10 Best Movies Like This Is China
If you loved This Is China, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Heart of a Dog
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is China 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...

Naqoyqatsi
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is China for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence....

Ascension
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is China for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
The film explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes humorous—imagery, this observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China t...

Directed by John Ford
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is China for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford....

Generation Wealth
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is China for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Over the past 25 years, Lauren Greenfield's documentary photography and film projects have explored youth culture, gender, body image, and affluence. Underscoring the ever-increasi...

McQueen
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is China for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an...