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10 Best Movies Like David Wants to Fly

If you loved David Wants to Fly, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to David Wants to Fly for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence....

#2
Downloaded

Downloaded

2013★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to David Wants to Fly 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....

#3
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to David Wants to Fly for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."...

#4
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2011★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to David Wants to Fly for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."...

#5
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

2008★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to David Wants to Fly for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, Anders Østergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking tortu...

#6
I Am Heath Ledger

I Am Heath Ledger

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to David Wants to Fly for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera....

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