Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Virunga

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

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#1
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Virunga for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together ...

#2
Korengal

Korengal

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Virunga for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war....

#3
20 Days in Mariupol

20 Days in Mariupol

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Virunga for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities....

#4
For Sama

For Sama

2019★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Virunga for fans of Documentary & War. 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 ...

#5
Father Soldier Son

Father Soldier Son

2020★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Virunga for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy....

#6
They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old

2018★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Virunga for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war....

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