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10 Best Movies Like How It Is

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

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#1
Wormwood

Wormwood

2017★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How It Is for fans of Documentary & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra....

#2
American Pie: Revealed

American Pie: Revealed

2004★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How It Is for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003)....

#3
The Golden Bowl

The Golden Bowl

2000★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How It Is for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his daughter Maggie live a refined life in Europe, surrounded by art. Maggie marries impoverished Italian Prince Amerigo, while Adam marrie...

#4
The History of Love

The History of Love

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How It Is for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness....

#5
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

1978★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How It Is for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthle...

#6
A Journal for Jordan

A Journal for Jordan

2021★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How It Is for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New Y...

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