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10 Best Movies Like Harlan County U.S.A.

If you loved Harlan County U.S.A., we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
American Factory

American Factory

2019★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope a...

#2
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow...

#3
The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Stars of "The Walking Dead," Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, walk down memory lane and visit iconic locations where pivotal moments between their characters, Rick and Michonne, we...

#4
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than seven months. (The previous recor...

#5
Cameraperson

Cameraperson

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations th...

#6
The Sleepover

The Sleepover

2020★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. for fans of Family. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Two siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is a former thief in witness protection. Mom is forced to pull one last job, and the kids team up to rescue her over the course...

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