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10 Best Movies Like The Hooping Life

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

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#1
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Hooping Life 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...

#2
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Hooping Life 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
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream

Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream

2013★ 8.1

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

Life Is But a Dream is a HBO documentary about the life of US singer Beyoncé Knowles during the years 2011 and 2012 and on the recording of her fifth album. The film was directed b...

#4
The Crash Reel

The Crash Reel

2013★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Hooping Life 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 ...

#5
Downloaded

Downloaded

2013★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Hooping Life 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....

#6
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Hooping Life 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...

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