20 movies like Salinger, ordered by similarity : This Is Not a Movie(2019), Abortion: Stories Women Tell(2016), Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth(2019), Burden(2016), The Amazing Johnathan Documentary(2019), Music for Mandela(2013), Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang(2016), Kabul, City in the Wind(2018), Nothing Like a Dame(2018), Searching for Sugar Man(2011), Monkey Kingdom(2015), Who Will Write Our History(2018) ...
Documentary
USA
2013
129 Minutes
Philip Seymour Hoffman Edward Norton John Cusack Martin Sheen Tom Wolfe Gore Vidal
friend recluse journalist missing person historian writer tense gripping brooding small town life story deception investigation controversial life artistic integrity betrayal 2010s
An unprecedented look inside the private world of J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye.
Documentary
Canada|Germany
2019
106 Minutes
war correspondent journalist british man writer enemy foreigner suspenseful engaging thrilling intense gripping emotional afghanistan war zone iraq syria iraq war war journalism danger
The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
woman mother abortionist emotional engaging gripping intense moving united states illinois missouri abortion life life lessons life story support group difficult choices difficult decision sacrifice 21st century
This documentary gives women a voice in the choices they've had to make regarding their pregnancies.
Documentary
UK
2019
91 Minutes
mother baby family member gripping moving powerful family home beach living space bathroom bedroom united kingdom medicine life story epic journey childhood life understanding 2010s
Director Jeanie Finlay charts a transgender man's path to parenthood after he decides to carry his child himself. The pregnancy prompts an unexpected and profound reckoning with conventions of masculinity, self-definition and biology.
Documentary
2016
88 Minutes
Richard Dewey
artist expert curator critic friend narrator fascinating creative intense museum apartment warehouse office street art gallery art masochism criticism creative process passion
The life of the always provocative artist Chris Burden, whose work consistently challenged ideas about the limits and nature of modern art, from his notorious performances in the 1970s to his later works.
Documentary
USA
2019
91 Minutes
man magician filmmaker documentarian entertainer bleak amusing gripping melancholy tense united states illness death life performance inspiration magic diagnosis drugs comeback
What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.
Documentary, Biography
Canada
2013
82 Minutes
Nelson Mandela Rob Allingham B.B. King Katherine Jenkins Estelle Emmanuel Jal
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"Music for Mandela" explores the role music played in the extraordinary life of one of the world's most important icons. From Nelson Mandela's imprisonment, to his release, to the present ... See full summary »
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
Afghanistan|Germany|Japan|Netherlands
2018
88 Minutes
bus driver terrorist brother father family member friend bleak brooding tense emotional touching disheartening afghan village house bus iran desert terrorism suicide bombing family
A city is an orchestration of its inhabitants. The film portraits the city Kabul through daily details of two kids and a bus driver, set against the background of a city destroyed by politic and religious powers.
Documentary
2018
83 Minutes
judi dench elderly woman actress amusing endearing inspiring lighthearted home living room life career friendship discovery growing up 2010s
Spend a delightfully bawdy afternoon with four legends of British stage and cinema -- Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins and Joan Plowright -- as they spill the tea on life, love and art.
Documentary
Sweden|UK|Finland
2011
86 Minutes
Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman Dennis Coffey Mike Theodore Dan DiMaggio Jerome Ferretti Steve Rowland Willem Möller Craig Bartholomew Strydom
musician fan south african man traveler family member friend uplifting emotional intense concert stage south africa michigan airplane apartment street music search travel mystery hope
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
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.
Documentary
USA
2018
95 Minutes
Jowita Budnik Piotr Glowacki Piotr Jankowski Wojciech Zielinski Karolina Gruszka
nazi jew journalist scholar historian brooding brutal gripping emotional fascinating warsaw ghetto journalism historical events nazi occupation nazis propaganda quest adventure discovery rivalry
Who Will Write Our History tells the story of Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes Archive, the secret archive he created and led in the Warsaw Ghetto. With 30,000 pages of writing, ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA|Germany
2020
86 Minutes
artist speaker interviewee interviewer painter sculptor intense profound brooding inspiring creative engaging art gallery interview room france informing documentary filmmaking art modernity artistic integrity
The film explores the life, philosophy and impact of one of the most influential early 20th century modernists, Marcel Duchamp. The film breaks down Duchamp's ideas and applies them to both... See full summary »
Documentary
Belgium|France
2015
115 Minutes
filmmaker survivor holocaust survivor mother historian emotional melodramatic intense touching disturbing brooding france belgium informing holocaust interview documentary filmmaking world war ii survival discovery
Chantal Akerman films her mother, an old woman of Polish origin who is short lifetime, in her apartment in Brussels. For two hours, we will see them eating, chatting and sharing memories, ... See full summary »
Documentary
2019
93 Minutes
Anita Alvarez Dean Angelo Alma Benitez Pat Camden Charlene Carruthers Kina Collins
teenager murder victim murderer police captain police officer investigator lawyer judge journalist bleak dark emotional gripping gritty melancholy powerful sad solemn chicago murder
A documentary examining the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.
Documentary
1973
88 Minutes
Oja Kodar Joseph Cotten Francois Reichenbach Richard Wilson Paul Stewart Alexander Welles Gary Graver Andrés Vicente Gómez Christian Odasso
writer howard hughes artist forger crafty france italy los angeles forgery deception crime art wretched excess temptation fall 1960s
Truth and deception in art and life are explored by the filmmaker, including the work of art forger Elmyr de Hory.
Documentary
Canada
2017
90 Minutes
Adrian Buitenhuls
actor artist musician friend celebrity family emotional endearing heartwarming somber home studio movie set documentaries biography death of friend footage reminiscence remembrance discovery
Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.
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
Canada|Switzerland
2002
180 Minutes
filmmaker childhood friend evangelist junkie newlywed gambler airy dreamy brooding toronto las vegas nevada desert switzerland india journey life beliefs technology drugs
A filmmaker's inquiry into transcendence becomes a three-hour trip across countries and cultures, interconnecting people, places and times. From Toronto, the scene of his childhood, Peter ... See full summary »
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.