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10 Best Movies Like The Anthrax Files

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

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#1
The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11

The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11

2022★ 6.8

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

Days after 9/11, letters containing fatal anthrax spores spark panic and tragedy in the US. This documentary follows the subsequent FBI investigation....

#2
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

2025★ 6.2

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

Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation....

#3
Voyeur

Voyeur

2017★ 5.9

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

Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own....

#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 The Anthrax Files 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
This Place Rules

This Place Rules

2022★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Anthrax Files 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...

#6
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 The Anthrax Files 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...

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