20 movies like Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth, ordered by similarity : Abortion: Stories Women Tell(2016), Waiting for The Sun(2016), Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny(2016), Monkey Kingdom(2015), The Wolfpack(2015), Climbing Blind(2020), Sacro GRA(2013), Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper(2016), Heimat is a Space in Time(2019), Which Way Home(2009), A Lion in the House(2006), The Departure(2017) ...
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
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
Denmark|China
2016
90 Minutes
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The story of China's abandoned children longing for their imprisoned parents.
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
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, Biography
USA
2015
89 Minutes
Mukunda Angulo Narayana Angulo Bhagavan Angulo Govinda Angulo
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Confined in an apartment from a New York housing project, the six Angulo brothers learned everything they know about the world through watching films and spend their time reenacting their favorite movies with intricate homemade costumes.
Documentary
UK
2020
70 Minutes
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Blind climber Jesse Dufton's ascent of the Old Man of Hoy.
Documentary
Italy|France
2013
93 Minutes
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For nearly two years of exploring the "Great Ring Road's" almost 70km of looping highway, Gianfranco Rosi brings to the foreground the daily routine of ordinary people, composing the profile of a microcosm on the outskirts of Great Rome.
Documentary
USA
2016
107 Minutes
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Gloria Vanderbilt and her son Anderson Cooper discuss their notable family's history.
Documentary
Germany|Austria
2019
218 Minutes
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In this immersive film essay, master documentary filmmaker Thomas Heise dives into four generations of his own family archives to trace the profound cultural and political upheaval of Germany's last century.
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
2006
229 Minutes
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Five families struggle with the ups and downs of cancer treatment over the course of six years.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Documentary, Comedy
USA
2002
97 Minutes
Paige Kimble Jonathan Knisely Balu Natarajan Julianne Ruth
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Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
Documentary
Germany|USA|Syria|Lebanon|Netherlands|Qatar
2017
98 Minutes
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Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years.
Comedy, Drama, Documentary
Canada
2006
86 Minutes
Jim Brown Daniel Jeffery Bob Legare Jane MacFarlane Ashleigh Fidyk Curt McKinstry Karen Planden
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An examination of the nature of modern suburbia.
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
France
2017
96 Minutes
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Trials tribulation dreams and aspirations of a young farmer earning a living making and selling charcoal in Congo.
Documentary
USA
1948
77 Minutes
Joseph Boudreaux Lionel Le Blanc Mrs. E. Bienvenu Frank Hardy C.P. Guedry
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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.
Documentary
Tanzania|USA|Côte d'Ivoire|Uganda
2012
78 Minutes
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Meet adorable young chimp Oscar and his fellow mayhem-creating buddies, who see the world as their playground. Full of curiosity, joy and a love for mimicking others, these are some of the most extraordinary personalities in the jungle.
Documentary
USA|India
2017
80 Minutes
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A longtime sex advice columnist gains popularity against the backdrop of a ban on comprehensive sex-education in schools in several Indian states.