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10 Best Movies Like I Am Not Your Negro

If you loved I Am Not Your Negro, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Sidney

Sidney

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Your Negro 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...

#2
Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

2015★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Your Negro for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buck...

#3
Thriller 40

Thriller 40

2023★ 8.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Your Negro for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece...

#4
Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

2018★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Your Negro for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she’s done it all in the pub...

#5
When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

1996★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Your Negro for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to ma...

#6
The Bloody Hundredth

The Bloody Hundredth

2024★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Your Negro for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group....

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