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10 Best Movies Like Waiting for Ishtar

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

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#1
John Candy: I Like Me

John Candy: I Like Me

2025★ 7.9

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

Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews....

#2
McQueen

McQueen

2018★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for Ishtar 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...

#3
Champs

Champs

2015★ 6.6

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

A documentary about the sport of boxing, as seen through the eyes of champions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins....

#4
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023★ 6.0

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

From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her....

#5
Night Will Fall

Night Will Fall

2014★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for Ishtar 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...

#6
Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

1971★ 6.9

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

A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford....

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