Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The John Glenn Story

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

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#1
The Captains

The Captains

2011★ 6.4

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

The Captains is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed starship ca...

#2
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes

2021★ 5.9

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

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell....

#3
Champs

Champs

2015★ 6.4

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

A documentary about the sport of boxing, as seen through the eyes of champions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins....

#4
Listen to Me Marlon

Listen to Me Marlon

2015★ 7.5

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

With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, this is the definitive Mar...

#5
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

2014★ 7.8

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

A look behind the lens of Christopher Nolan's space epic....

#6
Bukowski: Born Into This

Bukowski: Born Into This

2003★ 6.8

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

Director John Dullaghan’s biographical documentary about infamous poet Charles Bukowski, Bukowski: Born Into This, is as much a touching portrait of the author as it is an exposé o...

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