20 movies like He Named Me Malala, ordered by similarity : The U.S. vs. John Lennon(2006), Half the Picture(2018), Kabul, City in the Wind(2018), The Decline of Western Civilization Part III(1998), Knock Down the House(2019), 20 Feet From Stardom(2013), On the Bowery(1956), Boxing Gym(2010), Food, Inc.(2008), Western Stars(2019), Tarnation(2003), Secret Lives: Hidden Children & Their Rescuers During WWII(2002) ...
6.9/10
Documentary
USA|United Arab Emirates
2015
87 Minutes
activist nobel laureate pakistani inspiring home bus education women peace transformation
A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
2006
99 Minutes
musician wife senator activist inspiring engaging concert stage new york city washington, d.c. peace john lennon protest vietnam war richard nixon quest transformation 1970s
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
6.8/10
Documentary
USA
2018
94 Minutes
director woman filmmaker activist executive passionate positive powerful uplifting confident hollywood, calif. women in hollywood sexism investigation show business filmmaker career discovery quest adventure
A documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.
7.1/10
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.
7.2/10
Documentary
USA
1998
86 Minutes
Gary Fredo Rick Wilder
police officer homeless person teenager punk skinhead anarchist gritty dark disturbing los angeles street homelessness punk rock abuse nihilism alcoholism anarchy growing up escape 1990s
The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film that follows the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers.
7.1/10
Documentary
USA
2019
86 Minutes
nurse daughter bartender mother candidate politician fascinating confident cool incredible inspiring patriotic television studio new york city washington, d.c. office politics winning social change women
A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
Documentary
2013
90 Minutes
activist pimp prostitute record producer songwriter bird david bowie inspiring spirited amusing interview rock 'n' roll hall of fame concert stage show business fame narcissism rivalry 1980s
Filmmaker Morgan Neville shines a long-overdue spotlight on the hit-making contributions of longtime backup singers like Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
Documentary
1956
65 Minutes
homeless person thief bum alcoholic disheartening shocking powerful fascinating bowery new york city street homelessness hard times unlikely friendship alcoholism perseverance transformation temptation 1950s
Filmmaker Lionel Rogosin turns his camera on the homeless "bums" who frequent New York City's Bowery area.
6.9/10
Documentary
USA
2010
91 Minutes
boxer trainer business owner confident raw gym austin, texas fitness fighting health boxing business discovery transformation 2010s
Explores the world of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, dwelling on the discipline of training as people from all walks of life aspire to reach their personal best.
7.8/10
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.
7.5/10
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
83 Minutes
singer engaging heartwarming inspiring moving uplifting tour bus stage united states music relationships creative process biography spirituality discovery transformation 2010s
Live concert performance of Bruce Springsteen singing songs from his album 'Western Stars'.
7.1/10
Documentary
USA
2003
87 Minutes
filmmaker mother grandmother grandfather boyfriend gay man creative quirky family home houston new york city family dysfunction mother/son relationship mental illness homosexuality abusive relationship growing up transformation 2000s
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.
8.3/10
Documentary
USA
2002
72 Minutes
child parent activist soldier survivor sad inspiring germany eastern europe foster home holocaust nazism protection surrogacy family world war ii wretched excess growing up escape 2000s
Through interviews we meet some of the people who risked their lives to hide Jewish children during World War II and how this experience has continued to affect the survivors.
Documentary
2011
88 Minutes
Buck Brannaman Gary Myers Bibb Frazier Betty Staley Gwynn Turnbull Weaver Shayne Jackson
cowboy horse horse trainer father brother endearing inspiring passionate touching montana california wyoming farm rural community ranch child abuse horse training animal husbandry human-animal friendship rodeo
Promoting praise and cooperation rather than fear and punishment, Buck Brannaman becomes one of the most well-respected horse trainers in the industry.
7.9/10
Documentary
Germany|Turkey
2005
90 Minutes
musician singer music lover musicologist powerful inspiring istanbul street stage family home music art culture entertainment show business quest 2000s
Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Documentary
USA|UK
2005
85 Minutes
dancer dance instructor activist neighbor teenager unrestrained inspiring los angeles south central street stage inner city performance race relations riots krumping rap music gangs transformation rise
Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
2005
115 Minutes
student dancer teacher judge emcee charming heartwarming inspiring new york city school dance floor dance studio ballroom dancing class distinctions education coming of age youth teamwork growing up rise
The students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.
7.0/10
Documentary, Drama, Biography, Music, Crime
UK|USA
2013
90 Minutes
Mike Lerner Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Mariya Alyokhina Yekaterina Samutsevich Andrey Tolokonnikov Natalia Alyokhina Stanislav Samutsevich
punk young girl engaging inspiring fascinating moscow cathedral punk rock women social commentary transformation
Follows the court case of three members of the Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot after their performance in a Russian Orthodox cathedral.
6.4/10
Documentary, Music
USA
2005
92 Minutes
Napoleon Murphy Brock Madi Diaz Paul Green Will O'Connor C. J. Tywoniak
child student parent instructor musician inspiring amusing classroom philadelphia pennsylvania education rock 'n' roll life lessons performance rehearsal paul green adventure transformation growing up 2000s
At the real life School of Rock a group of misfit kids get in touch with their inner rock star.
6.6/10
Documentary
USA
1948
77 Minutes
Joseph Boudreaux Lionel Le Blanc Mrs. E. Bienvenu Frank Hardy C.P. Guedry
young boy father mother oil driller calm louisiana bayou oil drilling platform family home oil family childhood business growing up transformation 1940s
The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home.
7.3/10
Documentary, Music
USA
2018
95 Minutes
singer rock star guitarist music producer woman musician emotional melodramatic intense inspiring touching creative music stage united states tour bus music hall music rock 'n' roll career women in hollywood
Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.
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