20 movies like This Is Not a Movie, ordered by similarity : The Age of Consequences(2016), For Sama(2019), Iraq in Fragments(2006), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017), A Private War(2018), Control Room(2004), The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair(2006), Legion of Brothers(2017), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), This Is Congo(2017), Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience(2007), Fahrenheit 9/11(2004) ...
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
Germany|Spain|Jordan|USA
2016
80 Minutes
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The 'Hurt Locker' meets 'An Inconvenient Truth', THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES is the Emmy® nominated investigation on how climate change impacts increased resource scarcity, migration and ... See full summary »
War, Documentary
UK|Syria|USA
2019
95 Minutes
Waad Al-Khateab Waad Al-Kateab
mother husband daughter survivor documentarian doctor inspiring engaging fascinating shocking sad emotional syria syrian-israeli relations war survival uprising casualties of war documentary filmmaking discovery
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Documentary
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Nick Quested
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A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
War, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Rosamund Pike Jamie Dornan Tom Hollander Stanley Tucci Jeremie Laheurte Hilton McRae Fady Elsayed Raad Rawi
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One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Documentary
USA
2004
85 Minutes
Josh Rushing Hassan Ibrahim Tom Mintier David Shuster
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A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.
Documentary
Germany|USA
2006
54 Minutes
journalist soldier prisoner brother gripping offbeat intense iraq beach street house prison iraq war prisoners of war torture wrongfully accused assassination plot yunis khatayer abbas underdog discovery
A freedom-loving Iraqi journalist is mistaken as Tony Blair's would-be assassin and sent to Abu Ghraib Prison where he discovers the true meaning of liberation.
Documentary
USA
2017
79 Minutes
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Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, fewer than 100 US Troops were sent on a secret mission to overthrow the Taliban. What happens next is equal parts war-origin story and cautionary tale, ... See full summary »
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
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A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
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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
USA
2007
81 Minutes
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A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men. Some writings were published in the New Yorker in summer 2006. A... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2004
121 Minutes
president condoleezza rice donald rumsfeld michael moore soldier terrorist fascinating gripping witty passionate washington, d.c. iraq afghanistan terrorism war george w. bush corporate greed political corruption 9/11 attacks pursuit
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Drama, Documentary, History, War
UK|Afghanistan
2004
95 Minutes
afghan boy refugee american militia member inspiring cheeky cave tunnel afghanistan war zone survival disease innocence war family taliban adventure underdog 2000s
In 2001, the Taliban government of Afghanistan destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the world's tallest stone sculptures. By the summer of 2002, after the fall of the Taliban, more than 250 ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Jesselyn Radack
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Drone whistleblower interviewed about borderless information gathering by the government.
War, Drama
UK
2007
93 Minutes
Elliot Ruiz Matthew Knoll Nathan DelaCruz Yasmine Hanani Andrew McLaren Thomas Hennessy
marine army officer iraqi refugee victim woman bleak intense touching brutal melodramatic sad iraq war zone battlefield war war aftermath iraq war battle refugees
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
Documentary, War, Crime, Drama
2007
106 Minutes
Brian Keith Allen Jack Cloonan Greg D'Agostino Carl Levin Moazzam Begg
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Documentary
USA
2018
100 Minutes
Jimmy Chin
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Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.
Documentary
USA
2003
105 Minutes
secretary of defense president viet cong soldiers gen. william westmoreland vietnam vet chilling patriotic somber emotional vietnam washington, d.c. pentagon military base vietnam war politics communism government controversy war
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.
Documentary, War
USA
2009
112 Minutes
Claus Rademacher Jake Rademacher
soldier military officer marine brother emotional iraq military base war family survival collaboration journey exploration discovery 2000s
An intimate portrait of an American family during a turbulent time. Jake Rademacher sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. The... See full summary »