10 Best Movies Like Once Upon a Time in Iraq
If you loved Once Upon a Time in Iraq, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

City of Ghosts
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Iraq for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together ...

Mosul
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Iraq for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
An Iraqi journalist joins an army of uneasy allies and unforgettable characters in the epic battle to liberate the city of Mosul from the Islamic State....

For Sama
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Iraq for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets ...

Naqoyqatsi
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Iraq for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence....

Fuck
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Iraq 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....

Control Room
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Iraq for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by...