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10 Best Movies Like Calling the Shots

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

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#1
Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

2015★ 7.2

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

Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966....

#2
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

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

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five m...

#3
Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

2013★ 6.2

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

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their nex...

#4
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013★ 6.6

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

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed m...

#5
Making 'The Shining'

Making 'The Shining'

1980★ 7.1

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

Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining....

#6
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004★ 7.0

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

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles....

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