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10 Best Movies Like A Letter from Beirut

If you loved A Letter from Beirut, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
News from Home

News from Home

1977★ 7.0

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

Impersonal and beautiful images of Akerman's life in New York are combined with letters from her loving but manipulative mother, read by Akerman herself....

#2
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002★ 6.1

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

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence....

#3
For Sama

For Sama

2019★ 8.2

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

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets ...

#4
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000★ 7.6

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

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern fo...

#5
My Mom Jayne

My Mom Jayne

2025★ 8.0

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

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayn...

#6
Sidney

Sidney

2022★ 7.3

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

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Ber...

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