20 movies like Ivory Tower, ordered by similarity : Dinosaur 13(2014), Atomic Homefront(2017), Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me(2017), Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.(2018), Fahrenheit 11/9(2018), Boy Erased(2018), The Amazing Johnathan Documentary(2019), The Godfathers of Hardcore(2017), 24X36: A Movie About Movie Posters(2016), Cinema Verite(2011), Do Women Have a Higher Sex Drive?(2018), Being Rose(2017) ...
Documentary, Drama, History
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Jerry Brown Clayton Christensen Michael Crow Andrew Delbanco Drew Gilpin Faust Anya Kamenetz
documentarian powerful united states education debt discovery 2010s
A documentary that questions the cost -- and value -- of higher education in the United States.
Documentary
USA
2014
106 Minutes
dinosaur documentarian archaeologist tyrannosaurus rex skeleton government official fascinating engaging gripping intense powerful united states archaeological dig museum archaeology documentaries documentary filmmaking paleontology dinosaurs discovery
A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
Documentary
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Dawn Chapman Douglas Clemens Robbin Ellison Dailey Kay Drey R. William Field Lois Gibbs
documentarian american citizen fascinating gripping eerie disturbing sad united states city corruption earth greed save humanity documentary filmmaking discovery escape quest rescue revenge
A terrifying look at the corruption that's destroying our nation and our planet. This should shake every American citizen. Citizens of an American city fight back against corruption and greed and try to save their own lives.
Documentary
USA|France
2017
100 Minutes
sammy davis jr. musician whoopi goldberg interviewer interviewee airy amusing inspiring intense positive powerful united states recording studio interview room music stage documentary filmmaking interview racism show business discovery
A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.
Documentary, Music
2018
90 Minutes
singer female rapper speaker music journalist interviewee interviewer airy intense inspiring emotional powerful creative united states recording studio stage russia informing documentary filmmaking music rap music
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, Stephen Loveridge creates an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician known as M.I.A.
Documentary
USA
2018
128 Minutes
michael moore documentarian political activist politician citizen u.s. president bleak disheartening uneasy tense unrestrained passionate united states restaurant protest office government building american culture social injustice politics
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
Australia|USA
2018
115 Minutes
Lucas Hedges Nicole Kidman Joel Edgerton Russell Crowe Flea Joe Alwyn Xavier Dolan Troye Sivan Britton Sear Jesse LaTourette David Ditmore
gay man young man father mother therapist preacher emotional powerful somber uplifting house high school church office homosexuality homophobia family love religion self-discovery
The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
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, Music
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Roger Miret Vinnie Stigma
punk rocker speaker musician interviewee interviewer airy amusing intense inspiring powerful positive united states recording studio street documentary filmmaking punk rock musicians interview band discovery
Follows the two of the most respected men in underground music, Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma of the band Agnostic Front.
Documentary
Canada|USA
2016
99 Minutes
filmmaker artist documentarian fascinating engaging crafty confident creative united states canada art popularity documentaries documentary filmmaking discovery pursuit 2010s
A documentary exploring the birth, death, and resurrection of the illustrated movie poster.
Drama
2011
90 Minutes
Diane Lane Robert Pulcini Tim Robbins James Gandolfini Patrick Fugit Kathleen Quinlan Lolita Davidovich Shanna Collins Thomas Dekker
family documentarian american father mother child passionate outlandish emotional fiery intense melodramatic family home california new york film set united states documentary filmmaking affair cheating
In the 1970s Bill Loud (Tim Robbins) and his wife, Pat (Diane Lane), allow cameras to film their personal lives for the PBS series "An American Family."
Documentary
Netherlands
2018
70 Minutes
Anouk Pluijm
woman psychologist scientist historian young woman older woman confident engaging fascinating positive powerful united states interview room womanhood women's issues feminine sexuality feminism sex gender bias discovery
The film explores the the scientific, historical, biological and social aspects behind the female sex drive and female gaze.
Drama, Romance
USA
2017
89 Minutes
Cybill Shepherd James Brolin Pam Grier Cindy Pickett Amy Davidson Erik Fellows Julio Cesar Cedillo Melissa Chambers
widow ex-cop cowboy spirited powerful confident engaging inspiring touching united states new mexico terminal illness road trip unlikely romance starting over determination perseverance travel love adventure
A widowed ex-cop discovers that she may have a life threatening illness, and decides to go on a solo road trip in a motorized wheelchair to explore the beauty of the Southwest. On her journey, Rose discovers more than just the simple beauty of New Mexico when she meets -- and falls in love with -- Max, an old cowboy who comes to a crossroads of his own. Sometimes love takes the backroads.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2013
125 Minutes
Jessalyn Gilsig David Costabile Graham Martin Robert Forster Lindsay Crouse Melissa Claire Egan Wallace Langham Clifford Bañagale Kim Yarbrough Blaise Embry Denise Grayson
woman teen boy teenager drifter mysterious drifter love interest romantic interest lighthearted emotional endearing heartwarming inspiring united states discovery new life starting over self-discovery robbery travel traveling
When Anna Thompson gets mixed up in a convenience store robbery, she makes a split-second decision to walk out of her life and into the unknown. On her travels, she meets Travis, a teenage drifter on his own journey of self-discovery.
Documentary
France
2017
137 Minutes
documentarian expert politician fascinating engaging united states washington, d.c. politics united states presidency change discovery pursuit 20th century
How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who lived in that golden age think about it ... See full summary »
Drama, History
France
2007
105 Minutes
Cécile de France Patrick Bruel Ludivine Sagnier Julie Depardieu Mathieu Amalric Nathalie Boutefeu
teen boy mother father aunt neighbor jew powerful emotional melodramatic family home paris church countryside world war ii religion identity self-discovery survival holocaust discovery
A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret.
Documentary, Drama, History, Biography, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Weber Paul Boneberg Ed Wolf Daniel Goldstein Guy Clark
lesbian gay man nurse woman bleak emotional moving sad san francisco aids homosexuality disease death epidemic sexually transmitted diseases transformation fall discovery 2010s
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2010
84 Minutes
Bill Cunningham Editta Sherman Patrick McDonald Carmen Dell'Orefice Anna Wintour Iris Apfel
photographer colleague friend editor brash cheery confident creative new york city newsroom street runway fashion clothing industry journalism bill cunningham photography career discovery rise
A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Documentary, Drama, History
USA
1984
87 Minutes
Allen Ginsberg Harry Hay Frank Kameny Audre Lorde Donna Smith
allen ginsberg activist professor gay man lesbian spirited powerful greenwich village stonewall inn new york city homosexuality homophobia riots civil rights protest underdog discovery 1920s
The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.