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10 Best Movies Like Welcome to Raqqa

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

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#1
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002★ 6.1

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

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence....

#2
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

2008★ 7.2

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

Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, Anders Østergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking tortu...

#3
For Sama

For Sama

2019★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Welcome to Raqqa 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
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Welcome to Raqqa for fans of Documentary. 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 ...

#5
Don't F*#% With John Wick

Don't F*#% With John Wick

2015★ 7.7

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

Behind the scenes look at fight choreography and action training....

#6
The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Welcome to Raqqa 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...

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