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10 Best Movies Like Koyaanisqatsi

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

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#1
The Core

The Core

2003★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Koyaanisqatsi for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphe...

#2
2012

2012

2009★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Koyaanisqatsi for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heatin...

#3
The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

2009★ 6.6

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

Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had th...

#4
Global Meltdown

Global Meltdown

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Koyaanisqatsi for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A helicopter pilot and an environmental scientist lead a exodus of survivors in a search for a safe haven after a catastrophic tectonic event causes the crust of the earth to break...

#5
The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

2006★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Koyaanisqatsi for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his men...

#6
Thriller 40

Thriller 40

2023★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Koyaanisqatsi for fans of Documentary & Music. 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...

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