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10 Best Movies Like I Hate New York

If you loved I Hate New York, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate New York for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her....

#2
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate New York 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...

#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 I Hate New York 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
We Live in Public

We Live in Public

2009★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate New York for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 1999, Internet entrepreneur Josh Harris recruits dozens of young men and women who agree to live in underground apartments for weeks at a time while their every movement is broa...

#5
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate New York for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution....

#6
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate New York for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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

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