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10 Best Movies Like The Maysles Brothers

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

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#1
The Way to the Heart

The Way to the Heart

2024★ 9.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Maysles Brothers for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ava, an award-winning chef at a big-city restaurant, has lost her spark. Her boss sends her out to find herself to save her menu and her job. She returns home and finds little to i...

#2
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004★ 8.0

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

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turnin...

#3
A Boy Called Po

A Boy Called Po

2016★ 6.9

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

A recently widowed, now single father struggles to raise his sixth-grade son with autism. The pressure of his job and coping with the loss of his wife proves to push him nearly to ...

#4
Maine-Ocean Express

Maine-Ocean Express

1986★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Maysles Brothers for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

"Maine-Ocean" is the name of a train that rides from Paris to Saint-Nazaire (near the ocean). In that train, Dejanira, a Brazilian, has a brush with the two ticket inspectors. Mimi...

#5
Kill Shot

Kill Shot

2023★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Maysles Brothers for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Posing as hunters, a group of terrorists are in search of $100 million that was stolen and lost in a plane crash en route from Afghanistan....

#6
The Little Guy

The Little Guy

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Maysles Brothers for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Groot discovers a miniature civilization that believes the seemingly enormous tree toddler is the hero they’ve been waiting for....