20 movies like Sisters in Law, ordered by similarity : Jane(2017), Mugabe and the White African(2009), Mali Blues(2016), Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love(2008), The Ivory Game(2016), The Times of Harvey Milk(1984), Good Hair(2009), God Grew Tired of Us(2006), Powaqqatsi(1988), Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World(2003), Tokyo Olympiad(1966), Two Trains Runnin'(2016) ...
7.3/10
Documentary
Cameroon|UK
2005
108 Minutes
Florence Ayisi
sister african judge lawyer prosecutor engaging inspiring incredible africa small town courtroom cameroon violence african politics women's rights kidnapping vera ngassa beatrice ntuba underdog rise
Set in Kumba in South West Cameroon Sisters in Law follows Adultery, Rape and Abuse cases led by a Female Judge.
6.3/10
Documentary
USA
2017
90 Minutes
jane goodall scientist chimpanzee engaging fascinating inspiring incredible tanzania, africa africa chimpanzees science human-animal friendship humanity animal behavior animal intelligence discovery love quest
A penitent bounty hunter goes to work with at Risk Kids and realizes he needs their help as much as they need his.
7.8/10
Documentary
UK
2009
90 Minutes
Andrew Thompson Angela Campbell Laura Freeth
president robert mugabe government official zimbabwean farmer judge engaging gripping inspiring rousing chegutu, zimbabwe farm courtroom farming michael campbell human rights property rights racism land reform quest sacrifice underdog
An intimate and moving account of one family's extraordinary courage in the face of overwhelming injustice and brutality.
6.9/10
Documentary, Music
Germany|Mali
2016
93 Minutes
african speaker musician emotional inspiring creative powerful heartwarming africa music stage documentary filmmaking informing music interview blues music discovery love temptation quest 2010s
Mali's Music defines the country's cultural identity. Radical Islamists are threatening the musicians. Together with the stars of Malian Global Pop - Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
2008
102 Minutes
african singer songwriter inspiring africa music religion islam controversy
African singer Youssou N'Dour ignites controversy in his native Senegal and other Muslim countries by recording and releasing an album about Islam.
7.9/10
Documentary
Austria
2016
112 Minutes
poacher trafficker elephant chinese man investigator african brooding emotional intense africa plains desert camp china store poachers ivory trade extinction investigation danger
Wildlife activists in take on poachers in an effort to end illegal ivory trade in Africa.
8.3/10
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.
6.9/10
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.
7.9/10
Documentary
USA
2006
86 Minutes
refugee young man immigrant african survivor friend inspiring incredible sad emotional sudan kenya united states apartment pool city refugees assimilation horrors of war political repression
Four boys from Sudan embark on a journey to America after years of wandering Sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety.
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
1988
97 Minutes
David Brinkley Cheryl Tiegs
worker monk child miner african woman disturbing striking passionate third world brazil africa village temple nepal modernization westernization cultural differences technology pollution
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
7.2/10
Documentary, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2003
70 Minutes
narrator gay/lesbian disturbing inspiring intense jamaica malaysia disco africa south america homosexuality bigotry culture clash protest forbidden love sacrifice 2000s
Documentary presenting the realities of coming out in lesser developed countries.
7.8/10
Documentary
Japan
1966
170 Minutes
olympic athlete boxer rousing dreamy engaging tokyo stadium olympic games running competition africa underdog quest 1960s
Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.
Documentary
2016
80 Minutes
college student civil rights activist musician collector blues singer confident engaging inspiring uplifting mississippi car office school neighborhood field music music history musicians civil rights movement stunts
In June of 1964, two groups of young men travel to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.
7.2/10
Documentary
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Daniel Anker
african-american teenager white person prosecutor accuser defense attorney disturbing powerful alabama tennessee courtroom train small town scottsboro boys false accusations rape lynching corruption trial wretched excess underdog
The history of the "Scottsboro Boys," a group of African American men who were victims of a racist miscarriage of justice that became a national controversy.
6.3/10
Documentary
Russia
2020
96 Minutes
Elyse Steinberg
lawyer prosecutor civil rights activist powerful profound rousing courtroom office court battles civil rights government policy rise quest underdog 2010s
The film tells the story of the Podolsk cadets' heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets from the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools were sent to the Ilyinsky line of defense... See full summary »
Documentary
2003
81 Minutes
stuntwoman woman senior citizen actress friend quentin tarantino engaging inspiring touching hollywood, calif. convention california film set zoe bell jeannie epper stunts sexism friendship filmmaking underdog
7.4/10
Documentary
USA
2003
90 Minutes
Megan Mylan
orphan immigrant refugee adoptive father peter nyarol dut santino majok chuor moving emotional inspiring sudan village nebraska north dakota airplane houston culture clash refugees immigration new life war
Lost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
2006
87 Minutes
Lorraine Bracco Alicia Keys Paul Simon Kanye West
orphan choir director uplifting emotional intense africa south africa orphanage aids family illness epidemic growing up discovery 2000s
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.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama, Documentary
USA|UK
2008
100 Minutes
Andrew Braunsberg Samantha Geimer Mia Farrow Gene Gutowski Hawk Koch Hanna Landy
director judge actress victim lawyer fascinating gutsy disturbing los angeles france court murder sexual abuse holocaust movies mystery fall rise 2000s
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
8.1/10
Documentary
USA
2008
86 Minutes
madonna president bill clinton rev. dr. desmond tutu professor jeffrey sachs filmmaker disheartening passionate uplifting africa malawi united states malawi orphans aids poverty famine outreach transformation sacrifice discovery
A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers hope and real solutions to the challenges that people face living in extreme poverty.
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