Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Promises

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

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#1
Cameraperson

Cameraperson

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Promises 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...

#2
RBG

RBG

2018★ 7.5

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

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fi...

#3
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Promises 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...

#4
Iverson

Iverson

2014★ 7.0

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

Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing poverty in Hampton, Virginia, to become an 11-time NBA All-Star and universally re...

#5
IMAX Hubble

IMAX Hubble

2010★ 7.1

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

An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope....

#6
Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

2006★ 7.1

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

Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg investigates the life of 30-year pedophile Father Oliver O'Grady and exposes the corruption inside the Catholic Church that allowed him to abuse coun...

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