20 movies like Abortion: Stories Women Tell, ordered by similarity : Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny(2016), Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth(2019), David Crosby: Remember My Name(2019), Everything Is Copy(2015), Jane Fonda in Five Acts(2018), Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators(2017), The Amazing Johnathan Documentary(2019), Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper(2016), The Departure(2017), Amy(2015), Monkey Kingdom(2015), Arthur Miller: Writer(2017) ...
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
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This documentary gives women a voice in the choices they've had to make regarding their pregnancies.
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Karen Bernstein Julie Delpy
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A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (... See full summary »
Documentary
UK
2019
91 Minutes
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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, Music
USA
2019
95 Minutes
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Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
Documentary
USA
2015
89 Minutes
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A look at the life and work of writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
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A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Documentary
USA
2017
81 Minutes
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A documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books.
Documentary
USA
2019
91 Minutes
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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
USA
2016
107 Minutes
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Gloria Vanderbilt and her son Anderson Cooper discuss their notable family's history.
Documentary
USA
2017
87 Minutes
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A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another & provides experiences to help us find answers. Documentary.
Documentary, Biography, Music
2015
128 Minutes
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Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Documentary
USA
2015
82 Minutes
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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
2017
98 Minutes
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Filmmaker Rebecca Miller presents a portrait of her father, the prolific American playwright Arthur Miller.
Documentary, Music
France
2017
113 Minutes
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An intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words.
Drama
USA
2012
90 Minutes
Bradley Dorsey Erika Eleniak Erin Sossamon Della Reese Dean Cain Michael Gross Kristen Renton Colleen Foy
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A young man searches for his mother and discovers God's plan for him.
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
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The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Documentary
Germany|Israel|Canada|USA
2016
90 Minutes
Shaul Schwarz
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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
2009
85 Minutes
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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
USA
2009
83 Minutes
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"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
2020
95 Minutes
Amy Ziering Sil Lai Abrams Tarana Burke Kimberlé Crenshaw Jenny Lumet
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A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.
Documentary
Ireland
2016
77 Minutes
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It's Not Yet Dark tells the ground breaking story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented young Irish film maker with ALS (MND), as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology.