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Movies that feel like Crumb (1995)

If you loved Crumb, the closest films we have are Baraka (1992), Honeyland (2019) and Trekkies (1997). All three share Crumb's dread feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Night Flight Plus and others, checked against today's data.

This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.

πŸ… 95% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Terry Zwigoffobsessivedread

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Baraka
1992 Β· dir. Ron Fricke
πŸ… 85%β˜… 8.5documentary

Documentary with a pulse of dread, in both cases

The difference: None of the obsession that defines Crumb

A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global visionβ€”an odyssey through landscape and timeβ€”that attempts to capture the essence of life.

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Honeyland
2019 Β· dir. Ljubomir Stefanov
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8documentary

Documentary built on dread, twice over

The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland’s basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.

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Trekkies
1997 Β· dir. Roger Nygard
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.9documentary

Both trade on dread more than on being documentary

Denise Crosby takes a first look at the huge fans of "Star Trek" from around America and how the series has affected and shaped their lives.

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Possession
1981 Β· dir. Andrzej Ε»uΕ‚awski
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.2horror

Obsession is the engine of both

The difference: Leans horror where Crumb does not

A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

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Paris Is Burning
1991 Β· dir. Jennie Livingston
πŸ… 99%β˜… 8.2documentary Β· history

The same documentary instincts

The difference: Plays it as history more than Crumb does

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women β€” including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.

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The Act of Killing
2012 Β· dir. Joshua Oppenheimer
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8.2documentary Β· history

Both are documentary through and through

In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia's 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.

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When We Were Kings
1996 Β· dir. Leon Gast
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.9documentary

Cut from the same documentary cloth

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.

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Little Dieter Needs to Fly
1997 Β· dir. Werner Herzog
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8documentary

Documentary approached the same way

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.

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Hoop Dreams
1994 Β· dir. Steve James
πŸ… 98%β˜… 8.3documentary

Both are documentary through and through

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.

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American Movie
1999 Β· dir. Chris Smith
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.8documentary Β· comedy

Both built around obsession

American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

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πŸ… 100%β˜… 8.1documentary

The same documentary instincts

A chronicle of the production problems β€” including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more β€” which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.

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Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
1997 Β· dir. S.R. Bindler
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.6documentary

Both are documentary through and through

Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.

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