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10 Best Movies Like One Day on Earth

If you loved One Day on Earth, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to One Day on Earth for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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

#2
Girl Rising

Girl Rising

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to One Day on Earth for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century....

#3
David Byrne's American Utopia

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to One Day on Earth for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community....

#4
Life in a Day

Life in a Day

2011★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to One Day on Earth for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010....

#5
Baraka

Baraka

1992★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to One Day on Earth for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life....

#6
Gilbert

Gilbert

2017★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to One Day on Earth for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The life and career of one of comedy's most inimitable modern voices, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried....

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