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10 Best Movies Like MLK/FBI

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

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#1
I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro

2017★ 7.7

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

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States....

#2
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

2020★ 6.9

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

Dr. Steven Greer’s previous works, SIRIUS and UNACKNOWLEDGED, broke crowdfunding records and ignited a grassroots movement. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIFTH KIND features groundbreaki...

#3
The Class of ‘92

The Class of ‘92

2013★ 7.1

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

A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Pa...

#4
Sidney

Sidney

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to MLK/FBI 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...

#5
White Boy

White Boy

2017★ 7.0

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

“White Boy Rick”, as he was called, was a novelty: A white teenager seemingly running a major inner-city drug operation. In May of 1987, 17-year-old Richard Wershe Jr. was charged ...

#6
Executive Action

Executive Action

1973★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to MLK/FBI for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop....

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