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10 Best Movies Like The Russian Woodpecker

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

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#1
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

2022★ 7.3

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

Thirty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in Soviet Ukraine, newly uncovered archival footage and recorded interviews with those who were present paint an emoti...

#2
The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

2009★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Russian Woodpecker for fans of Documentary & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had th...

#3
Visions of Light

Visions of Light

1992★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Russian Woodpecker for fans of Documentary & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a ...

#4
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013★ 8.4

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

A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad....

#5
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

1995★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Russian Woodpecker for fans of Documentary & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William ...

#6
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

2018★ 7.5

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

Artists in LA discover the work of forgotten Polish sculptor Stanislav Szukalski, a mad genius whose true story unfolds chapter by astounding chapter....

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