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10 Best Movies Like Zen and Bones

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

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#1
Fuck

Fuck

2006★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zen and Bones 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....

#2
Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

2013★ 6.2

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

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their nex...

#3
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013★ 6.9

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

An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his renditions of American folk songs....

#4
The U.S. vs. John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006★ 6.7

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

A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist....

#5
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017★ 6.4

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

A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution....

#6
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

2008★ 7.2

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

Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, Anders Østergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking tortu...

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