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

Paris Is Burning
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ailey for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African A...

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ailey for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
As Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double in the Harry Potter films, David Holmes' work has been seen worldwide by millions of people. Tragically an on-set accident ended what David calls...

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ailey for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens w...

Salinger
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ailey for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclus...

A Secret Love
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ailey for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Amid shifting times, two women kept their decades-long love a secret. But coming out later in life comes with its own set of challenges....

Cameraperson
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ailey for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations th...