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10 Best Movies Like How Weed Won the West

If you loved How Weed Won the West, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
RBG

RBG

2018★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How Weed Won the West for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fi...

#2
The House I Live In

The House I Live In

2012★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How Weed Won the West for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet...

#3
Echo in the Canyon

Echo in the Canyon

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How Weed Won the West for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The M...

#4
The Times of Harvey Milk

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How Weed Won the West for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to ...

#5
O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America

2016★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How Weed Won the West for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation....

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The Biggest Little Farm

The Biggest Little Farm

2019★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How Weed Won the West for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The successes and failures of a couple determined to live in harmony with nature on a farm outside of Los Angeles are lovingly chronicled by filmmaking farmer John Chester, in this...

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