet monastery city mountain tibet buddhism freedom oppression poverty discovery underdog 1950s
A film about the state of Chinese occupied Tibet and its history of oppression and resistance.
Documentary
Australia
2017
74 Minutes
mountain climber fascinating mountain mountaintop mountain climbing discovery 2010s
An experience about the highest peaks around the world.
Documentary
Switzerland|France|Belgium|USA
2016
95 Minutes
writer agent martin luther king jr. disturbing engaging inspiring moving mississippi new york city tennessee american dream social issues racial issues black culture civil rights discovery fall love pursuit quest
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Documentary
1929
69 Minutes
camera operator townspeople creative fascinating profound patriotic spectacular moscow kiev odessa city working class city life modernization discovery pursuit quest 1920s
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
activist author city planner journalist politician architect bleak brooding engaging intricate new york city park apartment street city hall urban sprawl city life urbanization civil unrest escape
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
Documentary
2005
164 Minutes
filmmaker monk roman catholic engaging profound incredible french alps france monastery religion prayer isolation new life grande chartreuse dedication transformation discovery sacrifice 2000s
Filmmaker Philip Gröning travels to the French Alps to document the daily lives and rituals of the Carthusian Order of monks.
Documentary
USA
2017
81 Minutes
creator couple husband wife animator artist writer monkey amusing cheery creative engaging fascinating heartwarming inspiring lighthearted moving playful home united states
A documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books.
Documentary
USA
2016
76 Minutes
Ian Buruma Guo-Qiang Cai Wen-You Cai Jeffrey Deitch Phil Grucci Thomas Krens
chinese man artist family member friend staff member narrator creative engaging confident china art show city mountain street warehouse art ambition determination struggle work
Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
Documentary
UK
2018
100 Minutes
father sister brother daughter son winsome spirited powerful profound court orphanage church court battles reunion father figure father/daughter relationship pursuit 1950s
Following his Oscar winning The White Helmets, Orlando von Einsiedel turns his camera on his own family as they attempt to cope with a devastating loss. When his brother, newly diagnosed as... See full summary »
Documentary
2018
95 Minutes
Sue Bailey Bucky Bailey Mike Papantonio Rob Bilott Ken Cook
speaker chemist lawyer expert environmentalist brooding intricate profound disturbing disheartening virginia industrial town interview room environment chemistry toxic chemicals informing documentary filmmaking rise fall
Citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical -- now found in the blood of 99.7 percent of Americans -- into the local drinking water supply.
Documentary
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Nick Quested
host terrorist warlord expert politician journalist bleak confident disheartening fascinating syria iraq battlefield city town desert war terrorism global society political unrest
A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
Documentary
Russia|Peru|Kiribati|USA
2015
81 Minutes
Daniel A. Miller
anthropologist mother daughter traveler expert narrator fascinating emotional gripping jungle new york city airplane mountain village boat anthropology climate change travel civilization bonding
THE ANTHROPOLOGIST considers the fate of the planet from the perspective of an American teenager. Over five years, she travels alongside her mother, an anthropologist studying the impact of climate change on indigenous communities.
Documentary, Music
USA
1959
85 Minutes
Gerry Mulligan Louis Armstrong Dinah Washington Thelonious Monk Anita O'Day Chuck Berry Mahalia Jackson Danny Barcelona Urbie Green
jazz musician mahalia jackson anita o'day louis armstrong thelonious monk audience uplifting creative playful newport, r.i. stage festival jazz concert performance live show music newport jazz festival discovery quest
The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Documentary
2000
55 Minutes
Arseni Tarkovsky Alexandra Stewart Larisa Tarkovskaya Sven Nykvist Chris Marker Valérie Mairesse Michal Leszczylowski Marina Vlady
filmmaker son actress wife editor cinematographer fascinating dreamy profound touching france film set bedroom andrei tarkovsky creative process father/son relationship reunion cancer filmmaking discovery
Documentary
USA
2009
93 Minutes
Peter Rodger Hugh Jackman Ringo Starr David Copperfield Seal Bob Geldof Baz Luhrmann Jack Thompson
atheist christian buddhist hugh jackman ringo starr muslim quirky engaging uplifting australia vatican tibet united states israel new orleans god religion spirituality politics religious differences
People from all walks of life are asked "What is God?"
Documentary, Adventure
2006
104 Minutes
Erik Weihenmayer Jeff Evans Stefani Jackenthal Kami Tenzing Sherpa Sabriye Tenberken Ed Weihenmayer
blind person mountain climber teenager teacher emotional incredible gripping himalayas mount everest courage determination blindness mountain climbing leadership adventure discovery transformation 2000s
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
USA
1990
78 Minutes
André Christian Freddie Pendavis Willi Ninja Pepper LaBeija Junior Labeija Shari Headley Paris Duprée Dorian Corey
drag queen gay man performer friend spirited emotional new york city apartment gay bar stage drag queens prejudice poverty homophobia race relations underdog 1990s
A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Documentary
UK|Germany
2017
93 Minutes
artist creative moving profound scotland united kingdom art world creative process artistic struggle metamorphosis discovery 2010s
Leaning into the Wind follows artist Andy Goldsworthy on his exploration of the world and himself through ephemeral and permanent workings on the landscape, cities and with his own body.
Documentary
USA
2006
88 Minutes
Scott K. Rosenberg
young girl friend musician music lover inspiring new york city brooklyn, n.y. rap music collaboration self-discovery teen angst family poverty discovery rise 2000s
The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works of art, using hip hop as a vehicle for ... See full summary »
Documentary
1956
65 Minutes
homeless person thief bum alcoholic disheartening shocking powerful fascinating bowery new york city street homelessness hard times unlikely friendship alcoholism perseverance transformation temptation 1950s
Filmmaker Lionel Rogosin turns his camera on the homeless "bums" who frequent New York City's Bowery area.
Documentary
USA
1984
87 Minutes
activist mayor city official homophobe inspiring emotional engaging san francisco castro district store city hall court harvey milk dan white george moscone homosexuality politics underdog rise 1970s
A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.