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10 Best Movies Like QT8: The First Eight

If you loved QT8: The First Eight, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Room 237

Room 237

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to QT8: The First Eight for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated thro...

#2
The Kid Stays in the Picture

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to QT8: The First Eight for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography....

#3
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

2008★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to QT8: The First Eight for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction fo...

#4
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to QT8: The First Eight for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brou...

#5
78/52

78/52

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to QT8: The First Eight for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the c...

#6
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to QT8: The First Eight for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of m...

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