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10 Best Movies Like The Unknown Known

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

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#1
9/11: Inside the President's War Room

9/11: Inside the President's War Room

2021★ 6.8

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

Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that hist...

#2
The War on Democracy

The War on Democracy

2007★ 7.5

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

Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger s...

#3
Fuck

Fuck

2006★ 6.4

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

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use....

#4
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

1996★ 7.2

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

Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 1...

#5
A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003★ 7.9

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

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time....

#6
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017★ 7.2

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

With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together ...

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