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10 Best Movies Like Aki Kaurismäki

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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022★ 6.8

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

JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from Jon Watts....

#2
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 Aki Kaurismäki 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...

#3
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

2019★ 7.1

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

This documentary focuses on the actors and their journey over two summers to create the remake to the original IT, by Stephen King. The documentary originally released as bonus mat...

#4
Thought Crimes

Thought Crimes

2015★ 6.2

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

Dubbed “The Cannibal Cop,” former NYPD officer Gilberto Valle was charged with conspiring to kidnap and eat women but argued it was all a fantasy. His story made headlines both for...

#5
Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

1971★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Aki Kaurismäki 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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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 Aki Kaurismäki 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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