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10 Best Movies Like 20,000 Days on Earth

If you loved 20,000 Days on Earth, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Daddy's Little Girl

Daddy's Little Girl

2014★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 20,000 Days on Earth for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With carefu...

#2
Mistaken for Strangers

Mistaken for Strangers

2013★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 20,000 Days on Earth for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mistaken for Strangers follows The National on its biggest tour to date. Newbie roadie Tom (lead singer Matt Berninger’s younger brother) is a heavy metal and horror movie enthusia...

#3
Breathing

Breathing

2011★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 20,000 Days on Earth for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Through his work at a morgue, an incarcerated young man trying to build a new life starts to come to terms with the crime he committed....

#4
Spaceship Earth

Spaceship Earth

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 20,000 Days on Earth for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 1991 a group of countercultural visionaries built an enormous replica of earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2. When eight “biospherians” lived sealed inside, they faced ecologic...

#5
Blast of Silence

Blast of Silence

1961★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 20,000 Days on Earth for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past and a fat gun dealer with pet rats get in his way....

#6
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

2005★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 20,000 Days on Earth for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A feature-length documentary chronicling early '80s punk rock band the Minutemen, from their beginnings in San Pedro, California, to their demise after the death of singer D. Boon ...