20 movies like No Impact Man, ordered by similarity : Black Gold(2006), Another Road Home(2004), Which Way Home(2009), A Lion in the House(2006), Last Train Home(2009), Aida's Secrets(2016), Mugabe and the White African(2009), King Corn(2007), Night School(2016), Food, Inc.(2008), Seed: The Untold Story(2016), Man of Aran(1934) ...
Documentary
USA
2009
92 Minutes
Justin Schein Colin Beavan
author child wife charming fascinating new york city farm household lifestyle changes environmental consciousness work vs. family agriculture ecology sacrifice discovery quest 2000s
Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.
Documentary
UK|USA
2006
77 Minutes
Nick Francis Tadesse Meskela
businessman farmer worker child diplomat employee disturbing fiery rousing ethiopia farm seattle italy mexico new york city coffee globalization negotiation economy farming
An in-depth look at the world of coffee and global trade.
Documentary
USA
2004
77 Minutes
author parent caretaker daughter muslim jew emotional fascinating powerful jerusalem patterson, n.j. new york city jordan italy religious differences cultural differences reunion family homecoming israeli-palestinian conflict
The Personal Story Of An Israeli's Quest To Find Her Palestinian Caregiver
Documentary
USA
2009
83 Minutes
migrant immigrant young boy young girl teen boy emotional engaging inspiring intense powerful el salvador honduras mexico train illegal immigration immigration american dream childhood new life family
"Which Way Home" is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States. We follow children like ... See full summary »
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.
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
Germany|Israel|Canada|USA
2016
90 Minutes
Shaul Schwarz
birth mother man brother father canadian israeli emotional fascinating intense israel canada airport nursing home car house separation secrets reunion questioning doubt
Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century ... See full summary »
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.
Documentary
2007
90 Minutes
friend neighbor politician citizen farmer college graduate striking engaging iowa farm brooklyn, n.y. colorado field farming food industry health ethics economy corn discovery
Documentary
USA
2016
85 Minutes
high school teacher high-school student family member co-worker friend parent fascinating emotional intense indianapolis school classroom house apartment store school second chance work poverty stress
A documentary about three students determined to graduate from their high school in Indianapolis, despite the fact that the institution has one of the lowest graduation rates in the country.
Documentary
USA
2008
94 Minutes
activist author farmer businessman politician mother disturbing gripping slaughterhouse farm office family home food agriculture corporate greed illness animal cruelty wretched excess discovery 2000s
An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
Documentary
USA
2016
94 Minutes
Jon Betz
farmer activist executive anthropologist politician narrator emotional engaging chilling farm office factory forest protest street farming extinction food corporate greed activism
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
Documentary
UK
1934
74 Minutes
Colman "Tiger" King Maggie Dirrane Michael Dillane Pat Mullin
fisherman farmer wife son bleak striking ireland island aran islands survival farming family poverty fishing discovery sacrifice 1930s
In this blend of documentary and fictional narrative from pioneering filmmaker Robert Flaherty, the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands are captured with attention to naturalistic beauty and historical detail.
Documentary
USA
2005
78 Minutes
factory worker factory director teenager mardi gras reveler passionate engaging fascinating china fuzhou factory dormitory new orleans new york city globalization child labor china manufacturing mardi gras discovery pursuit
This examination of cultural and economic globalization follows the life-cycle of Mardi Gras beads from a small factory in Fuzhou, China, to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and to art galleries in New York City.
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.
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
Sweden|USA
2016
92 Minutes
jazz musician husband wife confident cool fascinating offbeat new york city east village studio love nursing jazz drug addiction domestic violence discovery love revenge transformation sacrifice
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.
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, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2007
82 Minutes
Amir Bar-Lev Elizabeth Cohen
painter wife daughter filmmaker charming disheartening household art gallery coffee shop binghamton, n.y. art marla olmstead charlie rose new york times deception controversy mystery discovery 2000s
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Comedy, Drama, Documentary
Canada
2006
86 Minutes
Jim Brown Daniel Jeffery Bob Legare Jane MacFarlane Ashleigh Fidyk Curt McKinstry Karen Planden
expert mother father son daughter suburbanite gripping amusing canada suburbia house suburban life isolation society artificial environment family discovery sacrifice 2000s
An examination of the nature of modern suburbia.
Documentary
USA
2015
82 Minutes
monkey mother tiger elephant reptile predator emotional fascinating intense temple asia river tree jungle pond nature survival animal kingdom danger life
Life is an adventure for a young monkey and her son, living among ancient ruins in the jungle. But when her family is forced from their home, she must lead them to safety amidst strange new creatures and surroundings.