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10 Best Movies Like Half a Life

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

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#1
Fuck

Fuck

2006★ 6.4

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

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use....

#2
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists

2012★ 7.1

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

Takes us inside the world of Anonymous, the radical "hacktivist" collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. The film explores early hacktivist groups lik...

#3
Room 237

Room 237

2012★ 6.1

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

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated thro...

#4
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Half a Life 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...

#5
Roger & Me

Roger & Me

1989★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Half a Life for fans of Documentary & History. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an in...

#6
South of the Border

South of the Border

2009★ 5.9

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

A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its ele...

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