Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Shanghai Ghetto

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

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#1
Nanking

Nanking

2007โ€ขโ˜… 7.1

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

The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the...

#2
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013โ€ขโ˜… 6.6

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

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed m...

#3
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002โ€ขโ˜… 6.1

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

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

#4
Get Me Roger Stone

Get Me Roger Stone

2017โ€ขโ˜… 7.1

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

From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on both sides of the political fe...

#5
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015โ€ขโ˜… 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai Ghetto 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...

#6
Downloaded

Downloaded

2013โ€ขโ˜… 6.5

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

A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were affected by it, and its impact on the world at large....

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