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10 Best Movies Like Distress Signals

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

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#1
Girl Rising

Girl Rising

2013★ 7.0

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

Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century....

#2
The Irishman: In Conversation

The Irishman: In Conversation

2019★ 7.5

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

Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman....

#3
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002★ 6.1

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

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

#4
Boss Level

Boss Level

2021★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Distress Signals for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track down those responsible and stop t...

#5
Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil

1968★ 6.3

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

While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes....

#6
Samsara

Samsara

2011★ 8.1

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

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disast...

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