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10 Best Movies Like The Magic Beam

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

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#1
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

2019★ 7.1

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

This documentary focuses on the actors and their journey over two summers to create the remake to the original IT, by Stephen King. The documentary originally released as bonus mat...

#2
The Skywalker Legacy

The Skywalker Legacy

2020★ 7.8

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

The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker....

#3
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009★ 7.0

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

A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, ...

#4
Making "The Matrix"

Making "The Matrix"

1999★ 7.3

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

A promotional making-of documentary for the film The Matrix (1999) that devotes its time to explaining the digital and practical effects contained in the film. This is very interes...

#5
Everything or Nothing

Everything or Nothing

2012★ 7.2

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

The story of three men with a shared dream: James Bond franchise producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and Bond creator and author Ian Fleming. It’s the thrilling and in...

#6
Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

1971★ 6.9

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

A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford....

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