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10 Best Movies Like Be Pretty and Shut Up!

If you loved Be Pretty and Shut Up!, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Be Pretty and Shut Up! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed m...

#2
Varda by Agnès

Varda by Agnès

2019★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Be Pretty and Shut Up! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An unpredictable documentary from a fascinating storyteller, Agnès Varda’s last film sheds light on her experience as a director, bringing a personal insight to what she calls "cin...

#3
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Be Pretty and Shut Up! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveilla...

#4
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Be Pretty and Shut Up! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five m...

#5
News from Home

News from Home

1977★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Be Pretty and Shut Up! 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....

#6
The Crash Reel

The Crash Reel

2013★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Be Pretty and Shut Up! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who ...

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