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10 Best Movies Like Looking for Simone

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

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#1
Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

2018★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for Simone 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...

#2
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

2009★ 7.3

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

In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, major studio backing and an unlimited budget, after three weeks the production col...

#3
Sidney

Sidney

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for Simone 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...

#4
Cameraperson

Cameraperson

2016★ 6.7

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

As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations th...

#5
The September Issue

The September Issue

2009★ 6.5

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

A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue....

#6
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018★ 6.0

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

A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars....

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