20 movies like Second Skin, ordered by similarity : The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters(2007), Dr. Feelgood: Dealer or Healer?(2016), High Fidelity: The Guarneri String Quartet(1989), Bright Leaves(2003), Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields(2010), Super Duper Alice Cooper(2014), Tribute(2001), Billie(2019), Let's Get Lost(1989), Burden of Dreams(1982), Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story(2020), Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work(2010) ...
6.6/10
Documentary
USA
2008
94 Minutes
gamer addict psychologist engaging passionate household bedroom role-playing games addiction computers video games obsession wretched excess rivalry transformation 2000s
An intimate, fascinating look at computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by the emerging, hugely popular genre of computer games.
8.1/10
Documentary, Biography
USA
2007
79 Minutes
Steve Wiebe Mark Alpiger Walter Day Steve Sanders Robert Mruczek Todd Rogers
gamer teacher wife friend rival quirky amusing ottumwa, iowa hollywood, fla. redmond, wash. laconia, n.h. video games obsession competition quest rivalry underdog 2000s
Die-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.
Documentary
2016
81 Minutes
doctor physician drug addict investigator bleak disturbing engaging moving hospital doctor's office house big city drug addiction abuse of power accidental death painkiller fall pursuit rescue wretched excess
The ethical dilemma of opioid prescriptions is examined through the story of Dr. William Hurwitz, a preeminent doctor sentenced to 25 years in prison for overprescribing painkillers.
8.0/10
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
7.1/10
Documentary
USA|UK
2003
107 Minutes
Ross McElwee Charleen Swansea
filmmaker cousin businessman cancer patient doctor engaging lighthearted hospital north carolina farm tobacco american south lawsuit cancer addiction smoking discovery quest transformation 2000s
North Carolina produces more tobacco than any other state in America. Bright Leaves describes a journey taken across the social, economic, and psychological tobacco terrain of North ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Documentary
USA|Denmark|France|Germany|UK
2010
84 Minutes
Gail O'Hara
musician singer-songwriter manager fan band member claudia gonson creative engaging passionate house concert stage apartment music inspiration influence rock 'n' roll the magnetic fields stephin merritt discovery transformation
Songwriter Stephin Merritt is known as "the Cole Porter of his generation" for his memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings. Shot over a period of 10 years, "Strange ... See full summary »
7.3/10
Documentary
Canada
2014
86 Minutes
Sam Dunn Shep Gordon Bernie Taupin John Lydon Dee Snider
alice cooper iggy pop rock star groupie musician wife engaging fascinating amusing cool inspiring wild canada music stage tour bus music hall recording studio documentaries rock music musical influences
Super Duper Alice Cooper is the twisted tale of a teenage Dr Jekyll whose rock n roll Mr Hyde almost kills him. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, preacher's son, who struck fear into the ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Documentary
USA
2001
85 Minutes
Kris Curry
fan singer guitarist musician hysterical campy quirky albany, n.y. los angeles modesto, calif. heavy metal fantasy tribute bands impersonation aging transformation wretched excess 2000s
Tribute is a feature rockumentary about music's strangest subculture: tribute bands. Tribute bands go to extraordinary lengths to re-create the experience of rock supergroups like Kiss, ... See full summary »
5.6/10
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
96 Minutes
jazz singer journalist friend character confident passionate engaging fascinating interview courtroom house billie holiday celebrities biography interview book discovery growing up forbidden love sacrifice
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.
7.9/10
Documentary
USA
1989
119 Minutes
Chet Baker Carol Baker Ruth Young Diane Vavra Dick Bock Lawrence Trimble
musician drug addict former lover friend daughter associate engaging striking santa monica, calif. cannes, france jazz drug addiction life family discovery 1950s
Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's ... See full summary »
7.9/10
Documentary
USA
1982
95 Minutes
filmmaker actor native mick jagger cinematographer shocking passionate spectacular peru amazon mountain steamboat movie set river werner herzog obsession filmmaking collaboration bad luck quest
A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
7.1/10
Documentary
USA
2020
80 Minutes
Tony Hawk Steve Caballero Chad Muska Jay Bentley Rodney Mullen Jamie Thomas
skateboarder video game character video game designer amusing charming cheeky confident cool creative crafty endearing engaging inspiring lighthearted witty uplifting spirited spectacular raw offbeat
The story of how skateboarding became a part of the mainstream by focusing on the success of the "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" video game franchise.
