Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Bending the Arc

If you loved Bending the Arc, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Val

Val

2021★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bending the Arc for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thous...

#2
Superheroes

Superheroes

2011★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bending the Arc for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A journey inside the world of real life caped crusaders. From all over America, these self-proclaimed crime fighters, don masks, homemade costumes and elaborate utility belts in an...

#3
Downloaded

Downloaded

2013★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bending the Arc for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were affected by it, and its impact on the world at large....

#4
The Battered Bastards of Baseball

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

2014★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bending the Arc for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Hollywood veteran Bing Russell creates the only independent baseball team in the country—alarming the baseball establishment and sparking the meteoric rise of the 1970s Portland Ma...

#5
RBG

RBG

2018★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bending the Arc for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fi...

#6
A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bending the Arc for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time....

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