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10 Best Movies Like Rainbow over the Karakum

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

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#1
Night Will Fall

Night Will Fall

2014★ 7.6

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

When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full...

#2
The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024★ 7.3

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

Stars of "The Walking Dead," Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, walk down memory lane and visit iconic locations where pivotal moments between their characters, Rick and Michonne, we...

#3
For Sama

For Sama

2019★ 8.2

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

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets ...

#4
The Director and the Jedi

The Director and the Jedi

2018★ 7.2

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

An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe....

#5
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003★ 6.9

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

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned f...

#6
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022★ 6.8

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

This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow...

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