Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Lie

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for The Lie.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013★ 6.6

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

#2
Night Will Fall

Night Will Fall

2014★ 7.6

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

When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full...

#3
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

2016★ 6.7

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

The strange story of John McAfee, who went from millionaire software mogul to yogi, Kurtz-like jungle recluse to potential murderer, and most recently a prospective presidential ca...

#4
Birth of the Living Dead

Birth of the Living Dead

2013★ 6.7

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

A behind the scenes look into George Romero's groundbreaking horror classic Night of the Living Dead....

#5
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

2025★ 6.2

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

#6
My Mom Jayne

My Mom Jayne

2025★ 8.0

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

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayn...

Advertisement