7.4/10
Documentary, Comedy, Biography
USA
2010
84 Minutes
Annie Sundberg Joan Rivers Jocelyn Pickett Bill Sammeth Larry A. Thompson Graham Reed Kevin Brennan
celebrity comedian daughter raw engaging new york city los angeles household joan rivers plastic surgery comedy entertainment wealth fame wretched excess rise fall 2000s
A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.
7.7/10
Biography, Documentary
UK
2019
120 Minutes
Diego Armando Maradona
football player illegitimate son documentarian family emotional fascinating hedonistic striking confident buenos aires, argentina naples, italy barcelona, spain redemption football life story addiction fall growing up wretched excess underdog
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
7.5/10
Documentary
USA
2004
140 Minutes
rock star producer alcoholic painter therapist engaging tense recording studio stage heavy metal anger recovery fame music rivalry temptation transformation 2000s
The iconic metal band struggles for two years to create their album St. Anger, dealing with alcoholism, the loss of their bass player, and the challenge of working with a psychotherapist.
Documentary
1995
70 Minutes
Christian Aaron Boulogne Tina Aumont Edith Boulogne Jackson Browne John Cale Danny Fields Jonas Mekas Helma Wolff
musician artist filmmaker actress model brooding creative germany new york city nico fame depression drug addiction performance wretched excess transformation 1990s
Filmmaker Susan Ofteringer profiles German model, cult figure and heroin addict Nico, nee Christa Paffgen.
Documentary
2020
92 Minutes
Blake J. Harris
engineer designer computer computer expert computer programmer intricate offbeat quirky japan office computer program computer software competition rivalry quest rivalry 1990s
A look back to 1990 when Sega, then a fledgling arcade company, assembled a team of underdogs to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo.
8.2/10
Documentary
USA
2017
76 Minutes
Justin Torrence Serena Karnagy Robert Fleet Serena Taylor
young man sexual predator god young woman sex addict emotional profound spirited beach ocean island office repentance addiction spiritual journey spirituality going straight redemption fall temptation
The Heart of Man is a timeless tale of a father's relentless pursuit of his son -- interwoven with interviews of top thought-leaders on brokenness, identity, and shame.
7.1/10
Documentary, Action, Drama
Denmark|USA
2006
88 Minutes
gangster brother politician president aristide dark gritty disturbing haiti port-au-prince cité soleil slum war drug addiction natural disasters poverty fall underdog wretched excess revenge 2000s
Documents the violent lives of gang leaders in Haiti's worst slum, focusing on two brothers loyal to then-President Aristide.
6.9/10
Documentary
USA
2011
88 Minutes
Sarah Ellison Larry Ingrassia David Carr Brian Stelter Nick Denton Jimmy Wales
blogger newspaper reporter editor writer engaging tense emotional fascinating new york city newsroom office newspapers journalism economy media new york times changing times fall rivalry transformation
Unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom yields a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity.
5.9/10
Documentary
USA
2017
76 Minutes
burlesque dancer performer dance instructor ventriloquist engaging passionate playful sultry rehearsal space stage dance studio house feminism masculinity morality dancing sexual identity transformation discovery love
BURLESQUE: HEART OF THE GLITTER TRIBE is a documentary feature about the passion and personalities at the heart of today's new wave of burlesque. On stage and in candid conversation, twelve of today's hottest performers reveal the naked truth about an exotic world where artifice is a route to authenticity and pretending to be someone else is the ultimate journey to become yourself. These ... See full summary »
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