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10 Best Movies Like Harlem's Last Poet

If you loved Harlem's Last Poet, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
A Plastic Ocean

A Plastic Ocean

2016★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlem's Last Poet for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world's oceans....

#2
Jim: The James Foley Story

Jim: The James Foley Story

2016★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlem's Last Poet for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant...

#3
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlem's Last Poet for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern fo...

#4
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlem's Last Poet for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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

#5
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlem's Last Poet for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Follow the evolution of the 'Halloween' movies over the past twenty-five years. It examines why the films are so popular and revisits many of the original locations used in the fi...

#6
Above Majestic

Above Majestic

2018★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlem's Last Poet for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestria...

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