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10 Best Movies Like Sonny Boy

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

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#1
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 Sonny Boy 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....

#2
Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

2013★ 6.2

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

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their nex...

#3
The Crash Reel

The Crash Reel

2013★ 7.3

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

The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who ...

#4
Casting By

Casting By

2012★ 6.9

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

This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least unders...

#5
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sonny Boy 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
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

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

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five m...

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