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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.

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#1
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017★ 7.2

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 ...

#2
Mosul

Mosul

2019★ 7.0

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....

#3
For Sama

For Sama

2019★ 8.2

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 ...

#4
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002★ 6.1

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....

#5
Fuck

Fuck

2006★ 6.4

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....

#6
Control Room

Control Room

2004★ 7.4

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...

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