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10 Best Movies Like Only in Theaters

If you loved Only in Theaters, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

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

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveilla...

#2
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream

Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream

2013★ 8.1

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

Life Is But a Dream is a HBO documentary about the life of US singer Beyoncé Knowles during the years 2011 and 2012 and on the recording of her fifth album. The film was directed b...

#3
End Game

End Game

2018★ 7.1

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

Filmed and edited in intimate vérité style, this movie follows visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death and are dedicated to changing o...

#4
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023★ 6.0

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

From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her....

#5
Blue

Blue

1993★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only in Theaters for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, bo...

#6
In the Realms of the Unreal

In the Realms of the Unreal

2004★ 7.1

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

In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died his neighbors were surprised to ...

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