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10 Best Movies Like Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

If you loved Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Joe Rogan: Strange Times

Joe Rogan: Strange Times

2018★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Outspoken as ever, comedian Joe Rogan takes on politics, pro wrestling, pot laws, cats, vegans and much more in a stand-up special shot in Boston....

#2
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

2006★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subj...

#3
A Gray State

A Gray State

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 2010 David Crowley, an Iraq veteran, aspiring filmmaker and charismatic up-and-coming voice in fringe politics, began production on his film Gray State. Set in a dystopian near-...

#4
The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

1997★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes....

#5
My Happy Family

My Happy Family

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ hom...

#6
Kingdom of Us

Kingdom of Us

2017★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

How does a traumatic event shape a family? How do you sift through the memories to find hidden clues and unlock a collective grief? Kingdom of Us takes a look at a mother and her s...