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10 Best Movies Like Getting to Know Maurice Sendak

If you loved Getting to Know Maurice Sendak, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know Maurice Sendak for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his renditions of American folk songs....

#2
My Mom Jayne

My Mom Jayne

2025★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know Maurice Sendak for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayn...

#3
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know Maurice Sendak for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Follow the evolution of the 'Halloween' movies over the past twenty-five years. It examines why the films are so popular and revisits many of the original locations used in the fi...

#4
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know Maurice Sendak for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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

#5
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know Maurice Sendak for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveilla...

#6
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know Maurice Sendak for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from Jon Watts....

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