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10 Best Movies Like Growing Up Female

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

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#1
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Up Female 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...

#2
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

2018★ 7.5

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

In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits tho...

#3
Varda by Agnès

Varda by Agnès

2019★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Up Female 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...

#4
Making Squid Game: The Challenge

Making Squid Game: The Challenge

2023★ 8.0

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

Go behind the scenes and witness how the "Squid Game"-inspired reality show transformed from a scripted drama to a cutthroat, nail-biting competition....

#5
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

2016★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Up Female for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The strange story of John McAfee, who went from millionaire software mogul to yogi, Kurtz-like jungle recluse to potential murderer, and most recently a prospective presidential ca...

#6
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Growing Up Female 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...