10 Best Movies Like Roots
If you loved Roots, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and inti...

Fuck
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots 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....

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Featuring never before seen footage uncovered from the archives and interviews with Paul McCartney, Tommy Lee and others, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne is the first documentary to take v...

The Velvet Underground
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral hist...

David Byrne's American Utopia
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Roots 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....

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