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10 Best Movies Like Putin's Happy

If you loved Putin's Happy, 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 Putin's Happy 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
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

2008★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Putin's Happy for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, Anders Østergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking tortu...

#3
Fuck

Fuck

2006★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Putin's Happy 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....

#4
This Place Rules

This Place Rules

2022★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Putin's Happy for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Acclaimed for his unfiltered reporting and deadpan humor, Andrew Callaghan brings his gonzo style reporting to the undercurrents that led to the January 6 Capitol Riot. As one of t...

#5
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 Putin's Happy 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....

#6
My Mom Jayne

My Mom Jayne

2025★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Putin's Happy for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayn...

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