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10 Best Movies Like Genius: Pythagoras

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

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#1
Listen to Me Marlon

Listen to Me Marlon

2015★ 7.5

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

With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, this is the definitive Mar...

#2
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

2018★ 7.5

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

Artists in LA discover the work of forgotten Polish sculptor Stanislav Szukalski, a mad genius whose true story unfolds chapter by astounding chapter....

#3
Gilbert

Gilbert

2017★ 6.7

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

The life and career of one of comedy's most inimitable modern voices, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried....

#4
The U.S. vs. John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006★ 6.7

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

A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist....

#5
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

2021★ 6.8

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

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral hist...

#6
Sidney

Sidney

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Genius: Pythagoras 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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