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10 Best Movies Like Nina's Children

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

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#1
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

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

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five m...

#2
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013★ 6.9

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

An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his renditions of American folk songs....

#3
The Crash Reel

The Crash Reel

2013★ 7.3

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

The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who ...

#4
Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

2013★ 6.2

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

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their nex...

#5
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nina's Children 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...

#6
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 Nina's Children 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...

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